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Explore the evolution of event amplification and learn about emerging tools
Getting More Per Tweet
Twitter is changing. But how will the recent announcements change the practice of live event commentary? Can we really get much more per tweet?
Amplifying Bath Folk Festival 2016
Can a music festival be amplified? Is there an online conversation to be shared and captured, or is social media only useful for promotion? We explore how to reframe the use of social media at a music festival.
Can Snapchat Help to Amplify an Event?
Snapchat has 100 million daily users, who post a combined 9,000 snaps per second. But can it help to amplify an event?
Know Your Audience
No organiser would plan an event without understanding the needs of their audience. The same should be true when integrating social media into the event experience.
Tweeting from a Technical Talk
How can you live tweet from a highly technical event outside your area of expertise? Here are our top ten tried-and-tested techniques.
Social Media Portfolio Management for Events
Managing a social media portfolio for a one-off event or an event brand can be a challenge for event organisers. In this post, we share our top five tips to help.
Preparing to Live Tweet
In this post we share our preparation regime to show what goes in to producing a professional live Twitter commentary from a conference.
Tool Review: Peach
What is Peach and can it be used to amplify an event? In this post we review the new social networking app, Peach, and assess its potential for events
#ConnectedNationUK Twitter Chat: 8th December 2015
Find out how you can join the #ConnectedNationUK live Twitter chat on 8th December 2015 to discuss the challenges and opportunities of the UK’s growing digital economy.
Pay-Per-View Live Video Streaming
A roundup of the options available for pay-per-view live video streaming, and other monetisation options.
Sli.do Live Slides
Sli.do’s new Live Slides feature promises to make it easy to share presentations with your audience in real-time. Could this be a valuable tool for amplifying events?
Amplified Event Risk Assessments
We describe our new amplified event risk assessment templates and consider some of the key risks associated with amplifying an event.
Live Video Streams: More Events for the Price of One?
Can a live video stream allow you to offer more events for the price of one? We explore how event organisers can offer live video fringe packages.
Periscope vs. Meerkat: Live Video Apps for Events
Will streaming video directly from your smartphone be the next big thing at amplified events? We review the two new apps that could hold the answer: Periscope and Meerkat.
Averting Online Criticism
Any heated debate surrounding your event should be about the issues pertaining to the conference, not about logistical niggles that could have been averted. In this post, we explore some simple techniques for avoiding a social media backlash about the organisation of your event.