by Event Amplifier | Apr 7, 2016 | amplification, audience, planning, Uncategorized
No event organiser would plan a conference or workshop without understanding the needs of their audience. The same should be true when integrating social media into your event experience. If you want to use social media to amplify the conversation around your event,...
by Event Amplifier | Mar 31, 2016 | amplification, conversation, curation, Live Commentary, planning, storytelling, Twitter, Uncategorized
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 Event Amplifier | Aug 29, 2014 | curation, Resources, tools, Uncategorized
At a recent conference, an attendee asked me: “Is there a Twitter list for this event?” That question took me on a journey that led to List.ly, and opened up a range of other list-based opportunities for event amplification. In this post, we examine the...
by Event Amplifier | Oct 3, 2012 | planning, Twitter, Uncategorized
How can you reduce the risk of getting hit by the event hash tag spammers? In this post, we explore some of the ways to reduce the impact of hash tag spam… Attacks by event hash tag spammers seem to be on the increase, with large-scale events, popular...
by Event Amplifier | Jun 16, 2011 | storytelling, Uncategorized
Please indulge me for a wistfully creative moment… Before I became an event amplifier, I studied Creative Writing and New Media, where I learnt various techniques for telling stories using digital media. Many of these inform the way I work today, but I rarely...
by Event Amplifier | May 4, 2011 | amplification, conversation, networks, Twitter, Uncategorized
I have recently been exploring a new app called Color, which allows you to see photos and videos taken using the app by anyone within 150ft of you. The app lists those who have shared photos within this vicinity as your connections, on a temporary basis. This is your...
