Italian American Tweetchat Tonight- January 24th at 7 p.m. We're discussing Italian American Stereotyping in Mainstream Media.

I'm hosting a Tweetchat this Sunday, Jan 24. at 7 p.m. We're discussing "huge" debates on stereotyping Italian Americans in the media. What are your thoughts? I want to hear what you have to say! So all my Italian Americans, get over to Tweetchat.com and sign up if you dont have a Twitter account. Get one! Enter the conversation at tweetchat.com and the hashtag to enter is #italianamerican Tweet

How Following Top Travel Tweeters Can Land You The Best Travel Deals To & In Italy....

If you haven't heard about Twitter then you have to get on the boat and sign up! Twitter is a social media networking site that allows you to join in active and instant conversation.

If you're looking for information on travel, then all you have to do is search for travel Tweeters. I've been on Twitter for almost a year now http://twitter.com/ItalianAmerGirl) and if there is any information that I want to know or find out regarding travel I just check my Tweetboard and catch up on the latest and greatest deals available to Italy.

Now, I talk about Italy because that's our niche, but you can also find top travel advice and suggestions by some of the best travel experts to other parts of the world. Not only are you getting up to date airfare sales information but you can also find comparison price information, reward program updates, flight information if you're traveling, hotel accomodation pricing, villa availability, the list is endless.

Here is a list of Top Travel Tweeters that provide endless resourceful information on Italy. Sign up and start following them, you can only benefit from their Tweets.

@Italylogue

@Mymelange

@ItalyTravelista

@Florence_Hotels

@WhyGoFrance

@FlyFromNYC

@FlyFromEWR

@Continental

@IsabellesTravel

@TravelWithJulie

@ItalyItalia

@Travellitup

@HowToTourItaly

@FlipFlorence

@FrommersTravel

@Vacationinfo

@TuscanyTraveler

@Vecchiacasa

@WheninRomeTours

@Tripbase

@CGTravels

@TravelEditor

@TravelingAnna

@JCreatureTravel

@ARoadRetraveled

@Italyarttravel

@italyfrominside

@selectitaly

@Vespadiaries

@smittytabb

@travelwriticus

@tuscanytourism

@arttrav

@contexttravel

@romebuongiorno

@journeywoman

@labellacitta

@italytravel

@bellavitaitalia

@driveamalfi

@ciaolaura

@agriverdita

@umbrialovers

@tuscanray

@divinacucina

@dreamofitaly

@mypaesano

@castle_cottages

@robertak
@suditalia

@italofileblog

@italiannotes

@brigolante

@casinadirosa

@cookincalabria

@napoliunplugged

@enitnewyork

@italianescapes

@monicacesarto

@wanderlustwoman

@LifeinSicily

@theTuscan

@TuscanUmbria

@OneStopItaly

Also if I've missed any other "Travel" tweeters who specialize in Italy, send me an email...I will add you. Italians support each other, or at least I try. ....

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter-- @italianamergirl

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Twitter, Social Media Networking and Connecting With My Italian Roots.

The power and reach of technology is so amazing today that connecting with someone half a world away is just a key touch away. (literally) Blogging, Twittering, Facebook, Skype, I mean the possibilities are endless when using social media tools to find or connect with any topic, person, or just to have plain old conversations. If you're like me and like to talk to your Italian family overseas then you're already aware how social media tools can make your connection fast, easy and cheap.

Personally, I am an avid Twitter (er). I have a live feed on the bottom right hand side of IAG. So at any given time of the day, you can find my latest Twitter updates moment to moment. For those of you who don't know Twitter, its a social media tool that allows you to write a brief status or message whether its to say hello to your friends, talk about where you are or about to do, or to share an article or information with your immediate audience.

You can connect with anyone from anywhere in the world. Its simply amazing. In doing my usual Twittering, I was lucky enough to connect with a young journalist from Reggio Calabria, Italy, who runs a great information site about Reggio Calabria. He along with other journalists, cover everything from international and local news, politics, technology, life and all things Italian.

The site is called, Libera Reggio, if you're from Reggio Calabria, and read Italian, stop in on their site its really quite informative and gears toward a savvy demographic. So, in connecting with my new Calabrian friend, I think he was amazed at the fact at how I cherish my heritage and Calabrian roots by which he determined through reading my posts and viewing pics I have posted here on Italian American Girl. Its obvious isn't it?

After making this awesome connection and finding a new Calabrian friend, I think I will have to coordinate a TweetUp in Reggio Calabria this summer. Technology is amazing. Check out this great article from Libera Reggio right here, of course with a mention about meeting me, Italian American Girl.

http://tinyurl.com/c5x47x

You can find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ItalAmerGirl

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