tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10312302.post8478691324046777892..comments2023-07-14T00:34:20.060-07:00Comments on TJay Belt's Thoughts: Summer Camp for DBA's (#SQLPASS) is over for 2008tjaybelthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12931880332843056564noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10312302.post-43913899350375882212008-11-23T01:12:00.000-08:002008-11-23T01:12:00.000-08:00Your post says it all so well. As a first time par...Your post says it all so well. As a first time participant, the Twitter aspect really opened my eyes to a portion of the conference I didn't realize existed - suddenly I knew about the keynotes and sessions I wasn't attending. I realized that, yes, Twitter really is a tool, not a complete timewaster. (Yeah, it still wastes some time...)<BR/><BR/>I think it was the Twitter "component" of the conference that really kicked me in the pants and made me want to participate like I never would have before. It took me until the last day to really speak up, but now that I have, it's cool.<BR/><BR/>I've already dropped a couple of tweets about it, but I think I have an advancement of the Twitter scenario that will help us all. I even went so far to set up a new blog just to post about it. I'd love to hear comments from such a great crew of folks...<BR/><BR/>http://ilkirk.wordpress.com/Ian Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532682035378912942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10312302.post-44259817408269186952008-11-22T17:05:00.000-08:002008-11-22T17:05:00.000-08:00great post TJay. I had forgotten about how twitter...great post TJay. I had forgotten about how twitter helped share some cabs. i think it enhanced the conference for me as well and look forward to the advances we shall see in the next 12 months.Crazy DBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118402040589276010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10312302.post-82487571689149916642008-11-22T16:06:00.000-08:002008-11-22T16:06:00.000-08:00Awesome post since you mentioned me. Haha. But for...Awesome post since you mentioned me. Haha. But for real, DBA's are starting to get it. Might have been as much twitter traffic as #pdc08Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10312302.post-64860919326753201662008-11-22T14:43:00.000-08:002008-11-22T14:43:00.000-08:00Excellent overview! You really hit the nail on the...Excellent overview! You really hit the nail on the head about how we all collaborate using twitter, especially at a conference. <BR/><BR/>Twitter really helped out at the conference being able to coordinate sessions, meals, and meeting up with people before and after conference sessions. Without Twitter I definitely would have had a very different and much less rewarding conference experience.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823950698191294626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10312302.post-65673711418744588322008-11-22T14:27:00.000-08:002008-11-22T14:27:00.000-08:00Wow, you did a great job. I get questions all the...Wow, you did a great job. I get questions all the time from people who say, "Why do you use Twitter?" and this really sums it up. I got more value for my money by using Twitter during the conference: I had a better time, I learned more, and I think it even made the presentations better.<BR/><BR/>Next year, I bet more presenters will follow Donald Farmer's lead and interact with the audience via Twitter. I can already see myself saying, "Alright, before we take questions, let's see what got said over Twitter while we were talking..."Brent Ozarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837889070891266759noreply@blogger.com