Prepare for the Deluge of Social Media Created at NECC
It’s crunch time at ISTE Connects, which means we are working around the clock to ensure that we are ready to deliver valuable content for on-site and off-site NECC attendees. We realize that there will be an inevitable flood of social media as soon as NECC 2009 kicks-off, so we’ve come up with some ways you can make the most out of this content.
The first thing you need to know about Twitter is the official hashtag, #NECC09. If you use a variation of that, #NECC, NECC, #NECC2009, you risk having your tweet mixed up in other unrelated streams. Here is how to leverage this hashtag to your advantage. The first thing to do is search Twitter for #NECC09 using http://search.twitter.com/. This is a straight-forward site; nothing more than a search engine plugged into Twitter. For those of you who want to watch the conversation happening live, check out www.twitterfall.com. There you will find a very neat web application that will show recent tweets, displayed using a waterfall effect based on trending topics. Be sure to run your own search for #NECC09 to have all of the NECC tweets pull into your Twitterfall.
If you are addicted to Twitter like me, then I highly recommend using an application like TweetDeck. This application will break Twitter into columns. For example, I have a “Replies” column, a “Direct Messages” column, a “Search for #NECC09″ column, and a “Search for ISTEConnects” column. This allows me to monitor several different streams all on one screen. There are other great Twitter App alternatives out there, so if you are not a fan of TweetDeck, just search around.
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And as always you can find a list of Tweeps heading to NECC09 here. Follow as many as you can and learn about their NECC experience.
Flickr
Flickr is a great way to socialize the sharing of photos. Below you will find the official NECC 2009 Flickr Stream. If you have a Flickr account and want to share your photos of NECC with the rest of us, just tag your photo with “ISTE30″ and it will be added to this stream.
Blogs
Here is a running list of people at NECC that plan to produce NECC-related blog posts. If you want to add yourself to the list visit this post.
I’m sure many of you have Wikis and NECC Ning groups we should know about, so please leave links to them in your comments on this post. Also, any other tips you have for handling this social media blitz would be greatly appreciated. Don’t forget to visit ISTE Connects throughout NECC for real-time coverage of events, sessions, and impromptu interviews with NECC attendees. I’ll see you all on the Livestream!
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