Communications problems

[ffutures]

Haven't been posting much because I'm at a small SF con (plokta.con) and got a bit busy with other things. Just back from a panel about the future of communications (via Twitter, Livejournal, etc.) which struck me as a splendid example of futility - here we have a relatively small group of people who to a large extent know each other, are on the same site and spending much of their time together - and someone still feels it necessary to discuss how they can communicate more effectively.

The panel, incidentally, included two participants storming out in a huff with each other - which the twitter feed (shown on screen) did no justice to whatever. Less than impressed...

Comments

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I really don't know - I'm not in a position to use Twitter anyway (don't have the right sort of mobile phone, don't particularly want to watch it for extended periods), I find that livejournal works pretty well for e.g. updates on convention programming. I'm not convinced that continuous updates and information feeds are actually needed for this purpose, especially given that most con sites still charge for internet access.

[cdave]

I must admit Phil's arguments on that point didn't convince me either.

What nearly did was third row announcing a pizza delivery on Saturday night, which attracted a few people who wouldn't have heard about it if it had just been done at the bar.