Thank you – to @billdeys and @titusferguson and everyone else that worked on this fantastic event! About 120 people packed three presentation rooms all day Saturday, despite the fact that it was one of the nicest sun days so far this year. This past week has been incredible for me – first the IABC panel on social media and then Podcamp – two major social media events, and another coming up next Tuesday, right here in London, Ontario. A year ago, I gave a social media talk at a broader event downtown at the Hilton, and was approached afterwards for referrals for a new PR 2.0 instructor position at McMaster – and I have no one to give. I had my higher ed contacts across the country and the US, but for the life of me I could not put my finger on anyone in Southwestern Ontario – after this weekend, its clear that the community of social web and new media professionals has bloomed into an incredibly healthy community.
The two presentations with the most take-home for me were …
Facebook @ 5 (years old & 200 millionth user)
Twitter follows users and converts to mentions
Haven’t seen third-party apps make the conversion yet – tweetdeck, twitbin etc still using “replies” … I love love love that Twitter is paying attention to user conventions though – a strong sign that this network will be stay relevant for [...]
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