I've been doing various events work this year, for some interesing and leading names in the web space.
As some of you may know, I helped found Chinwag as a commercial venture, which then went on to launch Chinwag Live series. We also did Big Summer 07 last year, which was a free party for over 2,000 people. Just 5 of us organised the whole thing, in 6 weeks. And I still have some hair left! ;-)
Then, earlier this year I was working with Mike Butcher at TechCrunchUK to help him kickstart some events in the UK and Europe. He's now jetting off all over the place meeting people and creating meet ups off the back of other events, as well as organising some really exciting ones of his own, such as the recent (very successful) Pitch! event.
Now I'm working at the Guardian, and looking into events as part of my research for my current role. Guardian events in the past have been on large scale, with a full events team organising events such as the Guardian brand at Glastonbury.
All these different types of event has got me thinking, what would be the best event you would want to go to? If you could combine all the aspects of events you've been to over the last few years, and come up with some almighty geek/tech/online/networking fest, what would it be like?
Mine would be something along the lines of, in priority order: Incredible speakers discussing their visions (not pimping their warez!), affordable pricing (I guess sub £100), good accessible venue in an interesting city, an exciting delegate list - perhaps one that's been thought out with tickets tactically released to ensure a wide range and spread of people, cool freebies/swag from sponsors, and great networking - be that at the venue or the pub down the road.
So come on, spill, what would your ideal conference/event look like? And while you're at it - I'd love to know what was your favourite event or conference you've been to this year, from a geek meet up in a pub right through to something like Le Web. It's whichever one left you with a "that was so cool I want to do it again next week!" feeling. The very first FOWA was mine.
As some of you may know, I helped found Chinwag as a commercial venture, which then went on to launch Chinwag Live series. We also did Big Summer 07 last year, which was a free party for over 2,000 people. Just 5 of us organised the whole thing, in 6 weeks. And I still have some hair left! ;-)
Then, earlier this year I was working with Mike Butcher at TechCrunchUK to help him kickstart some events in the UK and Europe. He's now jetting off all over the place meeting people and creating meet ups off the back of other events, as well as organising some really exciting ones of his own, such as the recent (very successful) Pitch! event.
Now I'm working at the Guardian, and looking into events as part of my research for my current role. Guardian events in the past have been on large scale, with a full events team organising events such as the Guardian brand at Glastonbury.
All these different types of event has got me thinking, what would be the best event you would want to go to? If you could combine all the aspects of events you've been to over the last few years, and come up with some almighty geek/tech/online/networking fest, what would it be like?
Mine would be something along the lines of, in priority order: Incredible speakers discussing their visions (not pimping their warez!), affordable pricing (I guess sub £100), good accessible venue in an interesting city, an exciting delegate list - perhaps one that's been thought out with tickets tactically released to ensure a wide range and spread of people, cool freebies/swag from sponsors, and great networking - be that at the venue or the pub down the road.
So come on, spill, what would your ideal conference/event look like? And while you're at it - I'd love to know what was your favourite event or conference you've been to this year, from a geek meet up in a pub right through to something like Le Web. It's whichever one left you with a "that was so cool I want to do it again next week!" feeling. The very first FOWA was mine.
Blimey, I actually did it, huzzah! Thanks to the wonderful Chinwag for letting me use their servers to host. 
You can download the report here:
Twitter Survey Report: Feb 2008
Please feel free to send on the report and data, and use it however you wish. All I ask is that you credit me somewhere suitable. Many thanks.
I hope you enjoy it, and here's a sneaky peak:
Thanks to everyone who took part, and passed this round their Twitter stream.
UPDATE - Blogs that are talking about the survey
I'm tracking these via Google Alerts, so if you've done a post and it's not here, just say and I'll add it. Good to see everyone's views on it :-)
You can download the report here:
Twitter Survey Report: Feb 2008
Please feel free to send on the report and data, and use it however you wish. All I ask is that you credit me somewhere suitable. Many thanks.
I hope you enjoy it, and here's a sneaky peak:
- People mainly use Twitter mostly to see what their contacts are up to (50.6%).
- Most respondents to this survey are followed by twice the amount of people (101-200 followers) than they follow themselves (51-100 followers).
- You’re most likely to become un-followed if your Tweets aren’t deemed relevant to your followers
- Half the respondents (48.5%) had Twittered drunk…
- … Yet thankfully most people (65.7%) have never regretted a Twitter post
Thanks to everyone who took part, and passed this round their Twitter stream.
UPDATE - Blogs that are talking about the survey
I'm tracking these via Google Alerts, so if you've done a post and it's not here, just say and I'll add it. Good to see everyone's views on it :-)
It's been a while since I talked about what I've been up to, so I wanted to post an update. I've had a few people asking, and without microblogging (microbragging?) on Twitter, I forgot that a lot of you wouldn't know!
I've just finished some work for Apple which was really interesting. I have been researching social trends with regards emerging technology, to give them a presentation and report on how to evolve the Apple brand through community. I came up with the tagline "evolving through community" whilst working on the project, which I'm going to use as my company strapline.
Which brings me nicely onto a request for help - I have been trading under my own name, just because I never got round to thinking up anything better. However, I want to use something else, but I'm at a loss. Anyone got any suggestions? If you make a suggestion that I go with, I'll send you a hamper pack of my favourite Alergian coffee and chocolate :)
I've also been working on a social media strategy for Cogs Agency, and marketing work at Chinwag. Coming up, I've got some interesting research work in Second Life for Cheeze, and a recruitment project for a very exciting start up project that I can't talk about *just* yet but as soon as I can I'll let you all know.
So, all in all a blummin' busy January, and February's looking fairly hectic too! All very exciting.
I'm off to SheSays tonight, followed by Digital Outlook's 10th Birthday bash tonight, so will take my camera out for some good party shots, it's been a while since I got some noo meedja partay action pics!
I've just finished some work for Apple which was really interesting. I have been researching social trends with regards emerging technology, to give them a presentation and report on how to evolve the Apple brand through community. I came up with the tagline "evolving through community" whilst working on the project, which I'm going to use as my company strapline.
Which brings me nicely onto a request for help - I have been trading under my own name, just because I never got round to thinking up anything better. However, I want to use something else, but I'm at a loss. Anyone got any suggestions? If you make a suggestion that I go with, I'll send you a hamper pack of my favourite Alergian coffee and chocolate :)
I've also been working on a social media strategy for Cogs Agency, and marketing work at Chinwag. Coming up, I've got some interesting research work in Second Life for Cheeze, and a recruitment project for a very exciting start up project that I can't talk about *just* yet but as soon as I can I'll let you all know.
So, all in all a blummin' busy January, and February's looking fairly hectic too! All very exciting.
I'm off to SheSays tonight, followed by Digital Outlook's 10th Birthday bash tonight, so will take my camera out for some good party shots, it's been a while since I got some noo meedja partay action pics!
Jamie Riddell over at Cheeze has just written a very useful post on boosting your SEO links. I've been doing a fair bit of work on this for Chinwag recently, so it's good to see it all summed up in a easily digestable blog post.
Just been chatting to Sam Michel on MSN, and he's sneakily launched a new version of Chinwag.com which I think looks brilliant, a massive improvement and what it has been, and I'm looking forward to getting my Chinwag blog up and running on there.
Question: If you could choose, what would you want me to write about on the Chinwag blog? And before you shout pornography, gambling, drink and drugs, it will probably have to be something useful for all the Chinwag readers.
Question: If you could choose, what would you want me to write about on the Chinwag blog? And before you shout pornography, gambling, drink and drugs, it will probably have to be something useful for all the Chinwag readers.
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