Sunday evening, Twitter was buzzing about Google Wave being used at the recent EComm Conference in Amsterdam. The Fresh Networks Blog did a nice job of recapping the power of Google Wave in Google Wave vs. Twitter at Conferences.
To me, this event demonstrated how you can tap into the energy and
You know the blackberry prayer. It’s that pose that attendees adopt when they stuff their faces into their blackberry devices (or iphones) during the keynote address or breakout sessions. You know - at the exact moment that they should be listening.
For some speakers and event organizers this can be embarrassing
With hundreds of new event technologies hitting the global events market each year, it can be maddening to figure out where to start and what to use. To help you, my colleague Ruud Janssen and I have developed an event technology shopping list.
On Tuesday, 1 December, we will be presenting
In Europe, it is customary to kiss a woman on the cheek when you meet. For me, an American expat, this is still a strange and awkward ritual - even after 3.5 years.
To make things more complicated each country has its own customs. I always seem to forget what to
For some attendees, the registration process for your event social network is the equivalent of climbing a steep rock face. It appears impossible.
You ask them to go to some website that they have never heard of – register for a username and password, enter some personal information, wait for an
Are you looking for a super-fantastic way to bundle networking and interaction into a single activity?
Then you might like this idea. I found an old school way to build a social network using magic markers - it is called the “Get Connected Wall.”
The “Get Connected Wall” allows your attendees to create
Three Perspectives On Audience Engagement
How are you managing communication and engagement with the four generations that are attending your events? How do you invite the spirit of co-creation? How do you get adults with a 20 minute attention span to listen to a 60 minute presentation?
Those are a few of the
Imagine that you are a Prince fan. Not just any fan, but a big fan. Now, imagine that Prince is coming to your town for a once-in-a-lifetime concert. Of course, you really, really, really want to go but tickets sell out in 8 minutes. You didn’t get any.
Now, you are
This past weekend, I was mesmorized by Oprah’s 21,000 person Flash Mob Video (read). It was an amazing display of collaboration and affection from Oprah’s biggest fans for her 24th Season Kick-off. After watching this video, I realized that I didn’t have a clue what a flash mob was or how to
In August, I took a few digital-days-off to celebrate my 10 year wedding anniversary in Croatia. While I was off-the-grid, Corbin Ball of Corbin Ball Associates and David Nour of Relationship Economics hosted a webinar on the 10 Meeting Trends for 2010. (Watch)
I finally got a chance to watch that