Comments on: ALA Twitter-Effect http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/ Libraries, Technology and People Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:20:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kathryn Greenhill http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5310 Kathryn Greenhill Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:50:15 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5310 Apart from following along from the other side of the world, it would have to be on Sunday with this exchange: @mstephens7 : ala wifi in CC not working on mac?? http://twitter.com/mstephens7/statuses/846270065 @sirexkat: [someone who follows you that you don't follow but I do] says Go 2 CC 3rd floor. Some of the WAPs seem occasionally locked, others aren't.Are you in 207? that was problem friday http://twitter.com/sirexkat/statuses/846272935 I don't know whether you saw it or whether it was delivered in a timely manner, but I felt like some kind of international operator placing a party to party call. Also great to get a sense of speakers and thinkers who are worth following up later. I used to read live blog posts after conferences, but I usually find that the twitter coverage, as an aggregation from a few people, covers the same ground. Apart from following along from the other side of the world, it would have to be on Sunday with this exchange:

@mstephens7 : ala wifi in CC not working on mac?? http://twitter.com/mstephens7/statuses/846270065

@sirexkat: [someone who follows you that you don't follow but I do] says Go 2 CC 3rd floor. Some of the WAPs seem occasionally locked, others aren’t.Are you in 207? that was problem friday http://twitter.com/sirexkat/statuses/846272935

I don’t know whether you saw it or whether it was delivered in a timely manner, but I felt like some kind of international operator placing a party to party call.

Also great to get a sense of speakers and thinkers who are worth following up later. I used to read live blog posts after conferences, but I usually find that the twitter coverage, as an aggregation from a few people, covers the same ground.

]]> By: Kate http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5304 Kate Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:29:15 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5304 http://twitter.com/KatieTT Loved the immediacy of the tweets- it made me feel somehow connected with it all. I don't think I would have got it any other way (blogs are not the same as twitter). http://twitter.com/KatieTT

Loved the immediacy of the tweets- it made me feel somehow connected with it all.
I don’t think I would have got it any other way (blogs are not the same as twitter).

]]> By: Kate http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5303 Kate Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:25:30 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5303 My comment on ALA -Twitter I'm fairly new to Twitter and follow a few US library-Twitters. Although I wasn't there- I loved the Twitters about sessions, hotels, feelings- it connected me in some small way (and I don't think I would have got ANY of that any other way) Loved the immediacy of it http://twitter.com/KatieTT My comment on ALA -Twitter

I’m fairly new to Twitter and follow a few US library-Twitters.
Although I wasn’t there- I loved the Twitters about sessions, hotels, feelings- it connected me in some small way (and I don’t think I would have got ANY of that any other way)
Loved the immediacy of it
http://twitter.com/KatieTT

]]> By: pollyalida http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5302 pollyalida Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:28:26 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5302 Not being there, it was great to hear reactions to programs as they were happening and get links to blog postings as they were going up. And yes, it was fun to hear what everyone was eating and drinking too. :-) Not being there, it was great to hear reactions to programs as they were happening and get links to blog postings as they were going up. And yes, it was fun to hear what everyone was eating and drinking too. :-)

]]> By: Ellen Hampton http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5301 Ellen Hampton Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:00 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5301 I loved seeing my hashtagged tweets from Top Tech Trends up on the big screen, when they navigated away from the meebo room briefly to the Summize page. I loved seeing my hashtagged tweets from Top Tech Trends up on the big screen, when they navigated away from the meebo room briefly to the Summize page.

]]> By: suzi wackerbarth http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5300 suzi wackerbarth Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:02:26 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5300 Am love love loving getting the conference from a far. Am learning more about twitter (hashtag?) and the conference, etc. Also, have loved your tweets, esp. when you were hunting for scholarship tickets. Am love love loving getting the conference from a far. Am learning more about twitter (hashtag?) and the conference, etc. Also, have loved your tweets, esp. when you were hunting for scholarship tickets.

]]> By: Aaron the Librarian http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5297 Aaron the Librarian Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:31:34 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5297 Good to see you at WAC earlier -- Twitter has kept me better informed of groups of friends' whereabouts, what's happening and affected evening plans. The question "Where am I likliest to run into my tweeps?" helped me catch up with several people I might have otherwise completely missed. Being inundated by the tweet txt flood was a bit much at times (and I forgot to switch to "unlimited" for the week, ouch) but all in all a handy way to keep up with my people. Good to see you at WAC earlier — Twitter has kept me better informed of groups of friends’ whereabouts, what’s happening and affected evening plans.

The question “Where am I likliest to run into my tweeps?” helped me catch up with several people I might have otherwise completely missed.

Being inundated by the tweet txt flood was a bit much at times (and I forgot to switch to “unlimited” for the week, ouch) but all in all a handy way to keep up with my people.

]]> By: Amy http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5296 Amy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:30:21 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5296 Candy- Me too! I am not there, but I have LOVED reading the tweets about ALA conf: networking, session info, etc. I will be at ALA next year, and I can't wait! Reading the Twitter comments has made me very excited. Candy- Me too!

I am not there, but I have LOVED reading the tweets about ALA conf: networking, session info, etc.

I will be at ALA next year, and I can’t wait! Reading the Twitter comments has made me very excited.

]]> By: Owen Stephens http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5295 Owen Stephens Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:29:08 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5295 Favourite tweet moment - you were there! Tweeted that I was having a drink with you and Stephen Abram, and got a direct msg from @silversprite (John Kirriemuir) asking me to say hello - it's about making connections. In the TTT session the existence of multiple backchannels (Twitter and Meebo room) was trickier - although no reason not to have this (let the goodness multiply), but for display of backchannel could have done with a way to bring this together. @dmje (Mike Ellis) did some stuff around concentrating the backchannel with http://onetag.org/ - this was experimented with for Museums and the Web 2008 conference and OR08 I think - I'm sure Mike would be happy to share details. Also of interest was this demo of plotting it on a timeline http://timeline.to/http://www.onetag.org/ot/feeds/mw2008/all_mw2008.rss Twitter helped me make virtual connections, some of which I converted into f2f, which was great. Hashtag was useful for this, as it allowed me to see who was tagging stuff with #ala2008 and follow them. Favourite tweet moment - you were there! Tweeted that I was having a drink with you and Stephen Abram, and got a direct msg from @silversprite (John Kirriemuir) asking me to say hello - it’s about making connections.

In the TTT session the existence of multiple backchannels (Twitter and Meebo room) was trickier - although no reason not to have this (let the goodness multiply), but for display of backchannel could have done with a way to bring this together. @dmje (Mike Ellis) did some stuff around concentrating the backchannel with http://onetag.org/ - this was experimented with for Museums and the Web 2008 conference and OR08 I think - I’m sure Mike would be happy to share details. Also of interest was this demo of plotting it on a timeline http://timeline.to/http://www.onetag.org/ot/feeds/mw2008/all_mw2008.rss

Twitter helped me make virtual connections, some of which I converted into f2f, which was great. Hashtag was useful for this, as it allowed me to see who was tagging stuff with #ala2008 and follow them.

]]> By: Candy Schwartz http://tametheweb.com/2008/06/30/ala-twitter-effect/#comment-5293 Candy Schwartz Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:22:35 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=3111#comment-5293 Don't forget the effect for those of us who aren't there but who are following a bunch of you who are. I love "seeing" two of my friends hooking up with each other for lunch, or getting blow-by-blows of events - I am getting well informed on things YALSA, even though that's not one of my interests. So ALA Twitter is exposing me to other specializations (wish someone would Twitter the ones I AM interested in). I also love how it gets suddenly quiet at around midnight Boston time. Don’t forget the effect for those of us who aren’t there but who are following a bunch of you who are. I love “seeing” two of my friends hooking up with each other for lunch, or getting blow-by-blows of events - I am getting well informed on things YALSA, even though that’s not one of my interests. So ALA Twitter is exposing me to other specializations (wish someone would Twitter the ones I AM interested in). I also love how it gets suddenly quiet at around midnight Boston time.

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