by Event Amplifier | Oct 11, 2010 | amplification, planning, tools
Conference day can be hectic for an event amplifier. To effectively support your remote audience and make sure that time sensitive information goes out via the right channel at the right time so they have everything they need to participate and remain engaged. That...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 21, 2010 | amplification, curation, preservation, Twitter
Participants and lurkers in conference hash tag discussions get instant benefits, including new ideas, links to useful resources, new contacts and a range of opinions and reactions to the conference content. But these conversations can be huge, complex beasts...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 20, 2010 | amplification, anonymity
It is difficult to be truly anonymous at a live event. You may have peers at the event, and you will probably be wearing a name tag for starters, but you can sit hidden in a corner, silent during debates, just absorbing the arguments, which gives you a degree of...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 10, 2010 | amplification, games, speakers, Twitter
On Wednesday I participated in a repeat of last week’s remote amplification experiment when Brian Kelly invited me to get involved with his presentation University 2.0 at UIMP 2.0. This time, although I was again providing a live commentary via Twitter...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 6, 2010 | amplification, planning
On Friday I participated in an experiment to remotely amplify a seminar by UKOLN’s Brian Kelly, in which he discussed: “What Can We Learn From Amplified Events?”. This talk was presented at the University of Girona, Spain. Brian’s talk was amplified in a...
by Event Amplifier | Sep 1, 2010 | amplification, audience, interactivity, planning
As my emerging role as an Event Amplifier takes shape, I want to reflect on the approach I take to planning an amplified event. This approach is constantly evolving and gets adapted depending on the circumstances of the event, but I think this is what it boils down to...