Comments on: WordCamp Toronto’s Hash Tag Hilarity http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/ Tips on Being a Better Blogger Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:14:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MarkWood.ca - Geeker by the minute http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 MarkWood.ca - Geeker by the minute Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:08:27 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=1928#comment-2933 [...] start things off, I will send you to xfep.com to read a funny little story about how the WordCamp Toronto 2008 hash tag battle happened. So in [...] [...] start things off, I will send you to xfep.com to read a funny little story about how the WordCamp Toronto 2008 hash tag battle happened. So in [...]

]]> By: Joseph Thornley http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/comment-page-1/#comment-2925 Joseph Thornley Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:31:31 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=1928#comment-2925 You are absolutely right about my part in the confusion - to my embarrassment. Especially given that I had picked up and retweeted your original tweet calling the hashtag WCTO08. I decided to drop it into a slide in my presentation just before I went onstage. And then my mind did a stutter. Instead of typing WCTO08, I typed WPTO08. And I confused everyone. I'm very embarrassed about this. And I only wish that someone would have corrected the mistake while I had the slide onscreen. But, then we're Canadian and way too polite to correct the speaker. ;-) You are absolutely right about my part in the confusion – to my embarrassment. Especially given that I had picked up and retweeted your original tweet calling the hashtag WCTO08.

I decided to drop it into a slide in my presentation just before I went onstage. And then my mind did a stutter. Instead of typing WCTO08, I typed WPTO08. And I confused everyone.

I’m very embarrassed about this. And I only wish that someone would have corrected the mistake while I had the slide onscreen.

But, then we’re Canadian and way too polite to correct the speaker. ;-)

]]> By: David Peralty http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/comment-page-1/#comment-2924 David Peralty Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:56:33 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=1928#comment-2924 It's all good man. It all worked out and was a fun time. Glad your son enjoyed the video. :) My wife also loves singing "hands in my pocket". And I totally understand about not having time. You guys did a great job organizing the event! It’s all good man. It all worked out and was a fun time. Glad your son enjoyed the video. :) My wife also loves singing “hands in my pocket”.

And I totally understand about not having time. You guys did a great job organizing the event!

]]> By: Mathieu Yuill http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 Mathieu Yuill Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:28:14 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=1928#comment-2923 Dude! We weren't sticking to our guns - Melissa and I didn't get many opportunities to jump on twitter over the weekend so when someone asked me what the hash was I told them what I had used a few times. However, you're 100% right, we should have posted a hash tag much earlier in the process. One of many good lessons for next time! I was showing my son the video (he's three) of your presentation and he started singing "hands in my pocket"! Awesome! He of course didn't realize how awesome it was because, well, he's three. But your session was great! Dude! We weren’t sticking to our guns – Melissa and I didn’t get many opportunities to jump on twitter over the weekend so when someone asked me what the hash was I told them what I had used a few times.

However, you’re 100% right, we should have posted a hash tag much earlier in the process. One of many good lessons for next time!

I was showing my son the video (he’s three) of your presentation and he started singing “hands in my pocket”! Awesome! He of course didn’t realize how awesome it was because, well, he’s three. But your session was great!

]]> By: Malcolm Bastien http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/comment-page-1/#comment-2919 Malcolm Bastien Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:49:34 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=1928#comment-2919 Nowadays it looks like conferences start even before the registration! I think the easiest thing to do, in order to not argue about which tag is a better representation of the event, is to say that things like tags for particular events should be prepared before hand. That way everyone can concentrate on sending out messages, or taking photos without confusion. Since everybody who attends an event starts to add each other to twitter as well, maybe that's also something that can happen before an event starts (tags might help that happen also). Nowadays it looks like conferences start even before the registration! I think the easiest thing to do, in order to not argue about which tag is a better representation of the event, is to say that things like tags for particular events should be prepared before hand. That way everyone can concentrate on sending out messages, or taking photos without confusion.

Since everybody who attends an event starts to add each other to twitter as well, maybe that’s also something that can happen before an event starts (tags might help that happen also).

]]> By: Eden Spodek http://xfep.com/communication/wordcamp-torontos-hash-tag-hilarity/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Eden Spodek Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:41:39 +0000 http://xfep.com/?p=1928#comment-2918 Yep, it was pretty confusing and I had the pleasure of being there on Saturday and following from home on Sunday. I agree, a simple solution would be for organizers to determine and promote event tags (including hashtags) in advance. And... keep them short. For Podcamp Toronto 2009, we're keeping our traditional podcamptoronto and adding pcto09 for simplicity and twitter hashtags of course. Yep, it was pretty confusing and I had the pleasure of being there on Saturday and following from home on Sunday. I agree, a simple solution would be for organizers to determine and promote event tags (including hashtags) in advance. And… keep them short. For Podcamp Toronto 2009, we’re keeping our traditional podcamptoronto and adding pcto09 for simplicity and twitter hashtags of course.

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