- The 10 worst passwords on the internet:
http://eepurl.com/g3l2 - Password Lessons and Tips from Lifehacker:
http://eepurl.com/g3mo - The Usability of Passwords (pass "phrases" to be specific):
http://eepurl.com/g8NG
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Protect yourself with a decent password.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Social Media is More Social Than Media
Some people push back on the latest thing because they don't like new things. It doesn't matter if the new thing is a cell phone or an automobile or any other proven technology: If it's new, it's eww :-(. These value routine over novelty.
All people engage with Dunbar's number (150 person capacity in your network) differently as they get older.
The reason why social media is so popular with students is that they have:
As we get older, we commit to certain people to be in our relational bandwidth (e.g. spouse, kids, friends, colleagues). This lowers the number of open slots in our Dunbar capacity (150 people).
Also, this higher level of commitment to certain people means more time spent with these people and therefore less disposable time spent on "new" things.
Also, this investment in relationship with some means less time for "new" relations.
Because of this, regardless of a person's views on social media or technology, the older we get the less inclined we are to anything that will connect us with "new" people to add to our personal social network.
So why am I such a big fan of social media? Because it enhances the network of relationships I ALREADY HAVE. This is usually what causes people to embrace new technology; it enhances their connection with those already in their Dunbar network.
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So, every person (practically) has a cell phone. Why? Because it allows us to connect with everyone we are ALREADY committed to. Parents of teenagers are often more savvy with texting than people 25-35 because they use texting to connect with their kids.
This example of an "older" generation embracing a new technology illustrates the principle: social media is relevant to our current social network needs.
Since the character and needs of our current social network change over time, the relevance and usefulness of various social media tools will change as well.
People will embrace social media when they see how it will help them be better parents, spouses, friends, servants and professionals.
So I try to figure out how to help people envision how social media will enhance their current relationships and major on that when talking about social media.
All people engage with Dunbar's number (150 person capacity in your network) differently as they get older.
The reason why social media is so popular with students is that they have:
- the highest need for social connection (while in college)
- the most disposable time
- and the lowest committed slots in their Dunbar relationship capacity.
As we get older, we commit to certain people to be in our relational bandwidth (e.g. spouse, kids, friends, colleagues). This lowers the number of open slots in our Dunbar capacity (150 people).
Also, this higher level of commitment to certain people means more time spent with these people and therefore less disposable time spent on "new" things.
Also, this investment in relationship with some means less time for "new" relations.
Because of this, regardless of a person's views on social media or technology, the older we get the less inclined we are to anything that will connect us with "new" people to add to our personal social network.
So why am I such a big fan of social media? Because it enhances the network of relationships I ALREADY HAVE. This is usually what causes people to embrace new technology; it enhances their connection with those already in their Dunbar network.
'
So, every person (practically) has a cell phone. Why? Because it allows us to connect with everyone we are ALREADY committed to. Parents of teenagers are often more savvy with texting than people 25-35 because they use texting to connect with their kids.
This example of an "older" generation embracing a new technology illustrates the principle: social media is relevant to our current social network needs.
Since the character and needs of our current social network change over time, the relevance and usefulness of various social media tools will change as well.
People will embrace social media when they see how it will help them be better parents, spouses, friends, servants and professionals.
So I try to figure out how to help people envision how social media will enhance their current relationships and major on that when talking about social media.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
What problems does Google Wave solve?
danieltenner.com — What problems does Google Wave solve?: "In your average corporate environment, though, this happens all the time. People work on documents, presentations, etc. They have lengthy discussions over email. Pieces of work bounce back and forth across one or multiple organisations for weeks before they’re finalised. People are brought on to the conversation late in the day. Attachments get lost. Inboxes fill up and emails bounce. It’s a major pain.
So what are the problems with email in a corporate environment, and what does Wave do to address them?"
Let the healing begin.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Is Technology Good or Evil?
Kevin Kelly: So if you have life hacking -- life means hacking, the game of survival -- then evolution is a way to extend the game by changing the rules of the game. And what technology is really about is better ways to evolve. That is what we call an infinite game. That's the definition of infinite game. A finite game is play to win, and an infinite game is played to keep playing. And I believe that technology is actually a cosmic force.
The origins of technology was not in 1829, but was actually at the beginning of the Big Bang, and at that moment the entire huge billions of stars in the universe were compressed. The entire universe was compressed into a little quantum dot, and it was so tight in there there was no room for any difference at all. That's the definition. There was no temperature. There was no difference whatsoever. And at the Big Bang, what it expanded was the potential for difference. So as it expands and as things expand what we have is the potential for differences, diversity, options, choices, opportunities, possibilities and freedoms. Those are all basically the same thing. And those are the things that technology bring us. That's what technology is bringing us: choices, possibilities, freedoms. That's what it's about. It's this expansion of room to make differences.
I think this is why the God of Adam tells humanity to "subdue" the Earth. Technology provides options, choices and freedoms, but technology separated from the goodness and wisdom of the Creator becomes inevitably dehumanizing. Choices made in submission to God and others "subdued" to reflect the art of goodness, love and human virtue. Freedom to love and live in peace only grows out of a "subdued" technology. This is an option, choice, freedom that technology alone cannot provide.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Are We in a Narcissism Epidemic? No, we're in an idolatry epidemic.
Are We in a Narcissism Epidemic? | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com: "But no matter how you were raised, the handiest cure for narcissism used to be life. Whether through fate, circumstances or moral imperative, our culture kept hubris in check. Now, we encourage it. Pastors preach of a Jesus that wants us to be rich."
This is from an article on a new book by Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell called "The Narcissism Epidemic," released last week.
I haven't read the book but the article makes no mention of God or religion save the quotation above. So, let me say that "the handiest cure for narcissism used to be" religion. Or more specifically Monotheism. "God is God and you are not" is a handy cure for narcissism.
The Newsweek article submits this as evidence of our culture encouraging narcissism: "Pastors preach of a Jesus who wants us to be rich."
Hmm. Religious leaders have always done this since Jesus walked dusty streets of Jerusalem. Most of Jesus' first hearers thought he would make them all rich and prosperous by becoming King and throwing out the wicked Romans. So, there was narcissism in the Jesus' day. Fascinating. One of Jesus' closest friends and disciples, Simon Peter, tried to tell Jesus to stop talking about giving his life for others and Jesus told him to put a cork in it (here and here). It's hard to stay a narcissist when you follow Jesus.
The article has no mention of pastors who preach that when you stop worshiping the Triune God you necessarily begin to worship an idol and that all idolatry is a form of self-worship. You can find those pastors here, here and here. Why no mention of these? It's not like these churches are in a corner somewhere either. In fact I think Tim Keller has been featured in Newsweek.
So why not mention pastors of nationally prominent churches who attract young people by preaching against narcissism? As I mentioned here: "blogging (long form tweeting) fear, loathing, and high-handedness..." about X "...sells more books and blog ads than blogging about the balance between narcissism and self expression in general, which is as old as Job's laments."
If this generation is more narcissistic, it is because it is the least religious generation. But even as I write those words I suspect them as overstatement. Narcissism is the binary alternative to worship of the the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It always has been and always will. In this sense I am as big a narcissist as Simon Peter and Abraham. God help me.
A Christian and Twitter: Narcissism?
As much as I hate to wade into this (I wish I had more time), I think it might be an important larger discussion about the virtues and vices of technology.
I'm going to try to limit my comments to my own opinions as an individual Christian. I don't purport to speak for all Christians, particularly because these matters involve new technologies and somewhat novel circumstances. As I explained to my son after watching the movie Valkyrie, I have more access to and transmission power of information in the phone on my hip than most humans have experienced in human history.
Over at Between Two Worlds I read, was sent and then commented on a post affirming Twitter as a cause and vehicle for narcissism. The post also equates social networking more generally with narcissism and nihilism.
As I commented there: Twitter as a technology, is no more or less narcissistic than the printing press. One must have a certain sense of confidence to publish any opinion widely. Is this narcissism or the necessary self-confidence to assert an opinion? If it's narcissism, then all who publish, via press, blog or Twitter are narcissists.
Who is a bigger "narcissist" than Luther? How dare he publish his private opinions to rival the Magisterium! This is an old criticism of Protestantism; not of it's content but of it's temerity.
Or how about Augustine's Confession. Isn't it like unto a giant tweet of personal feelings and experience. Does anyone really care that Augustine was a thief in his youth? Apparently, yes, his "narcissism" notwithstanding.
The medium certainly affects the message but the medium is only as self-centered or self-expressive as the messenger. Twitter is more indicative of culture than prescriptive. If Twitter actually is narcissistic, it is because those who use it already are. But blogging (long form tweeting) fear, loathing, and high-handedness about new technology sells more books and blog ads than blogging about the balance between narcissism and self expression in general, which is as old as Job's laments.
Twitter being simply a tool for communication cannot be narcissistic per se. It's ironic that Christians struggle to see the link between communications innovations of today and key elements of Christian history. I already mentioned the printing press, not to mention the written word in general. You'd think Christians would vilify the telephone more than Twitter since we value the written word. I'm sad to say that when the telephone was invented and first widely used there were probably Christians who decried the vanity of the spoken word and it's effect on society. Imagine:
When your Mom calls and asks what's been going on today, do you stop and think: I don't want to be a narcissist so I better not say anything. Of course not. You disclose your life to people who care.
If you only heard one side of my phone calls you might assume I'm a narcissist because I'm always talking. But your assumption ignores the person on the other end. If you think my tweets are narcissistic, then why do you follow me? How can it be narcissistic if you have to choose to listen in. If you care enough to choose to listen, then it can't be all about me.
I'm on Twitter to stay connected to my office mates when we are out of the office. If you think that is a shallow substitute for real intimacy, watch this and stop talking to your friends on the phone; only talk to them in person so you won't be shallow.
I also get instant updates from the Boston Police while I work downtown. And, at times, I listen to real time conversation about real time events using things like Twitterfall and Twitter Search. For example, right now I'm "listening" to the Swine Flu story break across the globe. I just checked CNN on the web at 12:55 AM and there's a small mention of the flue at the bottom under World headlines. I'll bet it will be a bigger story by noon.
It's ironic that I've spent this much time writing about whether Twitter is narcissistic and I primarily use it to listen. You get the picture.
I'm hoping my next post will be - A Christian and Twitter: Brevity?
I'm going to try to limit my comments to my own opinions as an individual Christian. I don't purport to speak for all Christians, particularly because these matters involve new technologies and somewhat novel circumstances. As I explained to my son after watching the movie Valkyrie, I have more access to and transmission power of information in the phone on my hip than most humans have experienced in human history.
Over at Between Two Worlds I read, was sent and then commented on a post affirming Twitter as a cause and vehicle for narcissism. The post also equates social networking more generally with narcissism and nihilism.
As I commented there: Twitter as a technology, is no more or less narcissistic than the printing press. One must have a certain sense of confidence to publish any opinion widely. Is this narcissism or the necessary self-confidence to assert an opinion? If it's narcissism, then all who publish, via press, blog or Twitter are narcissists.
Who is a bigger "narcissist" than Luther? How dare he publish his private opinions to rival the Magisterium! This is an old criticism of Protestantism; not of it's content but of it's temerity.
Or how about Augustine's Confession. Isn't it like unto a giant tweet of personal feelings and experience. Does anyone really care that Augustine was a thief in his youth? Apparently, yes, his "narcissism" notwithstanding.
The medium certainly affects the message but the medium is only as self-centered or self-expressive as the messenger. Twitter is more indicative of culture than prescriptive. If Twitter actually is narcissistic, it is because those who use it already are. But blogging (long form tweeting) fear, loathing, and high-handedness about new technology sells more books and blog ads than blogging about the balance between narcissism and self expression in general, which is as old as Job's laments.
Twitter being simply a tool for communication cannot be narcissistic per se. It's ironic that Christians struggle to see the link between communications innovations of today and key elements of Christian history. I already mentioned the printing press, not to mention the written word in general. You'd think Christians would vilify the telephone more than Twitter since we value the written word. I'm sad to say that when the telephone was invented and first widely used there were probably Christians who decried the vanity of the spoken word and it's effect on society. Imagine:
"What are all those people talking about? Their hair? Their pets? What they had for breakfast? Rubbish! What narcissists!"Sound familiar?
When your Mom calls and asks what's been going on today, do you stop and think: I don't want to be a narcissist so I better not say anything. Of course not. You disclose your life to people who care.
If you only heard one side of my phone calls you might assume I'm a narcissist because I'm always talking. But your assumption ignores the person on the other end. If you think my tweets are narcissistic, then why do you follow me? How can it be narcissistic if you have to choose to listen in. If you care enough to choose to listen, then it can't be all about me.
I'm on Twitter to stay connected to my office mates when we are out of the office. If you think that is a shallow substitute for real intimacy, watch this and stop talking to your friends on the phone; only talk to them in person so you won't be shallow.
I also get instant updates from the Boston Police while I work downtown. And, at times, I listen to real time conversation about real time events using things like Twitterfall and Twitter Search. For example, right now I'm "listening" to the Swine Flu story break across the globe. I just checked CNN on the web at 12:55 AM and there's a small mention of the flue at the bottom under World headlines. I'll bet it will be a bigger story by noon.
It's ironic that I've spent this much time writing about whether Twitter is narcissistic and I primarily use it to listen. You get the picture.
I'm hoping my next post will be - A Christian and Twitter: Brevity?
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Google Earth's flying tour bus
Google LatLong: Google Earth's flying tour bus: "I've been working on the new feature for Google Earth 5.0 which makes it easy for you to record and share your stories with others. It's called Touring, and with it you can create guided, narrated flights around Google Earth. Think of it like a flying tour bus. Just like a tour bus, you can look around while you travel, you can have narration explaining what you're looking at, and you can get off the bus to wander around. Even better, you don't need roads and you never have to worry about being left behind!"
I need to do some of this.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
GrandCentral Dreams
I've been using GrandCentral for a while now, hoping that Google would make it awesome.
Now that there's word that Google will release GrandCentral 2.0 a friend comments that they should implement SMS messages to work with your GrandCentral number.
I heartily agree.
If I know Google (and this will prove if I do or not) they will do this and more. I've been dreaming of this for many moons:
Gmail Contacts will be integrated with Gmail, Gmail Chat and Grand Central. Gmail already has SMS capability and I dream that it will all come together to truly become the last phone number I'll ever need.
Gmail Si! Microsoft No!
Here's a great example of why I'm down on Microsoft, ripped from today's headlines: http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2ZZG6E7EF3IQF
Gmail improves features for no charge and in a timely fashion. And Microsoft:
Gmail improves features for no charge and in a timely fashion. And Microsoft:
Interestingly, buried in today's news was the announcement that, Hotmail is finally adding POP3 support - eleven years after Microsoft acquired the service! We've previously covered how it's possible to jailbreak Hotmail data and transfer messages out of the ageing app.
If anything illustrates why data portability is important in web-based services (and for web workers), it's this reality; Microsoft passed an eleven year sentence of imprisonment on its users' personal data and is now paying the price with a 5% decline in its user numbers.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Update: Heinous Facebook Identity Theft
Today I'm in Daytona, FL at Summer Project Directors Conference with my friend and colleague Geoff Freeman. He discovered that someone hacked into his Facebook account, changed his password and then claimed to all of his Facebook friends that he is stuck in London with no wallet or money and needs money sent to him.
Geoff is sitting right next to me right now as this identity thief started chatting with me on me on Facebook.
He claims that I should send money to help him through Western Union to:
Geoff Freeman
32 Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town,
London, NW5 2AE United Kingdom
Can someone, somewhere bring this person to justice?
Oh, and make sure your Facebook password is strong.
Update:
"Geoff" just went offline. The real Geoff and I are pretty sure this person is an accomplice.
Another Update:
Here's how my chat with "Geoff" ended...
Apparently he was the done...
Geoff is sitting right next to me right now as this identity thief started chatting with me on me on Facebook.
He claims that I should send money to help him through Western Union to:
Geoff Freeman
32 Kentish Town Road, Kentish Town,
London, NW5 2AE United Kingdom
Can someone, somewhere bring this person to justice?
Oh, and make sure your Facebook password is strong.
Update:
"Geoff" just went offline. The real Geoff and I are pretty sure this person is an accomplice.
Another Update:
Here's how my chat with "Geoff" ended...
Apparently he was the done...
Geoff
u there?
all i need now to get on a plane back home is 850
can u loan me that?
8:52pmRyan
how about I send you an even $1000
8:52pmGeoff
ok
do u know any western union agent around u?
or do u have any idea about western union?
8:55pmRyan
yes actually my brother is a western union agent
I'll call him right now. He's actually a district manager so he'll have lots of authority to take care of you
8:57pmGeoff
so how are u going to do it now
8:57pmRyan
I'm going to call him right now
He can contact someone there in London I'm sure
8:58pmGeoff
ok
8:58pmRyan
he will make sure the money gets to you
when should I tell him that you will be there to pick it up?
8:59pmGeoff
just tell him to send the money and i will pick it up here with my passport
are u calling your brother now?
9:02pmRyan
yes
9:03pmGeoff
so how is it going?
how soon will i get it?
9:04pmRyan
he said he needs your passport number
if you don't have a wallet or any other id
9:10pmGeoff
U ARE A FOOL
IDIOT
9:12pmGeoff
IF U TALK TO ME AGAIN...I WILL GET YOUR ACCOUNT HACKED
TRUST ME...I'M THE DONE
FOOL
IDIOT
Final Update:
Monday, December 15, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Church 2.0 Notes
I'm in Lexington, MA today for the Church 2.0 conference. I'll be taking notes here and liveblogging throughout the event.
Update: http://church2pointo.unifyer.com/ web site for Church 2.0
Notes from Greg Atkinson
Innovation is not a dirty word
Design: Do you matter?
Listening through technology.
Virtual relationships: can you have a real relationship online? Some that see Greg everyday don't know who he is or what he is doing. Others who have never met him face to face know all about him and what he is doing on day to day basis.
Open Sourceness
Innovation:
Apple, BMW, Ikea, Starbucks; all of these are known for design in a comprehensive way.
Many Apple users keep the box that the product came in.
Update:
youversion.com and lifechurch.tv
Update: http://church2pointo.unifyer.com/ web site for Church 2.0
Notes from Greg Atkinson
Innovation is not a dirty word
Design: Do you matter?
Listening through technology.
Virtual relationships: can you have a real relationship online? Some that see Greg everyday don't know who he is or what he is doing. Others who have never met him face to face know all about him and what he is doing on day to day basis.
Open Sourceness
Innovation:
Apple, BMW, Ikea, Starbucks; all of these are known for design in a comprehensive way.
Many Apple users keep the box that the product came in.
Update:
youversion.com and lifechurch.tv
Churches must consider design comprehensively. Some are hiring mystery worshippers to help them.
Some decide whether to come back to a church before they ever hear the pastor from the pulpit. Some will never enter the door of your church because of what they see online.
Update:
From Greg: I shouldn't have to search around for last weeks sermon. When I click on "Meet the Staff" I should see smiling faces.
http://citylifeboston.org/ is not too bad.
Update:
Top Web 2.0 from Colin and Greg:
- http://www.flickr.com/
- itunes.com
Some companies like Apple tightly control some aspects of their company and build loose collaborative communities in other spaces (ITunes).
Comcast and Dell know listen for people talking about them online so they can respond and shape the conversation.
Greg: we are missionaries to a new world. Listening through technology is important for missionaries. People post their heart and life online.
Update:
How does ministry change when it goes online?
Fusion
Break for lunch.
Update:
Twitter for small groups. Twitter can fill in the gaps between the times you are together and enhance the relationships for those in small groups: http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
Facebook is a place where your life can collide with others who you may interact with.
Web 2.0 rewards integrity. If you have integrity in your walk with Jesus, everyone who knows you can and will see that. If you are a hypocrite, that will be revealed as well.
Email is dying. Facebook is a preferred mode of communication. Kids don't answer their email, they respond to Facebook.
Broadcasting your service increases the audience: RSS, Mogulus, qik, blip TV, vimeo, truthcasting, Godtube.
Also using Skype and Mogulus to broadcast small groups.
Facebook ads used to connect students with www.everystudent.com
Outreach ideas: posting on Craigslist or meetup.
Update:
roov.com
http://www.dreamcenter.org/
Update:
Twitter for small groups. Twitter can fill in the gaps between the times you are together and enhance the relationships for those in small groups: http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter
Facebook is a place where your life can collide with others who you may interact with.
Web 2.0 rewards integrity. If you have integrity in your walk with Jesus, everyone who knows you can and will see that. If you are a hypocrite, that will be revealed as well.
Email is dying. Facebook is a preferred mode of communication. Kids don't answer their email, they respond to Facebook.
Broadcasting your service increases the audience: RSS, Mogulus, qik, blip TV, vimeo, truthcasting, Godtube.
Also using Skype and Mogulus to broadcast small groups.
Facebook ads used to connect students with www.everystudent.com
Outreach ideas: posting on Craigslist or meetup.
Update:
roov.com
http://www.dreamcenter.org/
Why web 2.0 innovation is becomes more difficult the older you get....
I've been thinking lately that the hardest thing about innovation with web 2.0 tools these days is not related to age specifically. It is a function of the last finite resource in a world of ambient findability: attention.
College students are often early adopters of innovative technology because they have an excess of time and attention. The older a person gets the more their time is "value added" with job and family commitments. Time does not equal money. Time = value. To the extent that a person values their job, their family, their hobbies, their health, they will spend time on it. Once those habits of time investment are established, investing in a technology that was invented a few days or months ago seems foolish. Often it is foolish. But the power of Web 2.0 technology exceeds the printing press. This is why investing the time to explore and discover new technologies is ultimately worthwhile.
Web 2.0 is really just a new kind of city. It is millions of people who are opening themselves up for real human connection. Investing time in connecting with these people is very important, even if the means of that connection changes so often that it requires a seemingly excessive amount of time to do it.
This will mean a divestment of time in other things for those who have good and healthy habits of investment in other things. I have divested time spent watching TV. I watch very little TV anymore. It is boring, static and feels like a waste of time when compared with finding my friends and new ideas and technologies in a Web 2.0 world. I believe most people have a slice of time that could be reinvested in Web 2.0 that would improve their life far more than what they used to spend that time on.
College students are often early adopters of innovative technology because they have an excess of time and attention. The older a person gets the more their time is "value added" with job and family commitments. Time does not equal money. Time = value. To the extent that a person values their job, their family, their hobbies, their health, they will spend time on it. Once those habits of time investment are established, investing in a technology that was invented a few days or months ago seems foolish. Often it is foolish. But the power of Web 2.0 technology exceeds the printing press. This is why investing the time to explore and discover new technologies is ultimately worthwhile.
Web 2.0 is really just a new kind of city. It is millions of people who are opening themselves up for real human connection. Investing time in connecting with these people is very important, even if the means of that connection changes so often that it requires a seemingly excessive amount of time to do it.
This will mean a divestment of time in other things for those who have good and healthy habits of investment in other things. I have divested time spent watching TV. I watch very little TV anymore. It is boring, static and feels like a waste of time when compared with finding my friends and new ideas and technologies in a Web 2.0 world. I believe most people have a slice of time that could be reinvested in Web 2.0 that would improve their life far more than what they used to spend that time on.
Monday, July 28, 2008
What are conferences for in a wired world?
Many have been wondering what the purpose of conferences are if many of the elements of a conference are available without showing up.
This discussion has a nice introduction in this post by Seth Godin.
I've been thinking some of these same things since last year when I helped lead the Campus Ministry Days of Campus Crusade for Christ. Today I'm going to be working with Dan Allan on what this might mean for:
For example:
This discussion has a nice introduction in this post by Seth Godin.
I've been thinking some of these same things since last year when I helped lead the Campus Ministry Days of Campus Crusade for Christ. Today I'm going to be working with Dan Allan on what this might mean for:
- Fall Getaway
- Weekly meetings
- Servant Teams
- Staff meetings
- National Summer Project meetings
- Christmas Conferences and Winter Conferences
- National Staff Conferences
For example:
- Instead of having a speaker give a talk, require attendees to listen to the talk beforehand and spend the time at the conference in Q and A.
- Crowd Activities: In 1984 I was a growing up in LA and I watched the Summer Olympics religiously since it was in my hometown. I will never forget what happened during the opening ceremonies: the capacity crowd held up individual square placards that created an enormous mural of all the flags of the world. I remember it like it was yesterday. I wish I could have been there. I'm sure everyone that was there was amazed by what they had participated in; they surely saved their placard to this day. This is the kind of once in a lifetime group activity that makes attending an event worthwhile.
- Allowing attendees to help create the content and conversations of the conference (see podcamp). This makes each conference a unique creation and collaboration and increased the value for each attendee.
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