Do You Use Twitter at Conferences?
http://twitter.com/chrispirillo – I was fortunate to be a keynote speaker last week at the LeWeb conference in Paris. It was definitely an amazingly well put-together conference. I cannot express enough gratitude to Loic and Geraldine for making us all more than comfortable during our stay. I did happen to notice one thing during the conference that bothered me a bit, so I decided I wanted to talk to you about it. Twitter tends to play a large role during conferences. However, I’m not so sure it’s a good thing. http://chris.pirillo.com – http://geeks.pirillo.com
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June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Very well said… …
Very well said… we had the same issue at Phoenix WordCamp… good to hear the issue from you
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Chris thank you for …
Chris thank you for sharing your thoughts about how Twitter can unfortuntely contribute to a disempowering energy – rather than being used as a tool to lift the conference energy and environment. Good food for thought!
Amy Miyamoto (@LotusAmy on twitter)
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Looks like some not …
Looks like some not so nice things were said about Chris.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
i do some speaking …
i do some speaking on a altrnet topic And i belive the same keep your negitivity at the door
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Listen to yourself. …
Listen to yourself..Chris…stop crying… you can’t be the center of attention all the time
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
my point exactly… …
my point exactly……
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
If you wanna play …
If you wanna play online, then just stay home. LOL.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
If I were to go to …
If I were to go to a conference; I wouldn’t bring anything with me but my brain and attention. If you’re distracted with the internet, twitter, etc… then you’re not going to pay attention. You can hear the words and write them down, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you are paying attention or fully comprehending what is being spoken. It IS disrespectful and kind of depressing to see everyone at gnomedex typing away when the whole point of being there was to LISTEN to speakers.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I couldn’t agree …
I couldn’t agree with you more Chris. It reminds me of trolls on the Internet. Never anything positive to say.
I think Twitter also ties into distractions at school. Students are always texting instead of listening to the teacher. It seems so disrespectful to do that. Same thing with Twitter.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
He starts …
He starts monologuing! He starts like, this prepared speech about how *feeble* I am compared to him, how *inevitable* my defeat is, how *the world* *will soon* *be his*, yadda yadda yadda.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
yes inearmonolouge
yes inearmonolouge
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I think you are …
I think you are right abut Twitter I no Conferences can drag on same time but if your are on twitter more then taken same sort of notes of the conferences I do not think you should be there because if you take same sort of notes of the Conferences you mite learn same think even if it not much but it could be yours full for you.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
you have voices in …
you have voices in your head
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I guess if the …
I guess if the traffic is tight enough to see that there are no cops around to catch him
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I thought it was …
I thought it was even not legal while in traffic, but he is moving just not fast.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
You’re right
You’re right
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
i love the way all …
i love the way all the comments are about the legality of how the video was taken, instead of the actual point of the video lol a bit ironic. but good video, good points well made, if people don’t have anything nice to say they shouldn’t say anything at all! some people just dont appreciate the effort that is put into arranging events like this.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
everytime you make …
everytime you make videos from your car, with that light on. All I can picture is “large marge” from pee wee’s big adventure.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
what city, i live …
what city, i live in Tacoma. about a 30 min drive.
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
he started moving …
he started moving after like 40 seconds
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
twitter = GAY
twitter = GAY
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Yes he is… Check …
Yes he is… Check the posts and traffic lights
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
don’t worry he …
don’t worry he wasn’t really being direct and to the point … it was dramatic overplay XD
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I’m pretty sure …
I’m pretty sure he’s not moving
June 4th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
yes it is illegal …
yes it is illegal to have your interior light on while driving (in most states) … but if you study the traffic outside his window you will come to the conclusion that he’s not moving