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Twitter brings us together and makes us a tight-knit community, one that's always looking to add new blood (cough).
IMHO Twitter adds an icebreaker element to a cocktail party conversation. You get that "oh, it's you" moment where you go from strangers to pals in a second.
When you have a lot of the same people showing up to the same events—averaging about once every week or two—connections are reinforced and new ones are quickly made.
Though I've lived in PDX most of my life, this is the way I've always experienced "parties." In fact, the quote from my in The Oregonian mentions how Twitter is like walking through the convention hall at a large conference. But I like your term - "conversation hopping." That works.
I'm glad you enjoyed your visit in Portland - we hope to see you here again sometime!
PS: After reading this post (recommended by @turoczy), I kept reading more and more. You're a good writer!
I've honestly never experienced this at "parties" or maybe I'm comparing things to clubs that I've been to. Even then we chit chat at clubs or parties at clubs, but I've never experienced things the way I did in Portland. It was pretty amazing though. :)