Last week we attended the 140 Characters Conference NYC – referred to in the Twitter world, as #140conf. The conference that many online pegged as a ‘must attend’ for twitteratti and tech geeks alike was centered around the premise of exploring the “state of NOW” and looking at the effect that real-time communications have on individuals, industry and the world at large.
Over 100 speakers took part in the two day conference and weighed in on the real-time web and how social media is making an impact across the board; including tech entrepreneur Jeff Pulver (the founder of the conference140conf) advertising legend Donny Deutsch, and head of corporate communications for Johnson & Johnson, Marc Monseau. Each speaker contributed thoughts, ideas and questions on the obstacles and immense advantages that come along with being actively engaged on Twitter and across social media. The NYC conference drew more than 1,200 people, with an online audience for the live webcast of more than 77,000 individuals globally. Above are just a few thoughts contributed by the speakers who laughed at, praised, bashed and dissected the ways to use technology in communicating in today’s world.
- @bkownacki, Senior Digital Strategist and @_mollify_, Digital Associate
