by Kirsty Pitkin | Mar 31, 2016 | amplification, conversation, curation, Live Commentary, planning, storytelling, Twitter
Live Twitter commentary is a high-adrenalin form of writing, which requires concentration, quick linguistic responses and an understanding of the content under discussion. But what do you do if you’re asked to live tweet from a highly technical event? In...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Dec 7, 2015 | conversation, Twitter
On Tuesday 8th December we will be helping to amplify the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Connected Nation event. This will bring together policymakers, businesses, and third sector leaders to explore how we approach the challenges and...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Jan 21, 2015 | amplification, audience, conversation
Could an event amplifier personalise your delegates’ event experience by responding to their context? In this post, we consider some very simple steps to improve a delegate’s day… Over Christmas, I was reading Age of Context: Mobile, Sensors,...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Jan 19, 2015 | conversation, curation, preservation, Storify, tools
Twitter Chats can be extremely useful platforms to exchange ideas, debate issues and pick up new knowledge. But what happens after the chat has ended? Over the last few years I have been acting as a facilitator and online host for a number of interactive...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Oct 8, 2014 | amplification, audience, conversation, interactivity, live streaming, tools
Can Google Hangouts on Air be used effectively at conferences and events? In this post we describe how to use Google Hangouts in an event context and explore some of the potential issues for conference organisers. I have spoken to a lot of people who struggle...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Mar 22, 2012 | audience, conversation, games, interactivity, Twitter, Twitter Bingo
We exclusively reveal a new Twitter game and consider its potential as an amplification tool to encourage greater engagement with Twitter at events. A new amplification tool was released onto the unsuspecting iTunes App Store this week: Tweet Buzzword Bingo....
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