Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Networking at Hypertext 2008 - virtually

We've set up several virtual networking channels to help you all keep in touch during and after the Hypertext 2008 conference. So, even if you can't make it to Hypertext, you can still join in the conversation and not be left out!

Completing our plans to practice what we preach and to engage various social networking and linking sites, we now made several new arrangements. In contrast to the already announced LinkedIn group (open only to attendees), the following could be relevant to anyone who is interested in Hypertext 2008:

I. Networking
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Facebook

The Facebook Hypertext 2008 group has been created. To join this Facebook group, go to this URL.

This group is open and can be used for extensive communication with and between the attendees.


II. Resource sharing and bookmarking
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Our preferred tag for all resource sharing sites is hypertext08, however, if you find it hard to type use a brief form ht08



Use the tag "hypertext08" or tag "ht08" for tagging photos that you upload to Flickr.
To view all photos with the tag "hypertext08" or "ht08", go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/hypertext08 or http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/ht08.

Del.icio.us

In delicious, when you login you can create a bookmark of a web site and tag it "ht08" and "hypertext08". To view all sites bookmarked with ht08 or hypertext08, go to http://del.icio.us/tag/ht08 or http://del.icio.us/tag/hypertext08.


III. Blogging and messaging
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A twitter channel for Hypertext 2008 was created: Go to http://twitter.com/ht08 and follow it!
We also created a tweme: http://twemes.com/hypertext08

For your own twitter posts use #hypertext08 or #ht08 or as tags

Hypertext Blog

We remind that Hypertext 2008 has its own blog, which we hope to maintain during the conference

Viewing posts and comments on the Hypertext 2008 blog
1. Go to http://hypertext2008.blogspot.com.

Making comments on the blog:
1. If you wish to comment on the blog, click on the "Comments" link for any of the posts (there will be a number before the "Comments" link). There, you can post a comment using plain text or HTML.

2. You can choose an identity to identify yourself in your comment, or specify your name/URL or be anonymous.

3. When you have finished entering your comment, click "Publish Your Comment". You will have to verify the word that is shown on the screen by typing it in.

4. Your comment will be reviewed before publishing to the blog. This is to prevent unnecessary spam comments on the blog.

To subscribe to the RSS/Atom feed for Hypertext 2008 blog in your favorite RSS reader, use the URL http://hypertext2008.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default.


If you have your own blog and posting your own article:



Use the following HTML tag to tag your blog post to Technorati:
<a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ht08" rel="tag">ht08</a>

Use the tag "ht08" or "hypertext08" to tag your blog posts about Hypertext 2008 anywhere else


IV. Collaborative recommendation
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To follow a range of cultural events in Pittsburgh during JCDL and Hypertext 2008, use collaborative recommended PITTCULT

http://pittcult.sis.pitt.edu


If your time is limited, you can directly browse events available at each conference day:

http://pittcult.sis.pitt.edu/eventList.jsp?month_int=0&day=19

http://pittcult.sis.pitt.edu/eventList.jsp?month_int=0&day=20

http://pittcult.sis.pitt.edu/eventList.jsp?month_int=0&day=21

However, this system can do more for you! PITTCULT is to collect cultural event information in the Pittsburgh area in one place and share the information with your friends. You can find what events are happening in this area and invite or recommend interesting one to your friends. It also could be your personal blog for your cultural events. Explore Pittsburgh events with friends! Register, add your friends, and communicate to organize joint visit to some of the multiple available events.

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1 comment:

Jeff said...

Great update! I had no idea you posted this. Check out my updates and use what you would like too. Hit me up if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. Thanks again.