Multi-talking
: At these conferences, it’s common to see someone (usually Joi Ito) start an IRC channel for chat among the participants or, if it’s webcast, among those watchig from afar. At this session, Kevin Marks put the channel up on the projector so all could read. This quickly changed the tone of the discussion. Usually, the IRC backchannel is the place for the snarky side comment. Now, all can see. I pointed this out on the channel and it scared a few of the participants. But I like the transparency. It’s multi-talking.
2 responses to “Multi-talking”
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wow – that would be an interesting experience…to be virtually chatting with a whole heap of people you were sitting in the same room as in reality. Don’t you love the world we find ourselves in!
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Actually, Darren, I was there and for me what was amazing was the mix of the people in the room with people literally around the room who were watching the web cast or had the audio feed and were chatting to make points or as questions–it was a uniqe experience.
