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It was interesting in the CILIP update review that one of the least popular topics was conference reporting. I imagine this is because they are out of date by the time they are published in print and too specific for a general audience. I imagine the need for this type of coverage has been replaced by blogs and tweets which are more immediate and the reader can pick and choose events. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: CIG E-Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nicola Osborne Sent: 28 March 2012 14:19 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CIG-E-FORUM] conferences and events Some comments in line: On 28/03/2012 13:38, Clifford, Katrina M wrote: > I've tried both writing and tweeting at the same time (not enough hands!) and just tweeting. I can't say which is best for remembering, the main problem is finding my tweets again afterwards for when I've just tweeted only. Tools like Storify (http://storify.com/) and CoverItLive (http://www.coveritlive.com/) are good for capturing and saving tweets to look over again later - both work well for events particularly if you use a consistent hashtag (a word with the hash sign in front of it, e.g. #CIGEforum). > Tweeting while chairing an event (CIG shelf-ready event last December) though is really tough and not something I'd try again quickly! That's excessively brave! :) I'll let others comment further on the usefulness of Twitter for watching events that you are not attending but it's certainly something I've done before now and sometimes it's a brilliant way to catch up, sometimes it's less useful than blogs and later write ups of the same event. - Nicola. -- Nicola Osborne Social Media Officer EDINA website: http://www.edina.ac.uk/ t: 0131 651 3873 e: [log in to unmask] a: EDINA, The University of Edinburgh, Causewayside House, 158-162 Causewayside, Edinburgh EH9 1PR The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. To report this e-mail as Spam, please forward it to: [log in to unmask] -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Security - http://www.websense.com/content/HostedEmailSecurity.aspx