davidalston wants to know how to improve Twebinars going forward. Thoughts from anyone who attended? Start a plurksh

davidalston

wants

to know how to improve Twebinars going forward. Thoughts from anyone who attended? Start a plurkshop on the topic?

129 responses to this plurk

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:19PM

AmberCadabra

Hi David! Great to see you here. I loved the Twebinar. I'd love to see more live Q&A/discussion

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:20PM

AmberCadabra

maybe even responding to questions that are submitted in advance if live is too hard to follow

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:22PM

davidalston

has

feed back thus far - feedback posts thus far - tinyurl.com/667f9n

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:23PM

davidalston

Hi Amber - thanks yes others had similar feedback.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:23PM

bruceturner

says

wifi at the coffeshop was a mistake. slow video buffering meant that I missed the end of each video segment.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:24PM

davidalston

We have most of the content pre-taped from the pros but might be able to include more Brogan live time for Q&A perhaps?

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:26PM

davidalston

Hey there Bruce. Yeah, others with Wifi connections had similar problems. Probably should recommend larger bandwidth on next one.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:29PM

georgedearing

didn't get to spend 2 much time on the last one..are there pen slots for other speakers,,have someone in mind

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:31PM

justinmwhitaker

I liked the twebinar. Think the videos should be available before hand so people can follow along without having to stream...

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:32PM

myklroventine

thinks

the Twitter widget displayed was hard to follow and a bit distracting.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:32PM

myklroventine

says

I was on a fast connection, so had no video problems.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:32PM

justinmwhitaker

also, need an interface which allows the video and the chat on the same screen. spent too much time flipping and lost some converstation

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:34PM

davidalston

George, sorry you missed parts of the last one - gonna get the link to the rebroadcast soon to share so can catch up.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:34PM

myklroventine

thinks

there should be a twitter account/tag for discussions about the twebinar from folks involved & a diff 1 for tech complaints.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:35PM

davidalston

George - as for speakers we are keeping a list for the next series so let me know. david [at} radian6.com

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:36PM

davidalston

Justin, good thought only if the videos aren't in sync the concurrent convo could become confusing. Am I right?

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:37PM

davidalston

Twitter stream in the same window was definitely brought up as well. We are looking into that - the one we had onscreen was up and down

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:38PM

georgedearing

says

thanks David..also, what if a client wanted 2 launch its won twebinar series..that something you guys do?

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:38PM

davidalston

myklroventine - good point on the sep tech address - had lots of votes for that.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:40PM

Connie

David, thanks for polling the community here. Love the way Radian6 engages with social media.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:41PM

davidalston

georgedearing - you aren't the first to ask today

Let's chat and see what's possible. chrisbrogan thoughts from Crosstech?

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:42PM

davidalston

thanks connie - well I really loved how your plurkshop idea took off and wanted to try it out myself. Lovin' it.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:44PM

Connie

says

the plurkshops have been amazing. Love to have you join us. I did not get to attend Twebinar last time. Won't miss another one!

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:44PM

myklroventine

thanks davidalston for listening

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:44PM

ggroovin

wishes

perhaps there had been fewer speakers speaking more deeply. Found the Twebinar didn't engage me as much as had hoped for that reason.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:50PM

davidalston

Thanks connie Yes we'd definitely love to have you part of the next Twebinar conversation (and interviewed for a future series perhaps?)

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:51PM

vargasl

says

what I loved about the twebinar was diverse speakers-not all A-Listers!

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:51PM

davidalston

myklroventine - thanks for your ideas - I love listening - comes with the territory I guess

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:52PM

davidalston

ggroovin - I hear ya. I found the longer interviews would also give more time for Twitter discussion too.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:53PM

AmberCadabra

davidalston The case studies were particularly valuable. The SM space in general needs more and more testimonials about what's working

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:53PM

AmberCadabra

and even what has bombed. i'd find that interesting.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:53PM

davidalston

aaronMSB - Great point. Myklroventine and others mentioned that as well. Should be easy enough to do.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:54PM

davidalston

loves

that all of this great feedback will be here in one list for me to work from for the next twebinar. Lovin' the plurkshop.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:54PM

fweetieb

i agree that live Q&A would have been nice. Good variety in speakers...

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:55PM

Kerryg

bit too much content, not enough depth. Including the twitter stream on scream with with vids would major improvement as would a live Q&A.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:55PM

fweetieb

thinks

the main issue i heard from attendees at my office was too many screens to follow

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:55PM

davidalston

vargusl - Thanks. With so many great speakers to shoot at the conferences we shot at it was hard to stop at 30 or so

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:56PM

fweetieb

but thats the nature of twitter...for good and bad

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:56PM

davidalston

wishes

there was a reply button on plurk.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:57PM

davidalston

AmberCadabra - thanks - I think case studies really are great for "turning on the lightbulbs" for those just wading into social media.

Jul 02, 2008 - 06:58PM

davidalston

fweetieb - we may look for a way to integrate the screens somehow - we have a thought on this but open to ideas.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:00PM

pchaney

says

I love the concept. Blogged about it. I think using Plurk would make thread easier to follow.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:00PM

pchaney

says

I think some type of app combining twitter and summize screens would make for better following.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:00PM

davidalston

kerryg - thanks - sums it up well in this plurkshop thus far. Interviews were prerecorded but maybe could feature deeper ones?

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:04PM

davidalston

pchaney - yes, thanks for that blog (saw it on the BB while camping this weekend) - I'm thinking plurk might be cool as well.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:05PM

davidalston

pchaney - yeah - the 3 screens were a bit hard to manipulate - especially from an admin side too

(cool hat pic btw)

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:06PM

justinmwhitaker

davidalston thinking that if Chris is there saying "we are going to do part 3" again, then people can run their local copy

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:07PM

justinmwhitaker

and then participate in the conversation via the browser. I could also resize the player and the browser so I don't miss abything

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:07PM

LaraK

says

keep speaker IDs on screen so we know who is who (switching over to Summize screen meant missed some screen ID slates)

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:07PM

pchaney

likes

his cool hat. Should see the straw one too.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:09PM

davidalston

justinmwhitaker - hmmm, interesting. Will have to look into that as that would have some advantages.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:09PM

davidalston

larak - yes, that was another great idea and a simple one to do too. Will do for sure.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:10PM

davidalston

pchaney - is that an Indiana Jones one? I'll have to update my pic with mine on too

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:11PM

AmberCadabra

AaronMSB you won't have to anymore. Check out DebInDenver's tonight

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:12PM

bruceturner

AaronMSB If you view from the timeline, you won't have to reload.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:13PM

davidalston

aaronMSB - I'm using a firefox plugin for auto-reloading that helps a bit - tinyurl.com/32wqmn

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:13PM

AmberCadabra

davidalston that's a great little plugin too

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:14PM

AmberCadabra

codyrobert helped create a quick app that reformats the plurk page into a more IRC chat style window but is still live in the timeline.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:14PM

AmberCadabra

davidalston you guys certainly aren't getting much help from Twitter lately LOL

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:19PM

davidalston

aaronMSB - Firefox still gives me issues on occasion but less so now that I'm on 3.0

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:20PM

davidalston

ambercadabra - that was another reason I wanted to test drive plurk today

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:21PM

Connie

David, I would love to be on the speaker roster for one of the Twebinars. Let me know how I could contribute to the discussion.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:22PM

AmberCadabra

As a Connie fan to the hilt, I wholeheartedly endorse that idea!

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:23PM

Connie

BTW, David we have already talked about doing a plurkshop on social media measurement after I mentioned Radian 6 several times.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:23PM

Connie

Care to host that plurkshop for us? I'll gladly be a participant rather than moderator if you're available. We haven't set a time.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:24PM

AmberCadabra

DavidAlston you'd be perfect!

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:26PM

davidalston

connie - would love to have you part of the Twebinar discussion during this series too. On Twitter for sure.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:27PM

Connie

Just keep Twitter running for me, David, and I'll be glad to be part of that Twebinar.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:27PM

davidalston

connie - Yes I would love to host the social media measurement plurkshop. I was interested in getting involved after reading the thread...

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:28PM

davidalston

ambercadabra - you are too kind

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:28PM

Connie

Wonderful, David. I mentioned Radian6 the other night and everybody wanted to know more. AmberCadabra and DebinDenver are scheduling.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:29PM

davidalston

connie - If I could keep Twitter running I could probably achieve hero status - but alas I am just a mere mortal

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:30PM

AmberCadabra

I'm scheduling? LOL well DavidAlston if you're really interested in hosting a plurkshop perhaps next week, i'll defer to your schedule

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:32PM

davidalston

ambercadabra - let me check the schedule...just a sec.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:33PM

AmberCadabra

Connie - i have a feeling this one's gonna be a big 'un.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:36PM

davidalston

ambercadabra - my schedule is wide open every afternoon next week for a social media monitoring plurkshop - let me know.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:37PM

davidalston

waynesutton - did you happen to make the twebinar last week - any feedback?

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:39PM

AmberCadabra

davidalston fantastic! How about next Thursday, you pick the time. I'll email you with a few other details abt the chat thing

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:41PM

davidalston

ambercadabra Thursday it is then. 2PM EDT would be great. Let me know if this works.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:42PM

davidalston

thinks

today's workshop on feedback on the Twebinar series is wrapping up? Anyone else on their ideas?

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:45PM

davidalston

loves

all of the feedback on how to improve for the next Twebinar. Any other thoughts?

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:46PM

davidalston

Thanks AaronMSB

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:47PM

chrisbrogan

says

sorry I missed the conversation. I was in the ocean, teaching my daughter how to body surf.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:48PM

chrisbrogan

says

I'm trying to read 70+ comments really fast. These Plurkshops are neat.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:49PM

davidalston

chrisbrogan - I knew you were and glad you have been spending time with the fam. All the feedback recorded here so no prob. Lovin plurk.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:50PM

AmberCadabra

davidalston all good. I'll shoot you an email and start telling folks to join us.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:50PM

pchaney

thinks

davidalston is da bomb for doing this plurkshop. Lends credibility to the concept.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:50PM

davidalston

chrisbrogan - really great way to sum up some helpful feedback for us to use on the next twebinar. Thx to all for their thoughts.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:51PM

pchaney

asks

chrisbrogan what he thinks as well.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:51PM

davidalston

pchaney - I have you to thank for raising the awareness of the concept since it was your post on the weekend that made me aware. thx

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:53PM

davidalston

ambercadabra - sounds great. david [at} radian6.com is how to reach me when you have the deets. thx for everything today.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:55PM

DaveMurr

I thought the Twebinar was a successful medium to connect and network with new people. I know I met a ton of new friends.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:56PM

chrisbrogan

feels

happy to better understand these plurkshops things, and grateful for people's twebinar feedback.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:56PM

DaveMurr

feels

that twitter may not have been the best application to carry conversations of the webinar, maybe Plurk is better for that?

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:56PM

davidalston

chrisbrogan - excited about the feedback today and have some ideas to share with you when you are back from well-deserved vacay with fam.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:57PM

chrisbrogan

the term "Plurkinar?"

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:57PM

davidalston

davemurr - thx Dave. Yes a lot of people were saying they picked up many new follows as a side benefit.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:59PM

davidalston

chrisbrogan pchaney - actually I think Paul through out the term already this weekend in his post. Like it.

Jul 02, 2008 - 07:59PM

davidalston

davemurr - after this plurkshop today I'm starting to think the same thing

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:02PM

Connie

David, just sent you a private msg. If you can't see it in main timeline, change setting at right to only private plurks.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:06PM

chrisbrogan

says

Okay, gotta bag. Have fun, tough guys. : )

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:07PM

jalperin

thinks

Twebinars would be more useful if they were just multi-hour, but not real-time. Peruse at leisurely pace, review as necessary.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:12PM

davidalston

connie - just sent you back a message - hope it worked

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:13PM

davidalston

jalperin - Hmm, tell me more - would we miss the "shared moment" feedback on Twitter that way tho?

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:20PM

davidmullen

says

had trouble paying attn to twitter side and really absorbing the video portion. i stopped with twitter and just watched video.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:24PM

davidalston

davidmullen - good point, certainly was a challenge. Perhaps we could shift back in forth with a bit of overlap somehow?

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:28PM

davidmullen

says

could work. i understand its a work in progress. i'll give it some thought and share any ideas i have with you and chris.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:29PM

Beth Harte

says

Sorry to be late to post, and maybe this was covered. But it seemed like Twitter was used to just recap the Twebinar. Not to converse.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:31PM

Beth Harte

says

I thought it was interesting w/lots of great info., but I didn't need a recap of it as I was watching it. Maybe I am missing the ponint?

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:31PM

fatwolf55

says

I come from china.And i need David Alston's Email.We are translating his article,and we want to publish it.so i need to contact him.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:43PM

jblossom

says

blogged most of my thoughts earlier tinyurl.com/4cgwld

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:44PM

jblossom

says

summize helped to organize comments but signal-to-noise ratio was rough to handle

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:47PM

Beth Harte

says

summize is good, but it's still not a conversation. I like the idea of a live Q&A.

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:48PM

Beth Harte

says

or perhaps, watch the webinar and then tweet/plurk the Qs in for As from Chris?

Jul 02, 2008 - 08:50PM

jblossom

says

bethharte agreeing that the lack of a conversational mode with presenters was huge minus. Need a chat plugin for webcon to make it work

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:03PM

davidalston

bethharte - great ideas. Definitely looking at ways to shift the focus to and from the content and conversation would make sense.

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:04PM

davidalston

bethharte - agreed we could have had more directed convo. We may try to do more live on the next one.

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:05PM

Connie

likes

that you are tweaking the twebinars by asking for customer input.

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:05PM

davidalston

jblossom - thanks for the post of feedback. I had read it but couldn't comment because the captcha was busted at the time.

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:07PM

davidalston

fatwolf55 - david [at} radian6.com is how to reach me. Someone did contact me already about the translation - was it a colleague of yours?

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:08PM

davidalston

connie - this is such a cool way to focus some great feedback. Gears are in motion in my head for other great uses

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:09PM

Connie

So **that's** the sound I was hearing.... Hey, look. I have a pink boa even here. www.sucomments.com/wp-content/Images/skype%20emoticons/pinkboasmall.gif

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:20PM

davidalston

connie - now that's a whole lotta karma to get your own custom smiley. Very impressed.

Jul 02, 2008 - 09:27PM

Connie

Nah, not karma. Someone here made it for me. I'd never have the patience to earn enough karma for that.

davidalston wants to know how to improve Twebinars going forward. Thoughts from anyone who attended? Start a plurkshop on the topic?

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