Comments on: How To Live Tweet A Conference http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/ Changing HR one post at a time. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:05:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Christinia Milinazzo http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-38137 Christinia Milinazzo Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:28:06 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-38137 Wow! Thank you! I continually wanted to write on my site something like that. Wow! Thank you! I continually wanted to write on my site something like that.

]]> By: Mark Stelzner http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-34932 Mark Stelzner Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:42:16 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-34932 Excellent additions, Vicky, thank you! This post is probably due for a re-write given the pace of change and maturity of live tweeting events. I appreciate your thoughtful response. Excellent additions, Vicky, thank you! This post is probably due for a re-write given the pace of change and maturity of live tweeting events. I appreciate your thoughtful response.

]]> By: Vicky http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-34922 Vicky Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:28:01 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-34922 Stumbled on this while looking for a definition of live-tweeting. I agree with most of the points, but here are a few others that I'd add: Try to find the @ names of presenters as soon as possible, ideally before the conference starts (or at the very least do some quick googling while the speaker is being introduced). Using this in conjunction with the hashtag lets people know who is talking and allows for more fine grained filtering after. A lot of conferences include the @ names on the programmes, but not always. If you're doing it from a personal account, think about putting the @ name first . I usually introduce each speaker with the @ name in the middle (so all my followers can see it, and then move the @ name to the front, so that my regular followers can't see it and avoid getting their timeline flooded (thus saving them unfollowing) but those following the conference hashtag can. Extra: if you're on a laptop, consider using an app that lets you compose multiple tweets at the same time (e.g. the Twitter App on Mac). Power user tip: this can be useful if you're doing things like dropping in links as well as doing quotes. It also makes it easier to chop up long quotes (I think that Tweetdeck's deck.ly is evil as it forces you to go to the site). And finally, if you're really keen, think about bringing either a second battery, or even an extension cable. Or a phone and a laptop. Stumbled on this while looking for a definition of live-tweeting. I agree with most of the points, but here are a few others that I’d add:
Try to find the @ names of presenters as soon as possible, ideally before the conference starts (or at the very least do some quick googling while the speaker is being introduced). Using this in conjunction with the hashtag lets people know who is talking and allows for more fine grained filtering after. A lot of conferences include the @ names on the programmes, but not always.
If you’re doing it from a personal account, think about putting the @ name first . I usually introduce each speaker with the @ name in the middle (so all my followers can see it, and then move the @ name to the front, so that my regular followers can’t see it and avoid getting their timeline flooded (thus saving them unfollowing) but those following the conference hashtag can.
Extra: if you’re on a laptop, consider using an app that lets you compose multiple tweets at the same time (e.g. the Twitter App on Mac). Power user tip: this can be useful if you’re doing things like dropping in links as well as doing quotes. It also makes it easier to chop up long quotes (I think that Tweetdeck’s deck.ly is evil as it forces you to go to the site).
And finally, if you’re really keen, think about bringing either a second battery, or even an extension cable. Or a phone and a laptop.

]]> By: Jim sare http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-34291 Jim sare Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:18:42 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-34291 I would always get a second acct for especially this purpose. great post. I would always get a second acct for especially this purpose. great post.

]]> By: Blogging about journalism history: Why, and why bother? « Media Myth Alert http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-2/#comment-34123 Blogging about journalism history: Why, and why bother? « Media Myth Alert Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:22:29 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-34123 [...] are invited to live-Tweet the proceedings, and use the Twitter hashtags #AEJMCblogging and [...] [...] are invited to live-Tweet the proceedings, and use the Twitter hashtags #AEJMCblogging and [...]

]]> By: Claudia http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-33971 Claudia Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:02:57 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-33971 Great tips! Thanks a lot Mark. Our hope is to use Twitter in the most effective way to broadcast particularly our conference event schedule (i.e. what is happening, where and when) specially to the younger/cellphone lover generation who does not care/read our printed program magazine and finds our website very unattractive (we are hoping to raise funds to improve our website look). First, I am thinking of creating maybe 3 hashtags (chanels) strongly linked to Blogs: 1) #MF12Now: to say what is happening now and where. Updated constantly 2) #MF12Live: to let people Tweet live from different events and link to their blogs 3) #MF12Stories: to broadcast people's testimonies linked to our/their blogs Second, Is there anyway for me to organize a sort of a Trial/Test conference twitting as a way to prepare and see all my ideas in action before the actual conference? i.e. do some 'fake' twitting and ask others to follow as a test. My fear is that fake/trial tweets may confuse our followers. Finally, I researched a bit about VisibleTweets, and it seems great, but I haven't been able to figure out how we could integrate it to our Tweeting strategy. I'd appreciate your opinion on this. And thanks again for taking time to share your expertise. Great tips! Thanks a lot Mark.
Our hope is to use Twitter in the most effective way to broadcast particularly our conference event schedule (i.e. what is happening, where and when) specially to the younger/cellphone lover generation who does not care/read our printed program magazine and finds our website very unattractive (we are hoping to raise funds to improve our website look).

First, I am thinking of creating maybe 3 hashtags (chanels) strongly linked to Blogs:
1) #MF12Now: to say what is happening now and where. Updated constantly
2) #MF12Live: to let people Tweet live from different events and link to their blogs
3) #MF12Stories: to broadcast people’s testimonies linked to our/their blogs

Second, Is there anyway for me to organize a sort of a Trial/Test conference twitting as a way to prepare and see all my ideas in action before the actual conference? i.e. do some ‘fake’ twitting and ask others to follow as a test. My fear is that fake/trial tweets may confuse our followers.

Finally, I researched a bit about VisibleTweets, and it seems great, but I haven’t been able to figure out how we could integrate it to our Tweeting strategy.

I’d appreciate your opinion on this. And thanks again for taking time to share your expertise.

]]> By: Mark Stelzner http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-33969 Mark Stelzner Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:42:19 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-33969 Congratulations on your event Claudia. I would suggest you agree on a hashtag now to optimize the pre-marketing. It would optimally be something short so you don't eat up too many of the 140 characters (perhaps #Missions11 or #MF11 would work). The other thing to consider is whether you'll want to have screens showing the hashtag activity for attendees. Applications like Visible Tweets (http://www.visibletweets.com) are really popular and have a variety of options for display. Finally, it's important to recruit folks to live tweet as either part of a special "social media squad" and/or event organizers and volunteers. Hope that helps get you started! Congratulations on your event Claudia. I would suggest you agree on a hashtag now to optimize the pre-marketing. It would optimally be something short so you don’t eat up too many of the 140 characters (perhaps #Missions11 or #MF11 would work). The other thing to consider is whether you’ll want to have screens showing the hashtag activity for attendees. Applications like Visible Tweets (http://www.visibletweets.com) are really popular and have a variety of options for display. Finally, it’s important to recruit folks to live tweet as either part of a special “social media squad” and/or event organizers and volunteers. Hope that helps get you started!

]]> By: Claudia http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-33966 Claudia Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:12:38 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-33966 Great posts! We are a one weekend free Conference (Every January), wtih about 30.000 people attending. We have over 100 seminars, and many other rallies and a Film Festival. What would be your advice in terms of hashtaging and human resources allocation? We'd like to plan well. Great posts!
We are a one weekend free Conference (Every January), wtih about 30.000 people attending. We have over 100 seminars, and many other rallies and a Film Festival.
What would be your advice in terms of hashtaging and human resources allocation? We’d like to plan well.

]]> By: Elite Venture Media http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-33503 Elite Venture Media Thu, 26 May 2011 12:31:42 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-33503 Excellent tips here. I'm about to attend my first event with a Twitter-enabled phone so I'm very excited to utilize it to the furthest degree. Excellent tips here. I’m about to attend my first event with a Twitter-enabled phone so I’m very excited to utilize it to the furthest degree.

]]> By: 10 Possibilities In a World Without Twitter [Humor] | Internet Marketing Denver | ReachLocal Denver | Social Media Denver http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/2010/05/13/how-to-live-tweet-a-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-33350 10 Possibilities In a World Without Twitter [Humor] | Internet Marketing Denver | ReachLocal Denver | Social Media Denver Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:35:41 +0000 http://inflexionadvisors.com/blog/?p=348#comment-33350 [...] the existence of “live tweeting,” using your cell phone during presentations would still seem [...] [...] the existence of “live tweeting,” using your cell phone during presentations would still seem [...]

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