Oh yeah, I was at an event where everyone started complaining about the speaker on the twitter wall behind the speaker... so wrong... so glad I wasn't the speaker. -dan On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Sara Hurley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have one caveat about using a twitter wall - I have seen it get kind of > nasty. If there are any comments that are kind of critical and they're on > display behind the speaker(s). > > This is an extreme case, but it's always good to consider what happens when > the backchannel becomes the frontchannel and whether the risks are worth > it. > http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/24/spectacle_at_we.html > > S > > > On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Ann Nordby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hello everyone: >> Have any of you ever done a twitter wall for an event? Can you tell me >> what kind of hardware is required, and where would I get it? >> Any advice on setting a hash tag for the event, etc? >> Thanks! >> Ann >> >> >> -- >> >> *Ann Nordby* >> Web Manager >> *University of Minnesota | *Extension Center for Youth Development >> McNamara Alumni Center >> 200 Oak Street SE, #270B >> Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA >> 1-612-624-2581 >> [log in to unmask] >> extension.umn.edu/youth <http://www1.extension.umn.edu/youth> >> >> > > > -- > > ----- > > Sara Hurley > Instructional Designer > School of Public Health > University of Minnesota > > 612-625-7709 > > -- Dan Sagisser Information Architect and Web Designer College of Education and Human Development Phone: 612-626-1325 www.cehd.umn.edu