Comments on: The Twitterless Social Media Panel at Blog World Expo (or “A Break From the Backchannel”) http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/ Community Manager Blog: Battle Tested Community Management Solutions Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Post about Wayne on the web 02/20/2010 | WayneSutton.me http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/comment-page-1/#comment-3852 Post about Wayne on the web 02/20/2010 | WayneSutton.me Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:31:10 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=712#comment-3852 [...] The Twitterless Social Media Panel at Blog World Expo (or “A Break From the Backchannel”) » Man... [...] [...] The Twitterless Social Media Panel at Blog World Expo (or “A Break From the Backchannel”) » Man… [...]

]]> By: Patrick http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/comment-page-1/#comment-3846 Patrick Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:16:45 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=712#comment-3846 Thanks for the comment, Heather. Yeah, the fact that you were not aware of it is an oversight by the conference organizer, I feel. You should have been informed and prepared for it. Thanks for sharing that! Patrick Thanks for the comment, Heather. Yeah, the fact that you were not aware of it is an oversight by the conference organizer, I feel. You should have been informed and prepared for it.

Thanks for sharing that!

Patrick

]]> By: Heather Solos http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/comment-page-1/#comment-3837 Heather Solos Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:49:15 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=712#comment-3837 I recently moderated a panel on niche blogging and I couldn't see the back channel. There was little audience participation, which I interpreted as a bad sign. Cue internal panic attack. It wasn't until afterward when I saw that people had been tweeting positive comments that I was able to re-evaluate the situation in a more positive light. If the audience is head down, either because they are engaged in absorbing information and passing it along or because they are being snarky, I think I'd like to at least be peripherally aware. I recently moderated a panel on niche blogging and I couldn’t see the back channel. There was little audience participation, which I interpreted as a bad sign. Cue internal panic attack. It wasn’t until afterward when I saw that people had been tweeting positive comments that I was able to re-evaluate the situation in a more positive light.
If the audience is head down, either because they are engaged in absorbing information and passing it along or because they are being snarky, I think I’d like to at least be peripherally aware.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Patrick Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:39:14 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=712#comment-3834 Thanks for the comment and kind words, Ms. Johnson. I'm glad that you enjoyed the post. I appreciate the link, as well. I actually am familiar with Ms. Boyd's situation. I think it's really unfortunate and a nightmare for a speaker to be involved in. I think that, what I want conference organizers to fully understand is that speakers deserve the same respect as attendees and that balance of power must be shared equally, if not be in the speaker's favor. Thanks again, Patrick Thanks for the comment and kind words, Ms. Johnson. I’m glad that you enjoyed the post.

I appreciate the link, as well. I actually am familiar with Ms. Boyd’s situation. I think it’s really unfortunate and a nightmare for a speaker to be involved in.

I think that, what I want conference organizers to fully understand is that speakers deserve the same respect as attendees and that balance of power must be shared equally, if not be in the speaker’s favor.

Thanks again,

Patrick

]]> By: Lynne d Johnson http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/02/19/the-twitterless-social-media-panel-at-blog-world-expo-or-a-break-from-the-backchannel/comment-page-1/#comment-3827 Lynne d Johnson Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:45:34 +0000 http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=712#comment-3827 This is a great post Patrick. I was at Web 2.0 Expo in New York this year and this was a serious distraction to the keynote speakers. Not sure if you know of danah boyd's story, but it was pretty much the Tweet Stream totally distracted her and took her off her track http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/24/spectacle_at_we.html I think conference organizers have to think about how they let the conversation in a little better. This is a great post Patrick. I was at Web 2.0 Expo in New York this year and this was a serious distraction to the keynote speakers. Not sure if you know of danah boyd’s story, but it was pretty much the Tweet Stream totally distracted her and took her off her track http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/24/spectacle_at_we.h tml

I think conference organizers have to think about how they let the conversation in a little better.

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