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The Twitter backchannel

I copied the backchannel from yesterday’s #smsummit for future reference

• [@robin2go] What is this strange cubespace? Where is that annoying ringing? How do I work this thing? Toto, I don’t think we’re in #smsummit anymore…
  45 minutes ago

• [@ccapan] Retweeting @markgr : RT @HighEdWeb New blog post: Best of the Backchannel from yesterday’s #smsummit at Penn State. http://bit.ly/1ITJs7
  about an hour ago

• [@highedweb] New blog post: Best of the Backchannel from yesterday’s #smsummit at Penn State. http://bit.ly/1ITJs7
  about 2 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @markgr Always a pleasure, sir! Sadly, my video skills are hardly that of DangerBoy or @tsand , but hopefully it works. #smsummit
  about 2 hours ago

• [@robin2go] ZOMGBBQWTF! 35 new followers?!? I’m not that interesting! Holy Hannah, now what? That’s a lot of people to disappoint. #smsummit #psuweb09
  about 10 hours ago

• [@tsand] Mark Greenfield closes #smsummit strong w/ a tsand shout out… http://bit.ly/9cGkI
  about 10 hours ago

• [@bluefuego] @ccapan We will post the slides on SlideShare tomorrow to share with #smsummit attendees!
  about 11 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] @markgr bummed i missed it because my session was concurrent. #smsummit
  about 13 hours ago

• [@herbert68] @mStonerblog @rachelreuben [Isn't it hard to use "coordination" & "campus" in same tweet?] Why would that be hard? #smsummit
  about 13 hours ago

• [@tsand] I always smile during @markgr ’s “Dick’s Sporting Goods + tennis balls” bit… http://bit.ly/FIns0 #smsummit
  about 15 hours ago

• [@snapsocialmedia] #Higher Ed #Social Media Roundup 6/9 http://twitclicks.com/1q4j #smsummit
  about 15 hours ago

• [@mstonerblog] .@rachelreuben Isn’t it hard to use “coordination” & “campus” in same tweet? #smsummit
  about 17 hours ago

• [@websitehero] #smsummit was awesome! Thanks!
  about 17 hours ago

• [@danmerson] RT @Robin2go Kerry Hicks on Connect: I think of LinkedIn as data-driven, FB as a publication, & Twitter as a conversation @markgr #smsummit
  about 17 hours ago

• [@ncsutj] Now we are talking RT @kprentiss great twitter in the classroom video for future reference http://bit.ly/YlBZt #smsummit
  about 17 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Always enjoy the people and the ideas from #psuweb09, as well as the 2nd day workshops. And as for all you new #smsummit followers? Welcome!
  about 18 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] #smsummit In case you missed it, Sat. June 13th, 12:01am, create a vanity URL for your Facebook account. http://bit.ly/uLEVc
  about 18 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @drs18 Yes, it was recorded, and will be made available and linked to the Web Conference site! #smsummit
  about 18 hours ago

• [@drewgro] It felt like a lot of people were unsure of their social selves at the #smsummit today. Seems so fluid and natural, at least to me.
  about 19 hours ago

• [@jinnyp] #smsummit attendees — Quantcast’s demographic/stats info was helpful for my social media presentation to Deans Office: http://tr.im/nWCg
  about 19 hours ago

• [@aluxeterna] any #smsummit folks going to be at CALI conference next week?
  about 19 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] +1 RT @gordon_ryan : RT @skirubbi Best part of #smsummit is all the new friends made. And isn’t that really the point of social media?
  about 19 hours ago

• [@herbert68] RT @Robin2go : To be is to communicate. –Mikhail Bakhtin #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@skirubbi] RT @Beanmartian RT @Robin2go : To be is to communicate. –Mikhail Bakhtin #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@commammo] #smsummit more learnings - FB and TW may jump the shark; strong aversion to selling on TW; confident that youth will quit FB for elsewhere
  about 19 hours ago

• [@tsand] By protecting your updates on twitter, they don’t appear in the search stream for #smsummit, just sayin.
  about 19 hours ago

• [@tsand] @markgr Nice job, kudos. Always great watching/listening to you. While I don’t always agree, I ALWAYS enjoy your perspective. #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@aluxeterna] #smsummit packed a lot of valuable info into a short amount of time. Thanks!
  about 19 hours ago

• [@beanmartian] RT @Robin2go : To be is to communicate. –Mikhail Bakhtin #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@tsand] @rickahardy Glad I could entertain. We’re rolling out some ustream projects @uwgb , so this *play* time was very valuable to me. #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@tsand] @rickahardy Glad I could entertain. We’re rolling out some ustream projects @uwgb , so this *play* time was very valuable to me. #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@shelbythayer] Once audio issues worked out, #smsummit was very insightful. Thanks @markgr - very cool experience.
  about 19 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] Hearing administrators talk about social media is like high schoolers talking about the global economy #smsummit (via @JohnKirbyHall )
  about 19 hours ago

• [@tsand] RT @stevier #tsand @tsand @markgr drives an ******. <– censored for privacy reasons #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Big thanks to @markgr , other presenters, and Penn State folks for a great #smsummit. Great work!
  about 19 hours ago

• [@rickahardy] @tsand thank you! You made it entertaining! (I never want to be driving behind a toyota camary…especially if it’s beige) #smsummit
  about 19 hours ago

• [@nicoleprexec] @sengseng - RT @CommAMMO : @NicolePRexec I dont C how it couldn’t be — currently listening 2 #smsummit & they’re talking abt exactly that.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] Thanks #smsummit - some tech issues, but the chat was very useful!
  about 20 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] I think a great ex of the success of twitter and social media, is meeting in person in places like higherEd Bar Camp #hec & #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Wrap up quote: To be is to communicate. –Mikhail Bakhtin @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@tsand] True dat. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Twitter is a communication channel; if it wasn’t here, it would be something else. @frommelt @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] @AnnMarieBonneau Following everyone who follows you also encourages spammers and abuse of Twitter as a platform. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @kuratowa : “ROI of social media. What’s the ROI on email and telephones?” #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@stevier] @PinkPeonies Absolutely. It is definitely important to keep the social piece in mind, too. Create support network. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Yep. RT @mansibhatia : #smsummit At Penn State they’ve used Twitter to build an internal community of staff to collaborate and communicate
  about 20 hours ago

• [@herbert68] RT @TuftsWebComm : It’s not about Twitter; it’s about conversation. Don’t bet on the app, bet on the trend. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@garciaje] Yeah my sphere has expanded as well. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@mansibhatia] #smsummit At PennState they’ve used Twitter to build an internal community of staff to collaborate and communicate
  about 20 hours ago

• [@commammo] @NicolePRexec I don’t see how it couldn’t be — currently listening to #smsummit and they’re talking about exactly that.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@annmariebonneau] Following everyone who follows you=pyramid scheme + waste of time. They don’t care about you; you don’t care about them. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @TuftsWebComm : It’s not about Twitter; it’s about conversation. Don’t bet on the app, bet on the trend. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@bevinhernandez] RT @TuftsWebComm : It’s not about Twitter; it’s about conversation. Don’t bet on the app, bet on the trend. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] “Kerri Hicks: Never say anything on Twitter that you wouldn’t say to your boss. The end.” Well said. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@tsand] I <3 my boss. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] @kprentiss and driving and twittering more dangerous still ;O NEVER do that. lol! #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @bevinhernandez It always seems to be me! @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] about following or not all who follow you. #smsummit it’s about what you need. twitter is for me.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@rob_s_college] Protect updates? Fine, but write like the whole world is watching, anyhow. Related: http://tr.im/nWbW #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @rachelreuben That was me! Just because you’re awesomesauce. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@dmolsen] amen. RT @apetersen Re: Twitter. “My best source for information” and a powerful professional development tool, says @markgr . #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Signal to Noise ratio. It overwhelms me completely. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] The incredible thing about #smsummit is the complete lack of international admissions/recruiting/marketing ppl there. Disturbing actually…
  about 20 hours ago

• [@stevier] @kevinoshea I’ll let you know how it (and #tsand) works out. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@micala] I think @tsand is my new hero. #tsand #smsummit (tsand live > http://ustre.am/6Ib)
  about 20 hours ago

• [@kevinoshea] danggit, i have to go to a meeting and will be missing the rest #tsand and #smsummit. (tsand live > http://ustre.am/6Ib)
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Re: Twitter. “My best source for information” and a powerful professional development tool, says @markgr . #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jamieober] Twitter is @markgr ’s best tool for professional development #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Kerry Hicks on Connect: I think of LinkedIn as data-driven, Facebook as a publication, and Twitter as a conversation. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@mhendersonco] To avoid a creepy treehouse affect employ more students to represent the university in social media? #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@generaltso] Fear the “Creepy Treehouse” effect… #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] The creepy treehouse effect??? #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @rob_s_college : To tweet or not to tweet? Recycle content across tools to make the effort more worthwhile . RSS, ping.fm, etc. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@tylerpruett] How long before Unigo is gamed like USNews? #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @Robin2go : Go real or go home. And yes, that’s my trademark. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @stevier Fortunately, @tsand likes vodka. We’re all set! (Tho @frommelt says Milwaukee isn’t big enough for the 2 of us!) @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Go real or go home. And yes, that’s my trademark. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Students have a highly tuned BS meter. Give me real, don’t give me fake. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] #smsummit “High school students have a finely tuned BS meter… Give me real, don’t give me fake.” - @markgr
  about 20 hours ago

• [@herbert68] Example Teen @markgr is quoting said few friends use Twitter, but expected to change. They are using Twitter to find college fit #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@stevier] @tsand If you’re drinking w/ @Robin2go , you’ll need to have dirty martinis, instead. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@kuratowa] @libgrrl I happen to still like Happy Days, so I’ll probably keep using Facebook #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@herbert68] RT @CyVaquero : @Robin2go if that is the case - facebook is nearing the great exodus tipping point #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@aluxeterna] @libgrrl wish more time was spent on that aspect of Facebook #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@herbert68] RT @Robin2go : At what point do teens flee facebook and go somewhere else? When parents show up, teens find new spaces to hang out. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@bevinhernandez] I will experiment with my 14 year old text addict. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@tsand] EXACTLY RT @mhendersonco I think it has to be put in perspective that this info is coming from one student #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@stevier] @mhendersonco Totally agree. We need sample size > 1. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @CyVaquero EXACTLY. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@libgrrl] Facebook may have jumped the shark! #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Justin Gatewood on #smsummit: Social networking, as it relates to highered, is like the ”consumer reports” of the educational environment
  about 20 hours ago

• [@pinkpeonies] @gruenelf What about The Revolution Will Not Be Televised? #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] At what point do teens flee facebook and go somewhere else? When parents show up, teens find new spaces to hang out. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@tsand] My guess he drives a Toyota Camry. @markgr am I right??? #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] And the follow up Q: How do we make our sites more relevant? Can we? Student’s answer: No; 3rd party still more trusted. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@kprentiss] @Robin2go why not use social media to connect them to peers for authentic take? similar student’s blogs, FB groups, etc.? #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@mansibhatia] #smsummit 85% ppl trust their network than what the institution has to say.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Student blogs, altho time consuming to read, give a relevant primary source of info and are more authentic. –Emily @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @aluxeterna Thanks for the feedback! We’re working hard on it! #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@bcbray] Creating authenticity on the web is key. How do you do this in higher ed? Marketing isn’t where it’s at anymore. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jamieober] Student blogs > University official Web sites due to giving a true idea of what it is like to be a student at that school. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] When you look at what students are interested in when considering selection, they are looking for authenticity, and fit. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jspinelle] As someone who was an undergrad until a year ago, I agree with @markgr . It was true way before FB/Twitter were popular #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] #smsummit http://webconference.psu.edu/program
  about 20 hours ago

• [@aluxeterna] #smsummit running much more smoothly in last 10-20 minutes btw, thanks
  about 20 hours ago

• [@theotherlondon] Discussion has progressed from ‘addressing business issues with senior admin’ to ‘the need for authenticity’. Um. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Will higher ed websites become irrelevant? @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Per student, re: need for authenticity: forego the cheesy mktg; be real. College sites good for facts, but not for choosing. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Stu trusts college’s website for facts, but decision made on community/review sites, hearing from other students. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] if you’re going to be in social media, be social! #smsummit been my mantra. otherwise, don’t bother.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jamieober] Young people/students know when they are marketed to; such as cheesy web page pics of students laughing #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] #smsummit “They’ve been marketed to all their lives, so they recognize marketing when they see it.” - @markgr
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] It’s not about being the best fit, it’s about being the best fit FOR THE STUDENT. @markgr #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Convos w/ prospective student on twitter; a jr in NC, 1540 on SATs, involved, etc. Using twitter specifically to choose school. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@cgrymala] RT @mansibhatia : #smsummit Who Gets A Vanity URL on Facebook? http://bit.ly/3fOFl
  about 20 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] amazed at the backchannel on #smsummit largest participation i’ve experienced.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@herbert68] RT @bevinhernandez : Understand the business, Understand the user, Understand the medium - brilliant easy mission statement #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] @jamieOber don’t we learn what something can do first by playing with it? then it becomes a tool. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] @JamieOber web ages were silly once. so were cars and the telephone. all tech starts as toys #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@bcbray] I am going to start thinking of myself and @_StefwithanF the web evangelists of the office. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@mansibhatia] #smsummit understanding your audience is the key to being effective
  about 20 hours ago

• [@apetersen] #smsummit @markgr ’s vision statement: Understand the business, understand the user, understand the medium.
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Understand the business, understand the user, understand the medium. <– How @markgr operates. #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jamieober] @jspinelle Absolutely. That would be great. Let me know when you would like to meet on it! #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jallgire] Turning my attention to the current story from @markgr and ignoring the chat/Tweet for awhile #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@tuftswebcomm] RT @virtualr : The conversation is not about ROI of social media, it is consequences of the opportunity loss of not leading effort #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@jamieober] The first step to convincing administrators is, IMO, show them relevant examples, like show a sci dept admin NASA’s twitter feed #smsummit
  about 20 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @stevier That’s because @tsand is a social GOD. I heart @tsand . #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@stevier] Weird to be sitting in the room at PSU with one earbud in so I can hear @tsand Now @Robin2go is telling the room what @tsand said. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] how does one get a vanity FB URL? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] @rob_s_college better to beg forgiveness than ask permission suffer the death of a thousand committees #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] Return on Ignoring. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Let go of control mode to let the power of social media work its course. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@cpd623] #smsummit how do you determine ROI with social media? Can we justify the time spent to build out the brand on these platforms?
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] But Penn State had past experience with police using social media to investigate crimes, so that was the perception. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@stevier] From @tsand : If you’re waiting for a green light from your administrators, then you get what you deserve. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Should campus police use social media? Or is that too “big brother”? At Penn State, the latter. Other places, it may work. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] Should we through ROI and ‘the brand’ out of the window if it equals community? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jallgire] RT @rachelreuben : “educate, don’t mandate” via @markgr - ME - Exactly! Enjoying the multi-tasking of following things at #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dmolsen] @rickahardy we have four higher-ups in my own department. at least one outside my dept who also happens to be a dean. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@grouchyladybug] logged out of #smsummit for a real-life meeting. lots of technical difficulties made it hard to follow.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@rickahardy] how many higher ed administrators have you seen on twitter, etc? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Trying to set up an alternate ustream for #smsummit http://ustream.tv/broadcaster/801143
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jamieober] Using social media to manage social media - Mark Greenfield said his school created a Ning site to share projects, best practices #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] @markgr We’ve got a university communicators Ning community now too. I’d love to see how yours is developing. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kevinoshea] you’re our conduit to the #smsummit! and a great joy! (tsand live > http://ustre.am/6Ib)
  about 21 hours ago

• [@ellenkanner] #smsummit @jaycollier http://bit.ly/b542 use of netvibes for Bates. using internally, thru RSS, good, bad, all, about the institution.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@lightjump] #smsummit : good discussion about whether or not campus police should use twitter for safety updates, etc.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] The audio is almost imposs for me to follow ack. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@rachelreuben] “educate, don’t mandate” via @markgr #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] But isn’t there a need to get upper management buy in (Understanding) of social media? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@johnkirbyhall] Or my mom bemoaning the new Hold Steady album #smsummit #aikcu
  about 21 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] @markgr if your message short and sesame street simple, everyone can follow. no one can dodge it or mess it up #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] I’m hoping that isn’t actually the case everywhere. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@shanan_s] Totally e-crushing on the #smsummit attendees. Thanks for your help!
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Wow. From #smsummit chat: “Central marketing doesn’t know the products so they can’t possibly coordinate product marketing via social media”
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] @JamieOber - there are also tags from year to year it seems… #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tuftswebcomm] Re: coordinating campus-wide social media, we currently don’t try to coordinate/control, but we do try to aggregate and advise. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] #smsummit Letting individual groups and units do it means conflicting messages, and herding chickens for users.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@theotherlondon] Discussion on highered attitudes towards negative comments in social media-no concrete suggestions on reassuring stakeholders yet #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@loripa] Question #2: how do you coordinate social media efforts across a large campus? I have a meeting with Admissions on this tomorrow! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Question - How do you integrate Social Media at your school/business. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@sales22] #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Instead of staging pictures, build relationships with students so they have a positive experience so they spread the word. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] I think ‘brand’ = the community you build, instead of ‘marketing’. Right? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @jesskry : # of likes per post + # of comments per post / # fans = Engagement. Great @bluefuego ! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] “Those days are gone. You do not control this anymore,” says @markgr . #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@gordon_ryan] “PR has a PR problem. People equate PR with BS.” #smsummit So true.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@unigo] RT@ coachfern who likes the @unigo site? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @TuftsWebComm : With social media, you gain power by relenting on the need to control. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Leverage the power of the community. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@cpd623] #smsummit, seems to be getting better, hearing questions and answers now.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] RT @kprentiss : measure value: connectedness -> engagement -> retention. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jspinelle] @honeydo used Twitter clout to negotiate with Best Buy - way to go! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] @Shanan_S @markgr there’s also the notion of “churn” with oligopolies though. if they lose x%, they will gain x% from competitors. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@gordon_ryan] Anyone from Duke University following the #smsummit?
  about 21 hours ago

• [@mitchellbernard] #smsummit word-of-mouth on steriods… love it!
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Social media is like a new word of mouth marketing — word of mouth on steroids, or crack… #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Word of mouth on crack cocaine. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@rachelreuben] Major kudos to @markgr and #smsummit organizers for trying this format. Stinks when technology doesn’t cooperate fully.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] Development offices hire people to engage w/ alums and biz. How can we engage w/ zillions of web folks without a stable of humans? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kprentiss] @isaacson someone somewhere is going to want ROI. to sell&sustain efforts “quantify” needs to be there. especially with activities #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@beatnikgal] #smsummit really frustrating…sound in/out, video blurry…sigh…
  about 21 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] Difficult to follow chat & conversation with the Adobe set up #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@commammo] #smsummit issues with audio, vaseline cam video
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @fjgaylor Oh no, it’s not just you. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tsand] Once again, Dick’s and balls… #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tylerpruett] @fjgaylor No. It’s not just you. I think I need a dramamine to keep going. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@mattcarter] do you find that the wall as your landing page w/ the new fb layout you see less activity on other tabs such as the discussions? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@loripa] Analytics of social media — how come “justify” so often means “quantify?” <sigh> #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@fjgaylor] Is it just me, or is anyone’s else’s head spinning with all the info and platforms going on at #smsummit ?
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] @JennOM They may 4 classes, if they’re a draw for the university. But we both know its a committment and most prob dont have time. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kprentiss] measure value: connectedness -> engagement -> retention. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tobykeeping] Uh oh…Brad’s gone…and so is the audio! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@moonball] RT @jesskry : Excellent @bradjward . Far and away the best webinar I’ve seen at this new job. Bravo. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @bradjward Thanks! What we heard was great! ;D #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kevinoshea] LOL #tsand is rocking my face off while watching the #smsummit. “Have fun with your social media!” (tsand live > http://ustre.am/6Ib)
  about 21 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] RT @rachelreuben : Really wish I could change view for #smsummit. Active slide 2 small, can’t see chat room, don’t want to see next slide.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tsand] AND have fun w/ it! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@rachelreuben] @isaacson I think it has to do with the traditional recruitment cycle. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] @VarsityOutreach Good question! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] Its not your platform: its how you do it. @bluefuego #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@shanan_s] RT @jesskry : # of likes per post + # of comments per post / # fans = Engagement. Great @bluefuego ! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Glad I brought headphones. Needed them to hear the #smsummit at #psuweb09
  about 21 hours ago

• [@amysmythe] engagement between april/may on FB likely to do with end of year/graduation comments/announcements. our school saw that. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tsand] I kicked my daughter out, and promise not to talk smart… #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@stevier] Calculating “engagement” on Facebook posts Likes per divided by comments per. #smsummit #psuweb09
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Hey #tsand Smile! We have a room full of ppl watching you, dear! #smsummit (tsand live > http://ustre.am/6Ib)
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tuftswebcomm] Think Facebook fan page wall posts decrease during May b/c we all get busy #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] @emarg0ed I understand…I just wonder what Brad means. Trying to figure out where we fall, if anywhere. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Hey #tsand you should probably know we’re using your stream to hear @bradjward ’s audio #smsummit (tsand live > http://ustre.am/6Ib)
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] What does he mean by ‘RSS accounts’? Right now, we mostly only post news releases, but we do it manually. No RSS… #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Someone should probably tell @tsand that we’re using his stream to listen to @bradjward ’s preso. #funwithtechnology #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] RT @Robin2go : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tsand is @tsand ’s ustream #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@shanan_s] The schools with the most Twitter followers likely have someone encouraging discussion + interaction. @bradjward #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] Only 10% of higher ed accunts on twitter are aimed at alumni #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@lightjump] virtual social media summit going on now - https://breeze.psu.edu/psuwebsms #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@ccapan] Stats on Twitter use by higher ed very interesting #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @isaacson Good for you. We see his slides here at Penn State, but have no audio. Ah, the irony. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] Only roughly 6.7% of higher ed accounts on twitter are admissions based. Via @bluefuego #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@drewl] Attending Social Media Summit. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@cpd623] #smsummit 54% of twitter accounts do not have conversations with their followers.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] An alternative link to the #smsummit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tsand
  about 21 hours ago

• [@rachelreuben] Ok, my head’s spinning a bit from all these #’s so fast. @bradjward - slide deck avail for ref later? #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@miked_up] RT @beatnikgal : bluefuego.com now presenting at #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] #smsummit Average higher ed Twitter web site: Following = 254 Followers = 471 Updates = 260
  about 21 hours ago

• [@bpmore] #smsummit #fail
  about 21 hours ago

• [@isaacson] rt @apetersen Ha. Finding the @tsand ustream version has better audio than Breeze connection. #smsummit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tsand
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] This summit is very quiet. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@beatnikgal] bluefuego.com now presenting at #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Humor is everything; thanks for continued feedback. Keep up the backchannel conversation! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tsand] Go @bradjward , I give you the green light #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Ha. Finding the @tsand ustream version has better audio than the Breeze connection. #smsummit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tsand
  about 21 hours ago

• [@janspach17] now we’re getting somewhere at #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Wow 300 virtual, but real people logged in to the #smsummit at #psuweb09
  about 21 hours ago

• [@isaacson] everyone enjoying #smsummit rt @octothorp makes me feel like I’m watching the control room during an early NASA launch or something.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] #smsummit Wow, this is too bad. I want to know about metrics, but we can barely hear.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@ccapan] Social media summit trying valiantly to overcome a few issues. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] I wish there were a wiki page of sorts to list all the attendees of the #smsummit at #psuweb09
  about 21 hours ago

• [@semissouristate] Participating in #smsummit, a virtual gathering of high-ed Web professionals talking about Facebook, Twitter, et. al.
  about 21 hours ago

• [@bpmore] We broke #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@aljamiat] Lots of hiccups at the virtual SM summit #highered #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@robin2go] Thanks for your patience everyone; the technician is working on the audio problems. Please continue the backchannel conversation. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@tsand] That was staged… #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@loripa] Love watching 200 geeks try to troubleshoot audio/visual problems in real time. I <3 geeks! #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@anotheradam] @bradjward Needs to clean his MacBook Pro like whoa. Looks like it was attacked by grubby 4-year-old. #smsummit
  about 21 hours ago

• [@dancinjul] Participate in Social Media Summit #smsummit @ http://bit.ly/WEYbJ
  about 21 hours ago

• [@jesskry] Way to listen to the twitterverse and make last minute changes! Kudos for rolling with it! #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@pinkpeonies] Okay breeze, shape up! #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@colb] The point of social media: to empower community to get your story out there. It’s not about control, it’s about the message. #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@jallgire] From @markgr Use Social Media to empower students, faculty, staff, alumni to get our story out there. #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Er, audio just doubled/is echoing for #smsummit.
  about 22 hours ago

• [@apetersen] Audio for #smsummit is intermittent here: no video. What I’m getting so far is great, though. Thanks for doing this, @markgr & Penn State.
  about 22 hours ago

• [@beckernews] Looking for answers at #smsummit. Thanks for virtual access!
  about 22 hours ago

• [@dominguezhills] through social media colleges and universities can reach as far as they want #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@stephgeyer] #smsummit Go Mark, go!
  about 22 hours ago

• [@jallgire] From @markgr at Social Media Summit — with social media, we all have marketing/admission/IA/alumni staffs in the thousands! #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@isaacson] having some problems w/ the audio on #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@jamieober] We now have a staff of thousands thanks to social media #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@grouchyladybug] attending #smsummit virtually…very cool!
  about 22 hours ago

• [@tsand] Watching #smsummit http://ustre.am/6Ib <–proof
  about 22 hours ago

• [@cyndef] this is exciting!! #smsummit #psuweb09
  about 22 hours ago

• [@kvlies] Attending #smsummit. http://cuwebd.ning.com/group/socialmediasummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@stomer] attending the Penn State unconference virtually #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@robin2go] RT @cyndef : #smsummit https://breeze.psu.edu/psuwebsms To connect to the #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@beatnikgal] #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@stevier] Getting started for #smsummit at #psuweb09
  about 22 hours ago

• [@robin2go] W00t! Starting the #smsummit!
  about 22 hours ago

• [@kerri9494] Getting ready to start at #smsummit !
  about 22 hours ago

• [@bevinhernandez] 203 people in #smsummit virtually right now - did I hear that correctly?
  about 22 hours ago

• [@elightbo] Checking out #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@tsand] I see @frommelt sitting front row. #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@jallgire] ME - excited about the PSU / Higher Ed Social Media Summit - Via @markgr https://breeze.psu.edu/psuwebsms #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@ccapan] Logged into the Social Media Summit #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@geeeztim] getting ready for the social media in higher education summit #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@miked_up] About to watch the Social Media for Higher Education Summit #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@mhendersonco] Getting ready to attend the #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@tsand] WTF? Where did my best.song.ever go? #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@tsand] Best. Song. EVER. #smsummit — midi files FTW!
  about 22 hours ago

• [@aaronrester] Logged on to #smsummit … kind of confused about what’s going on (or not). Guess I’ll check back in 15.
  about 22 hours ago

• [@rachelreuben] @Robin2go You’re the kewlest of them all, Robin. Glad the Twitter Search Party found you & you’re no longer MIA. #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@mattcarter] it looks like @bradjward is taking time out from his 2nd job as an air traffic controller to attend #smsummit http://twitpic.com/6za5m
  about 22 hours ago

• [@cmykdorothy] The music playing before #smsummit is truly uplifting. </sarcasm>
  about 22 hours ago

• [@tylerpruett] @grouchyladybug I had to add the site to my “trusted sites” to get the registration to work. #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@grouchyladybug] having trouble registering for an account to access the summit…nothing happens when i submit the form #smsummit
  about 22 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @cmykdorothy Holy Hannah! How cool is that? Really looking fwd to @markgr ’s #smsummit. He’s pulling in kewl kids @bradjward , @rachelreuben .
  about 23 hours ago

• [@skirubbi] Had a lovely meeting with friends from @Carolina_News this morning, now looking forward to #smsummit in an hour or so…
  about 23 hours ago

• [@shanan_s] RT @markgr Reviewing questions for #smsummit. Add and vote at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/questions/smsummit
  about 23 hours ago

• [@nikkimk] RT @Robin2go : @NikkiMK Does your library have Groundswell & Here Comes Everybody that @markgr could use this afternoon as props? #smsummit
  about 24 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @NikkiMK Does your work library have Groundswell and Here Comes Everybody that @markgr could use this afternoon as props? #smsummit
  about 24 hours ago

• [@cyndef] RT @markgr Reviewing questions for #smsummit. Add and vote at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/questions/smsummit
  about 24 hours ago

• [@docmjs] Planning to participate in #smsummit this afternoon for at least part of the time before a meeting. http://bit.ly/19qEVD
  about 24 hours ago

• [@robin2go] @dmolsen Why yes, yes I am! #smsummit
  a day ago

• [@jesskry] @rachelreuben @markgr Ditto! #smsummit
  a day ago

• [@robin2go] RT @markgr @Robin2go Good Morning! Looking for copies of Groundswell and Here Comes Everybody. Know anyone who can bring them to #smsummit?
  a day ago

• [@chiefshu] Unfortunately, I’m going to miss the Social Media Summit tomorrow. I will be advising and registering new students instead. #smsummit
  a day ago

• [@nikkimk] @tarkin2258 nifty. sadly i’ll miss it since i am presenting at that time. say hi to @markgr for me. #smsummit #psuweb09
  a day ago

• [@tarkin2258] @NikkiMK I found him by looking up #smsummit At least I found the info I was looking for. #psuweb09
  a day ago

• [@kyle_b_judah] 1-3pm is now blocked off tomorrow for #smsummit - looking forward to it and hoping to learn quite a bit
  a day ago

• [@redcrew] Almost forgot! Reminder to higher ed folks: Social Media Summit is tomorrow, 1-3pm Eastern: http://bit.ly/gOIbf #smsummit thx @apetersen
  a day ago

• [@apetersen] @markgr Just so you know, if folks are investigating #smsummit, http://cuwebd.ning.com seems to be down for maintenance right now.
  a day ago

• [@apetersen] Reminder to higher ed folks on Twitter: the Social Media Summit is tomorrow. Tune in from 1-3 Eastern. http://bit.ly/gOIbf #smsummit
  a day ago

• [@bpmore] RT @jenniferboyett : Signed up for #smsummit - social media in higher ed: http://bit.ly/5yXFP | I’ll bring the “drinks”.
  a day ago

• [@nikkimk] at “what 3rd grader’s can teach us about accessibility” by @markgr since i’ll miss the #smsummit tomorrow (i present at same time) #psuweb09
  2 days ago

• [@robin2go] RT @markgr : Create a Friend of Penn State account for the Social Media Summit from here: http://bit.ly/xmdVX You’ll need it for #smsummit.
  2 days ago

• [@robin2go] Fabulous dinner and discussion at Ottos with @markgr and @stevier as we prepare for tomorrow’s #psuweb09 and Tuesday’s #smsummit.
  2 days ago

• [@robin2go] Aaaand, I’m spent. Looking forward to seeing @markgr tomorrow night for dinner and gearing up for the #psuweb2009 and #smsummit.
  3 days ago

• [@isaacson] can’t save the #smsummit in my search. damn you failwhale
  6 days ago

• [@aikcu] RT @bradjward Dialing in 40+ participants from the @bluefuego workshop at @AIKCU next Tuesday to #SMSummit. Are you joining as well?
  7 days ago

• [@robin2go] @markgr Fabulous! A thought: using the QA Tool our ETS group uses to allow audience to pose (and vote on) Q’s to be addressed in #smsummit
  13 days ago

• [@robin2go] @markgr Happy to be a part of #smsummit. Just ask!
  4 months ago

• [@robin2go] @markgr Tried #socmed09, #socmedia, #socmedsum, #socmedia09, but my fave is #smsummit (w or w/o yr). Sounds like an event=good. Thoughts?
  4 months ago

• [@rider2winters] #SMSummit test No. 3
  4 months ago

• [@kayakerx] #SMSummit Test Message 2
  4 months ago

• [@kayakerx] #SMSummit Test Message
  4 months ago

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