From the Social Media Toolbag: ComNet010 On Twitter
Guest Post: Adin Miller
This is another in a series of blog entries being posted from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
When the Twitter hashtag for the Fall 2010 Communications Network / CommA Conference was announced a few weeks ago, I set up the ComNet010 hashtag on What the Hashtag?! While I use any number of tools during a conference to track discussion on Twitter, What the Hashtag?! provides several functions that I really appreciate. Foremost, it allows users to generate a transcript for tweets using the correct hashtags. (Sadly, none of the search services can pick up on hashtags that have additional characters added to them, such as the end quotation mark that now shows up when you “quote” a post on Twitter.) It also provides some statistics on the extent of the Twitter conversation.
Upsetting the Foundation Apple Cart
Guest Post: Larry Blumenthal
This is another in a series of blog entries being posted from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
A member of the audience posed an interesting question to Lucy Bernholz near the end of a session at the Communications Network annual meeting.
Will the use of crowd sourcing by foundations upset the existing power structure?
Buzzing On Bernholz and Hewlett
Guest Post: Sylvia Burgos Toftness
This is another in a series of blog entries being posted live from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
I’m buzzing, and it’s not the coffee. It’s Friday morning, 9:30, and my head is straining to hold onto the insights, questions and anxieties shared in just the last 90 minutes of this two-day conference.
Some Questions About Diversity and Crowdsourcing
Guest Post: Adin Miller
This is another in a series of blog entries being posted live from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
The Fall 2010 Communications Network / CommA Conference (ComNet010) began with a presentation by James Surowiecki, author of the Balance Sheet column for the New Yorker and the book The Wisdom of Crowds, on finding better answer and solutions through a focused efforts to engage group intelligence. The session was an excellent way to engage the audience – mostly communication personnel in philanthropic institutions – in an in-person and Twitter discussion about the potential power of using crowds to inform decision making and organizational vision. It also raised a lot of questions.
The Search for Wisdom
Guest Post: Larry Blumenthal
This is another in a series of blog entries being posted live from the Communications Network Annual Conference in Los Angeles.
Earlier this year, a program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation had a proposal land on his desk to fund distribution of a documentary. The officer knew that the filmmakers produced good work because the foundation had worked with them in the past. He also knew that the documentary hit a bullseye for his program goals. What he didn’t know was whether the film would generate conversation among the audience he wanted to reach. Would it inspire them to action? Would it create buzz?
