It is interesting that this week’s topic for our blog post is about our thoughts on using Twitter for an academic conference. The whole reason why I joined Twitter in the first place was to participate in the back channel at a tech conference back in August of 2010. I really value the backchannel chatter as there can be useful information being commented upon during the session. And this is where good multitasking comes in to play! Being able to pay attention to the speaker, take notes, and Tweet all at the same time!
Specifically for the TCCfx conference, I did not find myself Tweeting much. I hate to say it, but I did not think this conference was a good use of my time. I stayed for the whole thing, except the Tech Tool Slam. By that point, I was exhausted from all of the talks. I Tweeted in this case because I had to, not because I wanted to. Most of my Twitter comments were not helpful or providing further information for the greater good.
For me these days, my time is so limited that attending a conference of any type needs to be one of high impact, high energy, and with specific purpose. I do Tweet during conferences about ideas, resources, answering back channel questions, and more. For TCCfx, this was not one of those where I felt compelled to share constructive thoughts or ideas.
While watching my Twitter feed for #TCCfx and #642fa, there were only a few good Tweets through out the night. For me, I enjoyed some of those sketches that people were posting, but as a whole, I was not wowed by anything. I am glad that for people who have never live Tweeted an event before that they got to gain that experience. I wish I found more inspiration in the Tweets and a lot more inspiration from the TCCfx conference.
Specifically for the TCCfx conference, I did not find myself Tweeting much. I hate to say it, but I did not think this conference was a good use of my time. I stayed for the whole thing, except the Tech Tool Slam. By that point, I was exhausted from all of the talks. I Tweeted in this case because I had to, not because I wanted to. Most of my Twitter comments were not helpful or providing further information for the greater good.
For me these days, my time is so limited that attending a conference of any type needs to be one of high impact, high energy, and with specific purpose. I do Tweet during conferences about ideas, resources, answering back channel questions, and more. For TCCfx, this was not one of those where I felt compelled to share constructive thoughts or ideas.
While watching my Twitter feed for #TCCfx and #642fa, there were only a few good Tweets through out the night. For me, I enjoyed some of those sketches that people were posting, but as a whole, I was not wowed by anything. I am glad that for people who have never live Tweeted an event before that they got to gain that experience. I wish I found more inspiration in the Tweets and a lot more inspiration from the TCCfx conference.