tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post3214205206459707850..comments2023-10-02T02:02:23.511+10:00Comments on Genealogy Leftovers: Genealogy Conferences and Social Media PolicyJudy Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-89110583641408514962011-09-22T02:23:59.550+10:002011-09-22T02:23:59.550+10:00It really beats me why people want to Tweet at any...It really beats me why people want to Tweet at any conferences, and not just genealogy ones. <br /><br />Live blogging I can understand --writing comprehensive notes as a blog post, so that those who weren't there can get the gist of what happened. But tweets usually lack context and are frustrating rather than informative.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-61517860514467396302011-09-08T11:39:19.072+10:002011-09-08T11:39:19.072+10:00My thanks to everyone who commented here or via em...My thanks to everyone who commented here or via email. All of your comments will be helpful to conference organisers, and some addressed the original question, <b>Why can't it wait until the end of the presentation? Who truly benefits from tweeting 'live' rather than when the speaker has finished?</b> I had such an overwhelming response (some people have very strong feelings on this subject) that I've done a <a href="http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-on-genealogy-conferences-and.html" rel="nofollow">follow-up post</a>.Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-78198834788341512682011-09-08T09:28:59.015+10:002011-09-08T09:28:59.015+10:00Judy, I think the people above have eloquently sai...Judy, I think the people above have eloquently said what I think.<br /><br />I can't imagine why conference organisers would want to ban live tweeting. Tweeting will not replace the experience of a live presentation but it gives readers some idea of what is going on in a presentation.<br /><br />Live tweeting helps me to engage with a speaker's content and keeps my wandering mind on task. When I don't tweet I take copious notes to keep me on track. When in a great session some of these are worth sharing through tweets.<br /><br />The live tweets combined in a stream with a tag provide an archive of conference highlights. I so enjoyed waking up this morning and reading through the tweets from FGS2011 - they gave me food for thought, made me want to be at the conference, told me about new speakers and indicated who I should watch out for to hear in future conferences.<br /><br />21st century people enagage through social media - conference organisers need to recognise this and harness that media to draw in new genealogists. As Thomas has indicated a good social media policy that sets the groundrules is vital.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-46695923250201386032011-09-08T01:23:29.209+10:002011-09-08T01:23:29.209+10:00Hi Judy,
Here is an example of conference twitter ...Hi Judy,<br />Here is an example of conference twitter stream news in action.<br /><br />http://www.luxegen.ca/genealogy/cant-attend-follow-fgs-2011-live-twitter-stream/<br /><br />In addition to the comments above, social media helps hype the conference, spread the word, gets news out to others beyond the organization who might not have known they existed. Twitter and Google+ are open forums from spreading news.<br /><br />A good social media policy will stress that while the 'reporters' (tweeters, etc) can share happenings at the time they are not to give away ALL the good stuff. Speakers spend a lot of time preparing. <br /><br />Social media reports are like teasers that may entice others to attend your conference next time.Joan Miller (Luxegen)http://www.luxegen.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-65271942560309575372011-09-07T20:56:04.784+10:002011-09-07T20:56:04.784+10:00Judy
Great post and great comments. Here is the s...Judy<br /><br />Great post and great comments. Here is the social media policy I devised for the current FGS 2011 conference. Feel free to use all or part as you see fit.<br /><br /><a href="http://fgs2011media.weebly.com/fgs-2011-social-media-policy.html" rel="nofollow">http://fgs2011media.weebly.com/fgs-2011-social-media-policy.html</a>Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-54417267637164678962011-09-07T18:59:39.867+10:002011-09-07T18:59:39.867+10:00Judy, I'm ambivalent about this. My view is th...Judy, I'm ambivalent about this. My view is that it would be more effective to tweet either immediately before (to encourage people to go) or immediately after (to share overall perspective in summary). <br />If everyone was tweeting, who would really be engaged with the speaker's content? But that's just my view. However I do enjoy reading blogs which discuss the interest value of a presentation they've attended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-57715704325237587182011-09-07T15:58:15.864+10:002011-09-07T15:58:15.864+10:00I tweet during a presentation to let people know I...I tweet during a presentation to let people know I am attending a good presentation. I don't tend to tweet much detail apart from presenter and topic. I tend to blog more detail.<br /><br />I tweet during a presentation using a phone on silent (I feel a phone is less distracting than a computer) as I am usually too busy to tweet after the presentation. I tweet for the people not at the conference as a promotion for the speaker and the conference.Helen V Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418865928294578567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-19222129662810593542011-09-07T14:01:01.915+10:002011-09-07T14:01:01.915+10:00Thanks Elyse. I appreciate (and agree with) the po...Thanks Elyse. I appreciate (and agree with) the points you've made. Personally I would like to see phones allowed if they are set to 'silent'. Evernote (which has phone apps, and which Thomas MacEntee recommends) seems like a great way to take notes (probably better than tweets). And in that case, it would presumably be just as easy to tweet or blog your comments at the end of the session rather than during it. (I'm playing Devil's Advocate here - asking questions that *I* have been asked. My opinion alone won't really help the organisers. They need to know what the majority of people think.)Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331380147873608965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4019443366936461483.post-33727990478286916272011-09-07T13:44:56.050+10:002011-09-07T13:44:56.050+10:00I think Tweeting live means that you catch stuff b...I think Tweeting live means that you catch stuff before you forget it - particularly website addresses and quick little tips that you wouldn't think of otherwise. Not only is it a form of note-taking in my opinion, but it also brings exposure for the conference & speaker. <br /><br />If I have read interesting tweets from someone in a your class, I'm much more likely to want to go to your class in the future. These days, there are so many great speakers out there that figuring out who you want to see can dome down to who I've heard of. If one of my friends thinks you are a great speaker and recommends you, I'm much more likely to see you again.<br /><br />It also keeps people who aren't at the event (for whatever reason) want to attend. And then we retweet stuff about the conference - making more people want to attend.Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15483136317329166274noreply@blogger.com