Comments on: How to create a Twitter conference feed

By: B Berends

B Berends — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:26:51 +0000

We just build this free little Twitter web app http://www.printyourtwitter.com which is very handy during any conference! It enables you to save/print tweets with specific #keywords or any other keyword for that matter. It builds a bridge between the old and new media ) Ideal also for journalists who want to trace a news story, you can search any keyword(s) and get a print friendly version of all the specific tweets!

By: The Krafty Librarian

The Krafty Librarian — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:24:00 +0000

I don’t know about if MLA anonymous was defensive exactly but the question before said, “Why is MLA using group tweet?” The answer is MLA wasn’t, some Twitter members decided to do it on their own.
I am on the Program Committee for the 2009 annual meeting. The member driven Twitter from last year was positive. So we have created an MLA 2009 account this year. I am in the process of trying to make it as easy as possible for tweeters and for followers not attending the conference to follow the MLA 2009 Twitter feed.
It is kind of a fly by your pants situation. Some people really like hashtags, others don’t, some advocate what TL has mentioned here. There doesn’t seem to be any set standard. That makes it a little difficult if you want to inform your members about the easiest and best way to follow or participate.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:07:00 +0000

Anonymous:
I've got a few questions for you.

1. I stand corrected on the security issues with GroupTweet. Are you with GroupTweet?

2. Are you with MLA?

3. Why so defensive about the users, not MLA officially, creating the Twitter account? I create the Twitter feeds for ITI conferences and they don't seem to have a problem with it. To me you give the impression that MLA's annoyed by this idea.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:51:00 +0000

1. GroupTweet does not have security issues, it has users who don’t read the documentation.

2. MLA isn’t doing _anything_ with Twitter. The MLA2008 account was created by attendees, not by MLA.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:58:00 +0000

No idea. Also, I’ve heard that GroupTweet has had some security issues.

By: P. F. Anderson

P. F. Anderson — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:56:00 +0000

Any idea why MLA is using GroupTweet? Or porbably

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:08:00 +0000

But I’m not suggesting using GroupTweet either. My method does not use up any of the characters available to the participants.

By: P. F. Anderson

P. F. Anderson — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:20:00 +0000

Michael says using hashtags reduces the number of characters available to use in your post. Well, using a group account also does, since GroupTweet embeds your account name at the head of your post, and the post is them often chopped off in the middle.

Personally, I agree with the recommendation to use hashtags.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:15:00 +0000

Hastags would be easier in theory but in order for them to work you need to convince everyone to use them. I’ve found in practice that this is difficult at best. Besides, the use of hashtags shortens the amount of characters you have available for your actual content.

Try looking at the #cil2008 hastag results, hardly anyone used them. You’l be missing 90% of what was actually posted during the conference.

By: Kenley Neufeld

Kenley Neufeld — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:44:00 +0000

Here are my steps:
1. Go to Real-time Twitter Search
2. Type tag/hash into search (i.e., ala08 or CIL2008)
3. Click on RSS link at top
4. Follow in your favorite RSS reader.

P.S.- the RSS link in #3 is for ALA annual.