Social Tools
Tags
We'll use tags to help find photos, blog posts and more created by conference attendees.
The universal tag is "Berkmanat10" If you like, you may also use "Berkman" (e.g. on Twitter, where character space is limited)
Question Tool
The Question Tool is used to ask questions during an event. Everyone can vote individual questions up or down and comment on existing questions, helping enhance the dialogue and letting moderators know which questions are most interesting to attendees.
- Pose questions here: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/questions/berkmanat10leadup
IRC Channel
IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. For Berkman@10, we'll be using IRC to create a Berkman chat channel. To join the chat, download an IRC client and join the Berkman channel at Freenode, linked below. If you use Firefox, an easy IRC client plugin is Chatzilla.
- irc://irc.freenode.net/berkman-t (Twitter feeds from @BerkmanCenter pushed into an IRC chatroom)
Facebook Group
The Facebook social network is open to anyone. If you're on Facebook, you can meet other conference attendees on our group event page.
- Coming to the conference? Join our Facebook Group!
- Become a fan of the Berkman Center at our Facebook Page
Flickr
Flickr is a photo sharing website where you can upload conference pictures. Be sure to tag them Berkmanat10 so they show up to folks looking for conference pics. You can set your default tags for new uploaded pictures so you won't forget.
Twitter has become a popular tool at conferences, because its quick & easy "microblogging" format makes it simple for folks at the same event to update each other and take notes on their impressions. It can be useful for jotting down a quote you hear and want to remember, letting your friends know what session you're in, or asking for local information. Aggregated together, the "tweets" about a conference can help form a richer picture of the event and the many conversations created here.
- Use the hashtag #berkman to tag your tweets about Berkman@10 (put #berkman into your tweet, and follow @hashtags on Twitter). See the feed of everyone's hashtagged tweets at http://hashtags.org/tag/berkman/
- Get official updates by following @BerkmanCenter.
- Check @BerkmanCenter's following list to find Berkman affiliates and other conference attendees.
- Need info on how to use Twitter? Check out the Twitter Fan Wiki
- If Twitter's not your thing, you can also monitor @BerkmanCenter Twitter feeds at irc://irc.freenode.net/berkman-t
Second Life
Webcasts
YouTube Channel
Followup
A wrap-up session has been suggested for the final unconference slot on Friday on Backchannel dynamics and mapping the conferencesphere. Stay tuned for info!