MinneWebCon 2010 Liveblog

6:39 PM: Minnov8 Getting geared up for MinneWebCon starting tomorrow morning bright-n-early. Check it out: minnewebcon.umn.edu
8:26 AM: Minnov8 We’re here at the event ready to get started…
8:37 AM: Steve Borsch
8:37 AM: Steve Borsch 290 people here…great turnout!
8:39 AM: Steve Borsch
8:40 AM: Steve Borsch The photo below is of MinnewebCon director, Kris Layon, kicking off the event
8:43 AM: Philson Surrounded by iPads…I feel so cheap. @halvorson to kick off minnewebcon
8:43 AM: Minnov8 Kristina Halvorson of Brain Traffic, the opening keynoter starting off. See minnewebcon.umm.edu for more and links
8:47 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon WALL-E en.wikipedia.org web content is kind of like the garbage in Wall E
8:47 AM: micahvono Wall-E as a metaphor for content strategy… awesome #minnewebcon…
8:47 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon CMS en.wikipedia.org
8:48 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon @kirsitinahalvorson all that content out there needs a “virtual wall-e” to get rid of all the junk.
8:48 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Rubik, the Amazing Cube en.wikipedia.org
8:48 AM: t_embretson web content = heaps of trash in wall-e. brilliant. tweetphoto.com #minnewebcon
8:48 AM: t_embretson
8:48 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon wall e is a great metaphor for web content.
8:49 AM: whitneytaylor I really love @halverson’s comparison of web content and the movie Wall-E. Just think about it. #minnewebcon
8:49 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Quality en.wikipedia.org
8:50 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon How can we improve the timeliness and quality of our content for our agencies, companies, etc?
8:50 AM: MegCanada Content marginalized in web design- how can we as a community inform better content? @halvorson #minnewebcon
8:51 AM: juliaschrenkler at #minnewebcon @halverson shares the hive diagram. see her online reference here: bit.ly
8:51 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon blog.braintraffic.com
8:51 AM: tschubring
8:51 AM: CynthiaSargent #MinneWebCon Love @halvorson ‘s comparison of web content to garbage in WALL-E. Great start to the day…
8:51 AM: toniprekker Listening to Kristina Halvorson at #minnewebcon. Need to check out the hive diagram at skillset.org
8:51 AM: pfhyper via @whitneytaylor you can mute me via keyword as I tweet at #minnewebcon today.
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8:52 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon sometimes we’re every title in the web project. Analyst, seo, usabaliity, account manager.
8:52 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Hive mind en.wikipedia.org
8:52 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon check out skillset.org. how do the content roles work together. web writers often isolated from the rest of the project.
8:53 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Elephant in the room en.wikipedia.org
8:54 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Gantt chart en.wikipedia.org
8:54 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon writer was always called in last when the content was needed.
8:54 AM: pfhyper Absolutely great visuals for @kirsitinahalvorson’s keynote. #minnewebcon
8:55 AM: truetone Excellent visuals and narrative in @Kristinahalvorson’s presentation at #minnewebcon Those who present often should take note.
8:55 AM: Philson Follow @Minnov8 live coverage of #minnewebcon at bit.ly
8:55 AM: Minnov8 Follow @Minnov8 live coverage of #minnewebcon at bit.ly
8:55 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon “lies we tell ourselves” can pull old content over to new site and fix it later. no.
8:55 AM: juliaschrenkler i seriously love presentation slides that are nothing more than four words, like “LIES WE TELL OURSELVES” #minnewebcon #payingattention
8:55 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Copywriting en.wikipedia.org
8:56 AM: pfhyper Oops. Kristina Halvorson is NOT @kristinahalvorson she is @halvorson. Please correct your tweets! #minnewebcon
8:56 AM: MegCanada Lies we tell ourselves… my favorite- we can just roll over the content we already have. @halvorson #minnewebcon
8:56 AM: micahvono Fantastic use of visuals in @halvorson’s preso. Take note, people! #minnewebcon
8:56 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Life cycle en.wikipedia.org
8:56 AM: gManiPhone ditto via @whitneytaylor you can mute me via keyword as I tweet at #minnewebcon today.
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8:56 AM: Steve Borsch
8:57 AM: Philson Content needs to evolve over time. #minnewebcon
8:57 AM: coryetzkorn “content is not something we can just publish and forget about” @halvorson #minnewebcon
8:57 AM: juliaschrenkler “Content is something that has a life… We say it goes ‘live’ for a reason… It evolves” / @halvorson at #minnewebcon
8:57 AM: skwiot Content creation is not copy writing #MinneWebCon
8:57 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Information architecture en.wikipedia.org
8:58 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Richard Saul Wurman en.wikipedia.org
8:59 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon richard saul wurman, “father of IA.” \
8:59 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Edward Tufte en.wikipedia.org
8:59 AM: pfhyper Edward Tufte is helping Feds design some of their new transparency sites. FTW! #minnewebcon
8:59 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon re: Richard Saul Wurman….never meet your heroes….
8:59 AM: Wybi listening to keynote @ #minnewebcon
8:59 AM: n8k great tips from Kristina Halverson at #minnewebcon
9:00 AM: micahvono Barely supressed the urge to clap/cheer at the mention of Tufte #minnewebcon
9:00 AM: truetone Correction: Excellent visuals and narrative in @halvorson’s presentation at #minnewebcon Those who present often should take note.
9:00 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Jesse James Garrett en.wikipedia.org
9:00 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon jaesse games garrett “elements of UE” different components of UE.
9:01 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon User experience design en.wikipedia.org
9:01 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Jesse James Garrett en.wikipedia.org
9:01 AM: Philson Edward Tufte “His books really look great on my coffee table.”-@halvorson #minnewebcon.
9:01 AM: Minnov8 Minnov8 is liveblogging #minnewebcon AND pulling in that hash tag. Watch the stream here: minnov8.com
9:02 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon the UE model doesn’t always account for “secondary considerations” like content requirements.
9:02 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon elements of user experience… I should read that.
9:02 AM: wjcstp Wish i were at #minnewebcon this morning. Bleah.
9:02 AM: gManiPhone CONTENT IS NOT A FEATURE via @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:03 AM: MegCanada Content is not a feature – @halvorson #righton #minnewebcon
9:03 AM: skwiot Content is not a feature, it is how we primarily communicate to our users. #MinneWebCon
9:03 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon content is not a feature!!
9:03 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon content is not a feature. put another way “content isn’t important unless its wrong or its missing.”
9:03 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Multimedia en.wikipedia.org
9:03 AM: CynthiaSargent “Content is not a feature.” @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:03 AM: t_embretson surprised at the lack of iPads at #minnewebcon
9:03 AM: pfhyper Edward Tufte, Minister of Information at On the Media. is.gd #minnewebcon (Wikipedia article needs updating @tschubring!)
9:03 AM: MegCanada via @pfhyper (also a host) #minnewebcon twitter hosts for the day: @whitneytaylor, @saralovesyou, @gmaniphone, @phyper
9:04 AM: silentseas At #minnewebcon, @halvorson: “Content is not a feature.”
9:04 AM: micahvono Anyone feeling guilty about past web projects right now? #content strategy #minnewebcon
9:04 AM: justrobyn ‘Content is not a feature’ – loving the focus on content here! #MinneWebCon -@halvorson is great – and funny! Want coffee with this gal!
9:04 AM: coryetzkorn twitpic.com #MinneWebCon Content is not a feature
9:04 AM: coryetzkorn
9:04 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon explosion of content strategy over the last few years. a new methodology and way of thinking that’s finally being embraced.
9:04 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Methodology en.wikipedia.org
9:05 AM: Philson We hope you enjoy the addition of the Twitter conversation to the Minnov8 live blogging of Minnewebcon. Let us know.
9:05 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Content strategy en.wikipedia.org
9:05 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon the guy to my right is using scribble it looks super cool…. I want to ask him about it but we are in the front row…
9:05 AM: juliaschrenkler “[content strategy] is *super sexy*” – @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:05 AM: t_embretson content strategy is super sexy… @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:05 AM: truetone Content Is Not a Feature (#minnewebcon) post.ly
9:05 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon content strategy plans for creation publications and governance of useful, usable content.
9:06 AM: mnjess Content strategy is super sexy! #minnewebcon
9:06 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon content strategy plans for creation publications and governance of useful, usable content..
9:06 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon “governance” means human involvement when managing content.
9:06 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Text en.wikipedia.org
9:06 AM: timelliott Of the 7 people live blogging in the front row we have 3 MacBooks, 3 iPads & an iPod Touch… why am I not surprised? #minnewebcon
9:07 AM: troyapeterson RT @birdchick: New blog post: Mites and Mice www.birdchick.com
9:07 AM: Philson Text needs to be planned for at the beginning of the process. How often does that happen?@halvorson
9:07 AM: juliaschrenkler hope @halvorson’s slides will be available – love she includes error / task msgs in text strategy #minnewebcon
9:07 AM: charismaticdog I do wish flash wasn’t defacto included as a key part of a web site. #minnewebcon
9:07 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Strategy en.wikipedia.org
9:08 AM: CynthiaSargent “[Content strategy] is *super sexy*!” @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:08 AM: toniprekker Need to share the “text is” slide from @halvorson with my editors #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: mnjess Strategy should be a roadmap not a bunch of tactics. @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: troyapeterson RT @toniprekker: Need to share the “text is” slide from @halvorson with my editors #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: skwiot Strategy is not just about ‘what you’re going to do’ but ‘why are you doing this in the first place #MinneWebCon
9:09 AM: Philson Content Strategy=What, Why, How, From Whom, By Whom, With what, When, Where, How often, What next.
9:09 AM: troyapeterson RT @charismaticdog: I do wish flash wasn’t defacto included as a key part of a web site. #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Workflow en.wikipedia.org
9:09 AM: MegCanada If you don’t follow Mr. Fleck already- he’s my Follow Monday @pfhyper #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: troyapeterson RT @mnjess: Strategy should be a roadmap not a bunch of tactics. @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: troyapeterson RT @afcastro: #minnewebcon “governance” means human involvement when managing content.
9:09 AM: Philson Plan, Create, Deliver, Govern
9:09 AM: skwiot Strategy is not about ‘what you’re going to do’ but ‘why are you doing this in the first place #MinneWebCon
9:09 AM: troyapeterson RT @mnjess: Content strategy is super sexy! #minnewebcon
9:09 AM: juliaschrenkler Plan / Create / Deliver / Govern @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:10 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon plan, create, deliver, govern all part of content strategy. but often the plan is overlooked.
9:10 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Intuit en.wikipedia.org
9:10 AM: troyapeterson RT @skwiot: Strategy is not about ‘what you’re going to do’ but ‘why are you doing this in the first place #MinneWebCon
9:11 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Grid (page layout) en.wikipedia.org(page_layout)
9:12 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon a genius critique of the Quickbooks web site.
9:12 AM: Steve Borsch Using iPad & iPhone app from Scribblelive. Combo is the perfect way to do this at #minnewebcon
9:13 AM: troyapeterson RT @timelliott: Of the 7 people live blogging in the front row we have 3 MacBooks, 3 iPads & an iPod Touch… why am I not surprised? #m …
9:13 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon quicken.com website is an example of poor content strategy. mint.com is good UE. users can relate to the design and content.
9:13 AM: Philson
9:13 AM: coryetzkorn Content Strategy Questions: what, why, how, for whom, by whom, with what, when, where, how often, what’s next. #MinneWebCon @halvorson
9:13 AM: JeffPesek #minnewebcon Interesting that Intuit swallowed Mint for 170 million. nyti.ms
9:13 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Mint.com en.wikipedia.org www.mint.com
9:13 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon mint.com perfect example of how to blend ue and content strategy.
9:14 AM: gManiPhone if microsoft designed webpages (wait… ) #minnewebcon
9:14 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Website wireframe en.wikipedia.org
9:14 AM: pyry Looks like it’s #minnewebcon today! Thanks for tweeting your hearts out, I can’t make it this year; Norway! 😉
9:15 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Quickens web site isn’t awesome, but Intuit still ended up buying Mint. Lol!
9:15 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon in content strategy must plan ahead for meta content so users can find information easily.
9:15 AM: timelliott Good example of content strategy being shown, Mint.com… Contrasting with Quicken which is not so good #minnewebcon
9:15 AM: MegCanada AHA Moment from @halvorson’s keynote- look at Mint.com v. Quicken. Who is telling a story? #minnewebcon
9:15 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Metadata en.wikipedia.org
9:15 AM: silentseas Swiffer has an official youtube channel? The mind boggles. #minnewebcon
9:15 AM: troyapeterson RT @timelliott: Good example of content strategy being shown, Mint.com… Contrasting with Quicken which is not so good #minnewebcon
9:16 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon content strategy also means keeping on top of your brand to ensure freshness.
9:17 AM: Philson Who’s doing it (Content Strategy) well?
9:17 AM: evanstremke Thanks to Twitter, I can practically attend #MinneWebCon for free.
9:17 AM: skwiot “I love going to REI and buying things because it makes me feel more fit.” #MinneWebCon
9:17 AM: nataliearoberts Where do websites go to die when they cease to be relevant? #minnewebcon
9:18 AM: troyapeterson RT @CHRISVOSS: Download My iTunes Podcasts of The Chris Voss Show! Expand your mind! bit.ly
9:18 AM: troyapeterson RT @nataliearoberts: Where do websites go to die when they cease to be relevant? #minnewebcon
9:18 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon REI en.wikipedia.org www.rei.com
9:19 AM: CynthiaSargent Content governance fail: Swiffer on YouTube – tinyurl.com @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:19 AM: toniprekker REI has an editorial calendar for their site. Good idea 🙂 #minnewebcon
9:20 AM: Philson Doing it well according to @halovorson…REI, Room &Board…
9:21 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon www.roomandboard.com
9:21 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon room & board site brings stories from artisans and craftsmen to consumer. good example of content strategy.
9:21 AM: troyapeterson RT @skwiot: “I love going to REI and buying things because it makes me feel more fit.” #MinneWebCon
9:21 AM: juliaschrenkler note to self, check out www.rei.com as an example of committed resources for content as asset #minnewebcon
9:21 AM: troyapeterson RT @silentseas: Swiffer has an official youtube channel? The mind boggles. #minnewebcon
9:21 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon OMG en.wikipedia.org
9:22 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon content strategy is every team member’s business. it doesn’t exist in a vacuum.
9:22 AM: AsSeenInWI Attending #minnewebcon 2010 today bit.ly
9:23 AM: juliaschrenkler i’m kind of interested in how to balance the quality / process @halvorson is talking about and the speed of today’s web. #minnewebcon
9:23 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Content strategy en.wikipedia.org
9:23 AM: timelliott Another good example of a brand “bringing their story to life”, Room & Broad… Nice video series #minnewebcon
9:23 AM: juliaschrenkler YOU ARE A PUBLISHER. / @halvorson’s #minnewebcon slides are sending you a clear message.
9:23 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon you are a publisher…
9:24 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Publishing en.wikipedia.org
9:24 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon as soon as you touch anything that’s online you are a publisher. can’t act like a lone content cowboy.
9:24 AM: MegCanada Good examples of content strategy execution- REI.com and RoomandBoard.com @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:24 AM: timelliott That should have been Room & Board in my last tweet #minnewebcon
9:25 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Five Ws en.wikipedia.org
9:26 AM: toniprekker Need to audit. Wall-E will not save me from my content. @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:26 AM: pfhyper If you love to do site content audits, talk to @halvorson after the keynote. #minnewebcon
9:26 AM: charismaticdog Thinking about all the sites I have mouldering online and wishing to hear “waaaalee” #minnewebcon
9:26 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon no matter where you are in content process ask why, what, how, etc. also analyze content to see what’s out there.
9:27 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Sea of cubicles en.wikipedia.org
9:28 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon talk to team members about content strategy. make sure they understand they’re being heard but also explain whys and why nots
9:28 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Paradigm en.wikipedia.org
9:28 AM: saralovesyou Making fun of flash is always good for a laugh. #minnewebcon
9:29 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Quality assurance en.wikipedia.org
9:29 AM: juliaschrenkler Hello Twitter-world. The topic #minnewebcon tag refers to minnewebcon.umn.edu
9:29 AM: Steve Borsch
9:29 AM: troyapeterson RT @dyounk: RT @juliaschrenkler: Plan / Create / Deliver / Govern @halvorson #minnewebcon – Too many go too complex. Keep things simple …
9:29 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon assume responsibility for content quality, resource allocation.
9:30 AM: toniprekker Feeling good about my team after @halvorson presentation #minnewebcon. They care and are capable.
9:30 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Net income en.wikipedia.org
9:30 AM: drembasoup Care for content involves the development of a long-term wrangling strategy. Audit content and contributors. @halvorson #MinneWebCon
9:31 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Vincent van Gogh en.wikipedia.org
9:31 AM: jenholman sitting at my desk, wishing I were at #minnewebcon… wishing that whole tap-your-heels-three-times thing would work
9:31 AM: timelliott The payoff slide in @halvorson keynote at #minnewebcon ow.ly
9:31 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon post wall-e world we’ll have content that is clean, happy, easy to understand.
9:31 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon if anyone here wants to see something cool that’s not nib software, talk to me about @gist
9:31 AM: pfhyper What will the world be like in the post-content age? #minnewebcon
9:34 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon IPad en.wikipedia.org
9:34 AM: MegCanada I want to personally thank the #minnewebcon team for finding great women to keynote! @klayon et al. You are awesome!
9:34 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon more often people are looking for content strategists. “i’m tired of losing sleep over my content.”
9:35 AM: CynthiaSargent Excellent morning keynote presentation on Content Strategy by @halvorson at #minnewebcon. Great start to the day…
9:35 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Usability en.wikipedia.org
9:35 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon content writers are building many IA and content strategy skills. and they’re not going to work for $18/hr.
9:36 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon. Oooops I thought we were done and started talking!! I guess that’s why people don’t sit in the front. #fauxpas
9:36 AM: troyapeterson RT @MegCanada: I want to personally thank the #minnewebcon team for finding great women to keynote! @klayon et al. You are awesome!
9:36 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – good content strategy is gonna cost you…
9:36 AM: pfhyper Gotta say that @minnewebcon finds awesome keynoters! (full disclosure: I’m one of the organizers but it’s still true)
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9:37 AM: nataliearoberts It’s easy to sell people on good content by using the tactics of fear and shame #minnewebcon @halvorson
9:37 AM: troyapeterson RT @philson: I’m honored. RT @KakieF: I am inspired by @chrisbrogan @rribbitz @philson @rickmahn @mnheadhunter @keithprivette @pbuckley …
9:37 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Narcissism en.wikipedia.org
9:37 AM: troyapeterson RT @philson: Follow @Minnov8 live coverage of #minnewebcon at bit.ly
9:37 AM: whitneytaylor Remember, if you commit to 60 pages you have to care for 60 pages. @halvorson #minnewebcon
9:38 AM: pfhyper Seen @halvorson do a couple of presentations. If she ever gives up the web, I think she’d be great as a standup comedian. #minnewebcon
9:38 AM: AsSeenInWI I really enjoyed @halvorson’s keynote this morning at #Minnewebcon 2010. Check out her book bit.ly
9:39 AM: crossons At #minnewebcon, @halvorson is singing my song. See, content providers, more is NOT better!!
9:44 AM: paularmstrong Making a few last minute tweaks to my #minnewebcon presentation and then crashing in on a few sessions.
9:45 AM: jmarthaler Reading the newspaper at #minnewebcon. Expecting to be thrown out for being technologically backwards any moment.
9:46 AM: LastKrauter #Minnewebcon all day. Great presentation by @halvorson
9:46 AM: gManiPhone on to 135-A for Web APIs session. #minnewebcon
9:47 AM: justrobyn Heading into ‘SEO Copywriting That Doesn’t Suck’ #MinneWebCon
9:47 AM: skwiot Next Session: Ban Helvetica – The Brave New World of Web Fonts by Garrick Van Buren #MinneWebCon
9:48 AM: gManiPhone Tom Hughes-Croucher is an Evangelist and Senior Developer in Yahoo!’s Open Strategy Group bit.ly #minnewebcon
9:48 AM: whitneytaylor I’m set up in the SEO Copywriting session in room 155, with power! #minnewebcon
9:49 AM: gdnovey Follow #minnewebcon for tweet updates of the event
9:50 AM: myklroventine In session: Ban Helvetica – The Brave New World of Web Fonts by @garrickvanburen #MinneWebCon
9:50 AM: smbmsp In session: Ban Helvetica – The Brave New World of Web Fonts by @garrickvanburen #MinneWebCon
9:50 AM: chrisschumann is at #minnewebcon. Anyone with a web site: you *must* buy Content Strategy for the Web by @halvorson.
9:50 AM: whitneytaylor I think all presenters should include their Twitter handle on the first or second slide. I want to quote people! #minnewebcon
9:50 AM: m3ggiesue Really enjoyed @halvorson’s talk! Favorite takeaways: web content has a life cycle & requires governance. On to SEO… #minnewebcon
9:51 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon writing SEO content that rocks!
9:51 AM: t_embretson in ban helvetica at #minnewebcon – i have had some experience with font-face, so hoping for something new
9:52 AM: juliaschrenkler in “SEO Copywriting That Doesn’t Suck” session at #minnewebcon
9:52 AM: toniprekker Tweeting & paying attention to speakers at the same time is not going well. #minnewebcon
9:52 AM: gManiPhone all sessions should be presented with an English accent, whether the presenter is from England or not #futureideas #minnewebcon #webapis
9:52 AM: skwiot Helvetica is asked to do some very bad things. Not everything is Swiss Modern. #MinneWebCon
9:52 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon SEO writer @juliekosbab
9:53 AM: micahspieler Learning about mashing up APIs. “welcome to the technical track.” #minnewebcon
9:53 AM: whitneytaylor Playing the Fact or Myth SEO game. #minnewebcon
9:53 AM: josefbig Sweet Tweets coming from #MinneWebCon… especially @megcanada @philson @myklroventine. Wish I was there. Follow the hash tag for good info.
9:54 AM: skwiot Somehow we’ve declared Comic Sans less appropriate for the web than Arial #MinneWebCon
9:54 AM: CynthiaSargent Next up…Ban Helvetica: The Brave New World of Web Fonts #minnewebcon
9:55 AM: MegCanada Comic Sans is 16 years old?? #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
9:55 AM: toniprekker #minnewebcon SEO session: Keyword density doesn’t matter.
9:55 AM: timelliott Garrick Van Buren is challenging web designers to not choose the 12 web safe fonts in his session #minnewebcon
9:55 AM: Philson SEO Copywriting that doesn’t suck with Julie Kosbab. @betweenstations
9:55 AM: eryno At #minnewebcon for the day, learning some learns. Warning to non-attendees: Convention tweets incoming.
9:55 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon Keyword density en.wikipedia.org 3 – 10% density is a myth.
9:55 AM: skwiot Of all the web fonts, web dings is the youngest #Mi #minnewebcon
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9:56 AM: Philson Myths about SEO…Bold your keywords. Myth.
9:56 AM: Philson Myths about SEO. Keyword density. Myth.
9:56 AM: pfhyper Web Things (font) (12 years old) speaks to our times. #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
9:56 AM: doughamlin He said “mashup!” Bingo! #minnewebcon
9:56 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon facts and myths bolding & ital do not have an impact on ranking
9:57 AM: whitewaffle Wish I could be at #MinneWebCon this year! Good luck @zacharyjohnson, @cmcfadden, and @paularmstrong with your presentations!
9:57 AM: silentseas Loud cranky sounds about Comic Sans at #minnewebcon. Truly, these are my people.
9:57 AM: pfhyper #minnewebcon #banhelvetica font workarounds like Flash or pictures have accessibility and maintenance issues.
9:58 AM: Philson On-page Keyword use is integral part of the SEO Algorithm. Myth 15% of overall ranking algorithm
9:58 AM: toniprekker #minnewebcon SEO: links have 42% weight in ranking
9:58 AM: whitneytaylor Are you in the SEO session at #minnewebcon? Julie’s handle is @betweenstations.
9:59 AM: drembasoup “SEO myths are attractive just like a unicorn pony.” @betweenstations #MinneWebCon
9:59 AM: Philson Myths are persistent in SEO.
9:59 AM: pfhyper .@font-face CSS declaration allows for URL to point to font location on web. #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
9:59 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon in the beautiful utopian world of seo unicorns will play among the rainbows and all will be well. SEO
Myths are persistent!
10:00 AM: pfhyper What! There are @font-face issues in Internet Explorer? Who woulda known. #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
10:00 AM: Philson SEO…Links have 42% weight in ranking.
10:01 AM: mnmuseums If you work on the web, follow #minnewebcon today for tweets from great web conference at the U of M
10:01 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon people continue to rely on myths, resulting in publication of drivel. see wall-e reference from key note speaker @halvorson.
10:02 AM: gManiPhone Netflix has Cerebral Sci-Fi category. gotta see if i qualify #minnewebcon #webapis
10:02 AM: nataliearoberts You’ve got to be kidding me: browser support for @ font-face includes ie4+ ?! #minnewebcon
10:02 AM: juliaschrenkler good point at seo copywriting session: some of the seo myths _used_ to be true. (you know, in like, ’98) #minnewebcon
10:03 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon why the myths? old truths, old sites, old info, love of formula
10:03 AM: skwiot SIL Open Font License: scripts.sil.org #MinneWebCon
10:04 AM: LastKrauter Webfonts.info. Great reference for new fonts #Minnewebcon
10:05 AM: Steve Borsch I’m in “How to Mix and Match Web APIs by Tom Hughes” and it’s really an examination of ‘net as a platform
10:05 AM: crossons Just because an SEO rule worked in the past, doesn’t mean it still works today. #minnewebcon Thankfully, good content is still important!
10:05 AM: Philson Julie Kosbab giving good info but needs to work to minimize the “So totally.” attitude in her presentation. We’re all adults here.
10:05 AM: timelliott Garrick is showing resource sites like webfonts.info and example sites implementing @font-face in their CSS #minnewebcon
10:06 AM: Philson You needs verbs and adjectives in your copywriting for SEO
10:06 AM: juliaschrenkler couple key don’ts from seo copywriting session: don’t write keyword density of 3-8% don’t use a single phrase repeatedly bolded #minnewebcon
10:07 AM: skwiot Webfonts: webfonts.info #MinneWebCon
10:07 AM: Philson Don’t write for search engines. Wait a second isn’t this writing for SEO session?
10:07 AM: Steve Borsch
10:07 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon SEO copywriting truth #1- your reader is not an algorithm. Don’t write for search engines, write for the peeps.
10:07 AM: pfhyper Unconference for web fonts in Minneapolis in June. www.fontconf.com #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
10:07 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon SEO: Write content for people who use search engines, not for the search engines themselves.
10:07 AM: Philson Write for users of search engines no tsearch engines.
10:07 AM: skwiot “But he’s still calling Georgia. Good lord.” #MinneWebCon
10:08 AM: timelliott A free un-conference on web fonts will be held later this year here in St. Paul; more details: fontconf.com #minnewebcon
10:08 AM: juliaschrenkler what is interesting about the #minnewebcon seo copywriting session is the focus on people, not on data bots for aggregating sites etc
10:09 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon seo truth #2 – quality matters. good content brings converts. sucky content = sucky links.
10:09 AM: Philson SEO truth: Quality matters. If your content sucks so will your links.
10:09 AM: coryetzkorn @halvorson excellent presentation on Content Stategy. Great visuals, examples, and a realistic call to action. #MinneWebCon
10:09 AM: gManiPhone No real social interaction with Share This links. we’re talking to you @addthis #minnewebcon #webapis
10:09 AM: micahvono @sh1mmer is doing a presentation style I’ve tried and failed to do in the past. Going to have to check out prezi.com #minnewebcon
10:09 AM: drembasoup @halvorson Perspective on iPad. bit.ly #MinneWebCon
10:09 AM: Philson @betweenstations giving good info but needs to minimize the “So totally.” attitude in her presentation. We’re all adults here. #minnewebcon
10:10 AM: whitneytaylor “You’re reader is not an algorithm.” @betweenstations Yes, but isn’t SEO writing for the algorithm? Balance is key. #minnewebcon
10:10 AM: skwiot “IE is, what’s the word, very enthusiastic…it will download every one of the font formats” #MinneWebCon
10:10 AM: Philson Create a coherent site map, Focus each page’s topic, participate in keyword planning, use keywords coherently.
10:10 AM: micahspieler “the vast majority of people in the world don’t care where I am.” disucssing GeoLocation and social Web2.0 #minnewebcon
10:10 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon how to succeed copywriting SEO? coherent site map with linked hierarachy of content; foce on each page’s topic; key word is key
10:11 AM: crossons As a content writer, I am so loving the focus on the importance of good content at #minnewebcon
10:11 AM: gManiPhone people ONLY care about 5 things that are relative to them: Friends Family ATMs Restaurants and my fave Archnemisis. @sh1mmer #minnewebcon
10:12 AM: skwiot Only FireFox understands the WOFF format. SVG is for mobile, TTF is for everyone else and EOT for IE. #MinneWebCon
10:13 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon use key words coherently. site map creation helps guide content for site. no page is an island!
10:13 AM: TheSuss Key SEO message from @betweenstations at #minnewebcon: write for people, not for search engines.
10:13 AM: MegCanada Learning about @font-face css #inovermyhead @garrickvanburen is passionate about fonts! #minnewebcon
10:13 AM: ultimatelibrarn Created the #minnewebcon page at @wthashtag wthashtag.com
10:13 AM: skwiot Some browsers recognize spec-ed Unicode ranges, thus allowing for even smaller web files #MinneWebCon
10:13 AM: charismaticdog Quote @sh1mmer “you sir are statistically insignificant, sorry” need to use this in a meeting soon. #minnewebcon
10:14 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon page focus – payes need to focus on single or limited core concepts; focus helps control user experience
10:14 AM: micahspieler YQL is the glue for holding multiple APIs together. I’ll have to check it out. @sh1mmer #minnewebcon
10:14 AM: timelliott Garrick now geeking out over a complex site @font-face declaration explaining all the stuff I don’t understand (ex. src: local)… most educational #minnewebcon
10:14 AM: juliaschrenkler “do we know how people speak or are we institutionalized?” from #minnewebcon seo copywriting session
10:15 AM: TinaNguyen biting my digital tongue and keepin snark in check #minnewebcon
10:15 AM: toniprekker No. 1 thing to take from @betweenstations presentation at #minnewebcon: use the words your users use
10:15 AM: pfhyper “There are lots of font convertors for your local fonts,” he says with a smile. #illegal #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
10:15 AM: Tubes Great content strategy presentation from @halvoson. @sh1mmer API presentation is good but starting to go over my head. #minnewebcon
10:15 AM: Philson SEO Create a coherent site map, Focus each page’s topic, participate in keyword planning, use them coherently. @betweenstations #minnewebcon
10:15 AM: whitneytaylor If you don’t do cheap it’s ok not to use cheap in your keywords. Just because it has a high volume doesn’t mean it’s for you. #minnewebcon
10:16 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon keyword planning identifies the language used by web searchers to look for goods, services, or info. Matches content to inquiry
10:16 AM: eryno Font-enthusiasts are important, but I am SO not the target audience for this talk. #minnewebcon.
10:16 AM: Philson Keyword planning and The Long Tail…20-40% of all searches are unique.
10:16 AM: Steve Borsch Getting seriously geeky in the web API session
10:16 AM: Steve Borsch
10:16 AM: micahspieler Ouch. Will probably have go and learn MySQL before I start mashing up the APIs. @sh1mmer any resources? #minnewebcon
10:17 AM: Philson 54% of all search queries are 3 or more words long.
10:17 AM: skwiot FontForge is an opensource font format converter. However, read your license to see if you can legally do this #MinneWebCon
10:17 AM: doughamlin Tom Hughes-Croucher from Yahoo! is showing off YQL. Slick. #minnewebcon
10:17 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon Keyword planning & the long tail. 20-40% of all searches are unique. 54% of all search queries are 3 or more words long.
10:17 AM: Philson Long-tail keywords exhibit a higher conversion rate by up to 200% better than generic terms.
10:18 AM: AsSeenInWI Feeling like a huge nerd as I sit in a session about web fonts (and understand what’s being said) at #Minnewebcon
10:18 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon long tail keywords can bring a higher conversion rate up to 200% over generic terms.
10:19 AM: doughamlin If you know SQL, you know YQL and can access a ton of APIs with a single unified syntax. #minnewebcon
10:19 AM: micahvono “‘If you don’t complain, you don’t gain’… don’t tell that to children.” @sh1mmer #minnewebcon
10:20 AM: juliaschrenkler okay, #minnewebcon, i get it. this year’s underlying theme is Value. that’s cool by me.
10:20 AM: gdnovey #minnewebcon I’ll be sure to check out the Yahoo Developers Network YQL tools. bit.ly
10:20 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon SEO: keyword planning/core terms: most relevant to page, 2-5 words in length, not overly broad, actually searched for by users!
10:20 AM: Philson Your first goal: Finding the keyword most relevant to each page you are writing. Volume is secondary to appropriateness.
10:20 AM: nataliearoberts Useful web font sites: keenest.com, webfonts.com, fontconf.com, fontforge.sourceforge.net, eotfast.com #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
10:20 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon keyword planning: core terms. 2-5 words long; not overly broad; represent page focus; are searched by web users.
10:20 AM: pfhyper Follow Garrick at @kernest (also @garrickvanburen). #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
10:20 AM: micahvono Breakout Two is a tough call. HTML5 or user testing… #minnewebcon
10:21 AM: timelliott
10:21 AM: timelliott Garrick Van Buren starts his “Ban Helvetica” talk at #minnewebcon
10:21 AM: seancanton #minnewebcon obvious, but worth keeping in mind “we care about what we value”
10:21 AM: juliaschrenkler avoid dirty search terms! #minnewebcon don’t snicker – that doesn’t mean what you think it means, folks. keep focus.
10:22 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon beware of terms that have multiple meanings to mulitple audiences. hotel vs. lodging; sneakers v running shoes, etc.
10:22 AM: Philson SEO: Beware of terms that: Have multiple meanings, are too broad (car v. car insurance), have multiple intents (Hotel v. lodging), Acronyms
10:23 AM: jgulden @smbmsp BAN HELVETICA??? Why trifle with perfection? #MinneWebCon
10:23 AM: toniprekker @betweenstations #minnewebcon 20-40% of searches are unique, 54% are 3+ words
10:23 AM: TheSuss @SherryHoyer This is why I’m proud to be a part of #minnewebcon! @Halvorson put it well this morning: It is up to us to start conversations
10:23 AM: micahvono Any bets on when #minnewebcon is going to make it into trending?
10:23 AM: juliaschrenkler good point about not using acronyms in #minnewebcon seo copywriting session. i run across acronym trouble a maddening amount of the time
10:23 AM: skwiot WOFF format can be converted from WOFF to SFNT. “If it can be made into a WOFF, it can’t be unmade” #MinneWebCon
10:23 AM: troyapeterson RT @RachelAGirard: get out of the box to get in your clients head
10:24 AM: halvorson Wrapped up #minnewebcon keynote. So proud to be a part of this community. So sad I can’t be there all day. Have fun, y’all, and thanks!
10:24 AM: Philson Keyword planning: Keyword diversity not keyword density.
10:24 AM: timelliott Garrick now demonstrating his Kernest font service: kernest.com / there are a lot more open licensed fonts than I previously thought #minnewebcon
10:24 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon keyword diversity more important than density. use qualifiers and synonyms to widen attraction; group terms by focus and intent
10:25 AM: micahvono “Thank you to the man who turned out the lights in back. People couldn’t nap properly.” -@sh1mmer #minnewebcon
10:25 AM: Philson Keyword research tools…Keyword Discovery & Wordtracker…cost money.
10:25 AM: skwiot Web Native is an open source web format developed by Garrick Van Buren – kernest.com #MinneWebCon
10:26 AM: Philson Keyword research tools…Google adwords keyword tools, Google suggest..free!
10:26 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon Keyword research en.wikipedia.org
10:26 AM: toniprekker #minnewebcon SEO – acronyms have many meanings. But SO hard to get clients to avoid!
10:26 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon @micahvono I don’t think it can compete w/ Justin Bieber, as much as we’d like it to. Unless you’ve got an awesome strategy? 😉
10:27 AM: juliaschrenkler reference link www.googlewonderwheel.com via #minnewebcon copywriting for seo
10:27 AM: seancanton #minnewebcon I have to say, ya’all are much more talkative then some other backchannels i’ve seen, excellent content strategy
10:27 AM: Philson Keyword research tools…Google Wonder Wheel. www.googlewonderwheel.com
10:27 AM: timelliott We are live blogging all the #minnewebcon sessions at @minnov8… follow along here: minnov8.com
10:28 AM: saralovesyou Does anyone know if the u is blocking certain sorts of access for guest wifi usage? #minnewebcon
10:28 AM: gManiPhone hey @pfhyper, @sh1mmer uses TextMate in presentation #minnewebcon
10:29 AM: t_embretson kernest.com – download 95% of fonts and running from your own server to minimize risk of downtime. #minnewebcon
10:29 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – SEO should not be an overlay. use key phrases in special content – links to page, title tag, description tag, keywords tag
10:29 AM: mnjess Its okay to break up your key phrase so long as you stay true to your theme. #minnewebcon
10:29 AM: pfhyper #minnewebcon Live blogging via @minnov8 at minnov8.com
10:29 AM: Philson Use key phrases in special content: Links to pages, title tag, description tag, keywords tag
10:30 AM: micahspieler @micahvono I’m planning on checking out HTML 5 session, excited by the webs future! #minnewebcon
10:30 AM: micahspieler @sh1mmer is roughing through a live demo. #minnewebcon
10:30 AM: micahspieler @skwiot not that I’m at that #minnewebcon session, but I don’t want to #banhelvetica til I don’t need 3+ formats for @font-face. Thoughts?
10:30 AM: pfhyper Font designers will make their names via the @font-face declaration in the future. #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
10:30 AM: crossons Keyword tag: code element with no value, but write it or someone will freak. Oh yeah….. #minnewebcon
10:31 AM: gManiPhone yui 3 is yahoo attempt at jQuery. Use YUI to import searches from YQL. geeky! #minnewebcon @sh1mmer
10:31 AM: skwiot “I don’t see there being a viable future in licensing fonts for $20.” #MinneWebCon
10:31 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – links to pages should use key phrases. title tags are used as link text on search result. tags are 50-85 characters.
10:31 AM: juliaschrenkler “title tags, ya gotta use it” – approx quote of @betweenstations #minnewebcon #seo
10:32 AM: whitneytaylor Linking and Navigation from the homepage is important. Search Engines might default to your homepage. #minnewebcon
10:32 AM: Philson Keyword tags…obsolete since 2002
10:32 AM: toniprekker @betweenstations It’s a billboard not a novel. #minnewebcon
10:32 AM: seancanton @saralovesyou i heard the U wireless has problems if you use custom DNS, remove and refresh DHCP to solve, no https too #minnewebcon
10:33 AM: LastKrauter We stopped using that years ago (keywords), because it’s dumb -google #Minnewebcon
10:33 AM: eryno html5demos.com (Firefox only) — The future is now, and it’s cool enough that I don’t care that it’s a bit creepy. #minnewebcon
10:33 AM: gManiPhone github.com to see @sh1mmer stuff actually working #minnewebcon
10:33 AM: Philson Do not use mispelling in SEO code. Google will figure it out.
10:33 AM: timelliott The skill of type design will be greatly helped and may even be preserved by web designers adopting these font services but font licensing issues remain to be worked out (Garrick might be right about this one) #minnewebcon
10:34 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon SEO: keyword metadata code: not used by search engines. If used (b/c someone insists), include key phrases, misspellings.
10:34 AM: juliaschrenkler google does figure out misspellings, but what about legitimate items? let me tell you about my “Did you mean NPR?” pain #minnewebcon
10:34 AM: mnjess Keyword tags have been obsolete since 2002. Nice that we still have to waste time populating them. #minnewebcon
10:35 AM: crossons Don’t worry about putting misspellings on the pagefor SEO. It looks bad, and Google will figure it out! #minnewebcon
10:35 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – what do do when keywords that suck are selected for you? are you empowered enough to push back?
10:36 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – when you lose the keyword battle – cash the check and live to see another day.
10:36 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon SEO: use *actual data* to argue/for against specific keywords to higher ups. But you don’t always win; do what you can.
10:36 AM: Philson SEO Conclusion…Optimized content doesn’t have to suck…(I guess we’re assuming that most optimized content sucks?)
10:36 AM: doughamlin Good demo (the parts that worked) of YQL from @sh1mmer. Not sure why I’ve not looked at this before. #minnewebcon
10:37 AM: gManiPhone developer.yahoo.com/blog to read more from @sh1mmer #minnewebcon
10:38 AM: nataliearoberts Future type designers are going to have to get over fears of web liscencing #banhelvetica #minnewebcon more web use = more exposure
10:39 AM: timelliott Next up for me is, “Improve User Experience with Information User Testing”… and a seat next to a power outlet #minnewebcon
10:40 AM: etupper wishing I was at #minnewebcon
10:41 AM: myklroventine Headed into HTML5 Essentials by Marc Grabanski #MinneWebCon
10:41 AM: smbmsp Headed into HTML5 Essentials by Marc Grabanski #MinneWebCon
10:42 AM: micahvono If you haven’t noticed… doors for 135A and 135C or 135B and 135D go to the same room. #minnewebcon
10:43 AM: whitneytaylor 135C = 135A
135D = 135B

You’re entering from the back hall.

#minnewebcon
10:43 AM: truetone We have reached the point of the conference when access to power is at a premium. #minnewebcon
10:44 AM: wes_moore Enjoying #minnewebcon
10:44 AM: lsorum @skwiot thanks for the great notes. #minnewebcon
10:45 AM: skwiot @micahspieler It’d be nice to get to that point, but with just about every browser supporting a diff format, you may be SOL #MinneWebCon
10:45 AM: Minnov8 HTML5 Essentials session w/Marc Grabanski about to begin.
10:45 AM: Philson Gearing up for Limiting Liabliltiy: Can GeoLocation & other tools Help you? with Amy Kristin Sanders.
10:45 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – Improving User Experience with Informal User Testing
10:46 AM: AsSeenInWI Many, many people in the html5 essentials session at #minnewebcon
10:46 AM: toniprekker iPod battery not holding up to tweeting all day @ #minnewebcon. Next time maybe a laptop.
10:46 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon JQuery en.wikipedia.org
10:46 AM: Steve Borsch
10:47 AM: skwiot Time for Internets superstar @zacharyjohnson’s presentation: Improve User Experience with Information User Testing #MinneWebCon
10:47 AM: gManiPhone marc grabanski presents HTML5 essentials #minnewebcon
10:47 AM: whitneytaylor Next Session: Improve User Experience with Informal User Testing. @zacharyjohnson #minnewebcon
10:47 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon HTML5 en.wikipedia.org talk on HTML 5
10:47 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon Zachary Johnson presenter at UE session
10:48 AM: troyapeterson HTML 5 will be backward compatible.
10:49 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon HTML5 en.wikipedia.org
10:49 AM: CynthiaSargent Now: HTML5 Essentials with @1Marc #minnewebcon
10:49 AM: drembasoup HTML5 with @1Marc is in session at #MinneWebCon.
10:49 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon User Experience en.wikipedia.org
10:49 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Semantic Web en.wikipedia.org
10:49 AM: CynthiaSargent Now: HTML5 Essentials with @1Marc #minnewebcon #HTML5
10:49 AM: juliaschrenkler Amy Kristin Sanders from the U of Minn School of Journalism, “I’m an attorney, not a technical person” I say righton #minnewebcon
10:49 AM: nataliearoberts Ladies: use the downstairs bathroom #minnewebcon youll thank me later
10:50 AM: charismaticdog So far going to sessions introduced by @saralovesyou #minnewebcon.
10:50 AM: gManiPhone full house in 135-B for HTML5 session. lots of geeky goodness with @1Marc #minnewebcon
10:50 AM: Philson Important but tedious legal issue…how do you stay out of court?
10:50 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Internet Explorer en.wikipedia.org
10:50 AM: Steve Borsch Marc Grabanski detailing the semantic tags in HTML5 and it appears structure and layout will be much easier (but of course, IE breaks it)
10:50 AM: juliaschrenkler “The key is to stay out of court.” – #minnewebcon on limiting liability
10:50 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon html5 is easily broken by IE. Laughs around.
10:51 AM: pfhyper “We’re going to talk about staying out of court.” #minnewebcon #limitingliability
10:51 AM: Philson Areas of liability in web business: Defamation, Intellectual Property, Privacy Violations, Breach of Contract, Unfair Competition.
10:51 AM: MegCanada User experience sesh #minnewebcon shows nice wayfinding web app for Coffman Memorial Union, no flash, but CSS3 and JQuery
10:51 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon www.modernizer.com
10:51 AM: ultimatelibrarn Learning about HTML5 at #minnewebcon: less header, more semantic tags. “like all things, IE breaks it.” – Marc Grabanski, presenter.
10:51 AM: AsSeenInWI Check out www.modernizr.com for an #html5 shiv which will gen html5 tags, etc #minnewebcon
10:51 AM: skwiot @zacharyjohnson’s interactive map for Coffman Memorial Union is rather slick. No flash: Javascript & JQuery, CSS & HTML only #MinneWebCon
10:51 AM: AsSeenInWI @A_Buchanan More semantic HTML tags, no <type> tags, everything backward compatible, no re-writing of old markup tag… #minnewebcon html5
10:51 AM: charismaticdog Must check out html5shiv and modernizer for dragging along ie to the HTML 5 party #minnewebcon
10:52 AM: juliaschrenkler the law lags behind technology, so there’s difficulty for the law to understand the dif between web sites and social media site #minnewebcon
10:52 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon iterative testing – design, test, repeat.
10:53 AM: skwiot If you don’t get the design/development process right, user testing is pretty useless #MinneWebCon
10:53 AM: whitneytaylor You have to get the whole project process right or user testing is useless. #minnewebcon
10:54 AM: troyapeterson RT @afcastro: #minnewebcon iterative testing – design, test, repeat.
10:54 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Metadata en.wikipedia.org
10:54 AM: troyapeterson RT @ultimatelibrarn: Learning about HTML5 at #minnewebcon: less header, more semantic tags. “like all things, IE breaks it.” – Marc Grab …
10:54 AM: Steve Borsch Marc outlining HTML5 items quickly and I hadn’t heard of one of them Modernizr.com: Modernizr is a small and simple JavaScript library that helps you take advantage of emerging web technologies (CSS3, HTML 5) while still maintaining a fine level of control over older browsers that may not yet support these new technologies
10:55 AM: Philson Reasons to avoid liability: Legal action is…time-consuming, bad for business, risky, expensive. Dont be the Larry Flynt of the world.
10:55 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon html5 tags: output, progress, meter, details, summary, address (applies to nearest article/body tag), data attributes…cool!
10:55 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon UE & UT are linked. Process involves communication among test subjects, client, designers, developers
10:55 AM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Section sign en.wikipedia.org
10:56 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon communicate, create, and test – keys to creating a great user experience.
10:56 AM: skwiot Designers & developers need to write & observe user tests to streamline and gain the most from the process #MinneWebCon
10:56 AM: juliaschrenkler “while it may seem concrete it is in a huge state of flux” – #minnewebcon talking about the likelihood a judge understands the interet
10:57 AM: mnjess User experience design: Design, Test, Repeat. #minnewebcon
10:57 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Breadcrumb (navigation) en.wikipedia.org(navigation)
10:58 AM: nataliearoberts Google is now indexing breadcrumbs #minnewebcon
10:58 AM: juliaschrenkler Here it is: Geo-location technologies. We’ll talk about limiting access in unfriendly jurisdictions #minnewebcon #limitingliability
10:58 AM: skwiot User tests can help settle minor disputes between client & designer #MinneWebCon
10:58 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Hierarchy en.wikipedia.org
10:59 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – formal testing is not always the best route. particularly heuristic testing. developers shouldn’t test as end users.
10:59 AM: AsSeenInWI Google has been shown to index breadcrumb nav ahead of standard nav. Use <nav> to create breadcrumb nav #html5 #minnewebcon
10:59 AM: skwiot The chance that your original design will make it to the end is not likely; don’t get attached to anything #MinneWebCon
10:59 AM: lsorum google is indexing bresdcrumbs#MinneWebCon
11:00 AM: Philson Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act en.wikipedia.org to limit your liability for third party content.
11:00 AM: skwiot “You can’t do version two until you’ve done version one.” Wise words from @zacharyjohnson #MinneWebCon #LetYourselfFailOnceOrTwice
11:01 AM: mnjess “You can’t do version two until you’ve done version 1.” – Zachary Johnson #minnewebcon
11:01 AM: LastKrauter The name of the game is iteration (when testing). #Minnewebcon
11:01 AM: Philson Are you a conduit of information or are you the source of the information. A very important legal distinction.
11:01 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Navigation en.wikipedia.org
11:01 AM: micahspieler This guy is not making me excited about HTML5… #minnewebcon
11:02 AM: charismaticdog HTML 5 as much about meaning as presentation. #minnewebcon
11:03 AM: whitneytaylor Listening to @zacharyjohnson makes me excited about user testing. And doodling. #minnewebcon
11:03 AM: eryno The talk on HTML5 was tempting, but I am currently being treated to an hour of delicious, delicious internet law. #minnewebcon
11:03 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Microformat en.wikipedia.org
11:03 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – mock-ups help yu plan in advance and create a more usable application
11:03 AM: skwiot Changed my profile photo so people at #MinneWebCon can put a face to a Twitter user.
11:04 AM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon breadcrumb navigation (in html5) is starting to be indexed by Google? can go either hierarchical or serial (next, last).
11:04 AM: juliaschrenkler any time you’re asking your users questions / asking them to post stuff, use open-ended questions. #minnewebcon
11:04 AM: Philson Must not solicit illegal information to use Section 230 for protection.
11:04 AM: skwiot Testing a web app gets you farther than testing wireframes since you’re testing a product, not an idea #MinneWebCon
11:04 AM: micahvono On @ZacharyJohnson’s v2 quote, I also like @moelevin’s “If at first you don’t succeed, call it 1.0.” #minnewebcon
11:05 AM: timelliott “Your prototype is your product” — Zac Johnson #minnewebcon
11:05 AM: TheSuss Not sure what it means, but of the 290 people attending #minnewebcon, only 10 have checked in on #foursquare.
11:06 AM: skwiot …or, to put it more succinctly: “Your prototype is your product.” #MinneWebCon
11:06 AM: afcastro #minnewebcon – no excuse for skipping testing – you can do it for free.
11:07 AM: whitneytaylor Ask your users to “think out loud” during user testing. #minnewebcon
11:07 AM: micahvono Ask questions, but don’t help the user during testing. – @kamranayub #minnewebcon
11:08 AM: klayon Particularly strong hour right now: all three breakouts are #minnewebcon alumni from previous years!
11:08 AM: skwiot If the user testing your product can’t do something, they didn’t fail, you as the designer failed. That’s why you test #MinneWebCon
11:08 AM: Philson Digital Millennium Copyright Act..Notice and Takedown provisions limit your liability for 3rd party copyright violations.
11:08 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Geolocation en.wikipedia.org
11:08 AM: MegCanada @TheSuss thanks for the reminder. Checking in. #foursquare #minnewebcon
11:09 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Canvas element en.wikipedia.org
11:09 AM: Tubes The HTML 5 essentials talk at #minnewebcon can pretty much be summed up as” HTML 5 like, has like, some new stuff, or whatever.”
11:10 AM: whitneytaylor User Testing Session, @kamranayub is now speaking. #minnewebcon
11:10 AM: Philson Geo-location technologies…Viewed by courts as due-diligence.
11:10 AM: juliaschrenkler the court has largely looked at geo-location tech as due diligence #minnewebcon
11:11 AM: skwiot User testing reveals that users may not always be right #MinneWebCon
11:11 AM: Philson Geolocation: Can be used to block users from jurisdictions that have unfavorable law. Can be useful in preventing defamation lawsuits in countries with less speech protection.
11:11 AM: crossons Lots to consider about being an “information content provider” and liability if your museum allows public to post content. #minnewebcon
11:11 AM: micahvono “User suggestions aren’t always the best solution – it’s up to you to improve it.” -@kamranayub #minnewebcon
11:11 AM: CynthiaSargent “Of course our favorite browser doesn’t support awesome technology” @1Marc (referring to Internet Explorer and #HTML5) #minnewebcon
11:11 AM: tschubring #minnewebcon Google Chrome Frame en.wikipedia.org
11:12 AM: skwiot Don’t always start user testing at the beginning. Trip them up because the real world doesn’t start at the beginning #MinneWebCon
11:12 AM: CoCoMSP @gManiPhone Dang, we already sent out the invites…in helvetica! jk. #minnewebcon #banhelvetica
11:12 AM: TheSuss @klayon When I did the #minnewebcon schedule, this was the slot that I questioned the most. Really tough choices.
11:13 AM: Philson Geolocation: Criticized for being a form of censorship, creating a walled internet.
11:13 AM: whitneytaylor Re-testing is nonnegotiable. @ethanp #minnewebcon
11:13 AM: Tubes HTML 5 talk getting better- some good features being shown. File Upload Multiple is awesome. #minnewebcon
11:14 AM: AsSeenInWI Excited for the multiple file upload (in one shot) feature of #html5 #minnewebcon
11:14 AM: Philson User agreements and terms of service: Contract between users and a site.
11:15 AM: sborsch Wondering if @GarrickVanBuren is hosting a #amreallyaclosetcomicsanslover meet up after #minnewebcon?
11:15 AM: lsorum #html5 native multiple files options using just html #minnewebcon
11:16 AM: klayon Amy Sanders on web liability: your “web speech” might be protected here, but it may still be subject to lawsuit elsewhere… #minnewebcon
11:16 AM: juliaschrenkler don’t tell anyone, but Amy Kristin Sanders is telling scary internet legal stories. #ilovethisstuff #minnewebcon
11:16 AM: Philson Carefully drafted user agreements can limit liability for data disclosure, site failure, data loss, etc.
11:17 AM: karlfrankowski Kick some ass today at #minnewebcon, @zacharyjohnson! Excited for you!
11:17 AM: juliaschrenkler had to raise my hand when presenter asked who reads site TOS/user agreements. #minnewebcon #lonely
11:18 AM: saralovesyou A reminder: post #minnewebcon happy hour at Grumpy’s downtown is.gd
11:18 AM: Philson Browse wrap agreement: the very nature of looking at our website means you agree to our terms of service. Click-wrap agreement: You must actively agree to the user policy. Click-wrap is best in legal situation.
11:19 AM: pfhyper “browse-wrap” v. “click-wrap” for user agreements – click is better. #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:19 AM: MegCanada @juliaschrenkler University of Minnesota – Co… is what the display says. #foursquare #minnewebcon
11:20 AM: skwiot User testing can show that conventions that work one place may not always be appropriate, despite being conventions #MinneWebCon
11:20 AM: LastKrauter It’s speaker’s Ken Loomis’ birthday today @kmloomis. Wish him a happy bday! #Minnewebcon
11:22 AM: crossons Writing user agreements: Be thorough. In plain language. Employees should understand what it says. #minnewebcon
11:22 AM: Steve Borsch Always struggle w/sessions like this HTML5 one where there is too much tactically and not enough strategic. Wondering about Microsoft support and whether they really are supporting it; whether Safari is accelerating adoption of semantic elements; and what the current install base of HTML5 compatible browsers and what’s the rampup.
11:22 AM: Bayathread Hoping to get outside soon, wishing I was at #minnewebcon today though.
11:23 AM: saralovesyou Ugh. Sorry presenters for the guest account issues. Security seems increased from last year. Sigh. Lessons. #minnewebcon
11:23 AM: gManiPhone #minnewebcon emulates #sxsw conf with wifi down. Hmmm brave new world redux
11:23 AM: Philson You must have an attorney draft our user agreement. Avoid a “kitchen sink” agreement. Can be construed as unconscionable and unenforceable.
11:24 AM: juliaschrenkler avoid kitchen-sink agreements – beware of unconscionability in your site TOS. en.wikipedia.org #minnewebcon
11:24 AM: silentseas Reference to “tyme machine,” my favorite Wisconsin-ism ever… after “bubbler.” #minnewebcon
11:24 AM: Philson Stick to your terms of service…
11:25 AM: sborsch Minnov8 is liveblogging #minnewebcon AND pulling in *everyone* using that hashtag: minnov8.com
11:25 AM: gdnovey Check out html5demos.com #minnewebcon
11:25 AM: Minnov8 Minnov8 is liveblogging #minnewebcon AND pulling in *everyone* using that hashtag: minnov8.com
11:25 AM: nataliearoberts Gonna check out html5demos.com later #minnewebcon
11:25 AM: Philson There are no “depending on circumstances” when it comes to your Terms of Service. You must stick to the contract…no matter what.
11:26 AM: pfhyper Whatever you promise in your user agreement is what should happen or go to jail. Do not pass go. #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:27 AM: Philson Privacy protections: Must have a registration policy if you invite or allow commenting. Collect as little information as possible in case you are asked to turn over the information to a court.
11:27 AM: drembasoup Seasonal allergies abound at #MinneWebCon.
11:28 AM: juliaschrenkler you should have a reason for every piece of [personal/identifying] information you collect #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:28 AM: skwiot Making things bigger doesn’t always help people see something you want them to see #MinneWebCon
11:28 AM: micahvono “If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.” – Henry Ford #minnewebcon
11:28 AM: lsorum with canvas tags it will be possible to have native 3d rendered scenes in the browser #minnewebcon #html5
11:28 AM: Philson Privacy protections: Registrations…anything that they submit you must turnover. That includes ‘optional’ answers.
11:28 AM: eryno Advice: Collect as little information as possible on your site to avoid chances of getting your pants sued off. #minnewebcon
11:29 AM: Philson Privacy protections: Password protection allows you to restrict access thereby limiting liability for unauthorized access. Shows the court you are attempting to protect privacy.
11:29 AM: skwiot In some scenarios, one falsification test can save you a lot of time (or design/build for the extreme) #MinneWebCon
11:29 AM: juliaschrenkler funny, the #limitingliability session is getting tech-ier. because storing/maintaining that data is important #minnewebcon
11:30 AM: aphi 3d over HTML content in Firefox –awesome — love that browsers are getting smarter #minnewebcon
11:30 AM: lsorum ‘of course that isn’t possible in ie for like ever’ #minnewebcon
11:30 AM: nataliearoberts Drooling over o3d #minnewebcon
11:30 AM: Philson Privacy protections: Encryption…helps limit liability for transmission and storage of user information/data.
11:31 AM: Fuerniss #minnewebcon limiting liability with Amy saunders very valuable info!
11:32 AM: bonotbeau Good luck at #minnewebcon @Amy123! (Not that you’ll need it.)
11:32 AM: Philson Stellar presentation and session with Amy Kristin Sanders at #Minnewebcon. Easy to understand and effective.
11:33 AM: micahvono Interesting that the few iPad users at #minnewebcon don’t seem to be using them to take notes. Not conclusive, but interesting.
11:35 AM: Philson Follow @Minnov8 live coverage of #minnewebcon at bit.ly
11:35 AM: pfhyper “Always err on the side that you WILL be liable.” #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:35 AM: mnmuseums Have you taken a serious look at user agreement, privacy policy on your website lately? UGC & Social media increases liability #minnewebcon
11:36 AM: juliaschrenkler cleansing data! keep the information you’re interested in. #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:37 AM: sborsch @micahvono I’m liveblogging w/my iPad at #minnewebcon minnov8.com
11:37 AM: timelliott @mfraase 3 of us are live blogging using Twitter & Scribble Live but we are also pulling tweets from the event hashtag #minnewebcon
11:37 AM: paulgodfread @pfhyper Hopefully you haven’t ever violated any web TOS if you think jail time should be involved! Let me know how the #MinneWebCon goes.
11:37 AM: zombiehat Lunch is a term I understand. #minnewebcon
11:37 AM: timelliott A detailed case study of user testing of the U of M directory kiosk can be summed up as “code, test, repeat both with user use cases and keep iterating”… now finishing up with Q & A before lunch break
11:38 AM: pfhyper Great presentation on web legal issues by Amy Kristin Sanders. We need another hour! #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:40 AM: pfhyper LUNCH! #minnewebcon
11:42 AM: rickmahn Waving hello to all the #minnewebcon attendees – wish I could join you today, but there’s work to be done here & there. 😉
11:46 AM: elSullivano “back when i went to Nintendo school” #MinneWebCon
11:47 AM: pfhyper Follow Amy on twitter at @amy_k_sanders. #minnewebcon #limitingliability
11:56 AM: kamranayub Just spoke at #Minnewebcon whoo
12:11 PM: Minnov8 Lunchtime at #minnewebcon…back in 45 minutes
12:13 PM: m3ggiesue What are we supposed to do until 1pm? #MinneWebCon
12:14 PM: whitneytaylor The lunchroom at #minnewebcon is intense!
12:19 PM: micahvono Girl on phone at #minnewebcon: “Can we what?… prettify the font?”
12:20 PM: sh1mmer Packed lunch at #minnewebcon lots of interesting people to meet.
12:29 PM: Fuerniss #minnewebcon lunch with peep from Globe University and U of M some good info sharing going on.
12:36 PM: micahspieler Catching some vitamin d at #minnewebcon. Afternoon sessions look great. For the rest of you, I’m sorry for all the conference tweeting.
12:37 PM: gormsby Don’t forget the party at Grumpy’s Downtown after #MinneWebCon ! 1111 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis.
12:45 PM: micahvono As usual, torn between the #minnewebcon sessions that seem directly applicable to my work and ones that I’ll wish I went to in the future
12:47 PM: t_embretson i was frightened of all of the lunchroom rules to follow. #minnewebcon
12:51 PM: ethanp Oxymoron or Imperative == grammar fail. How about oxymoronic and imperative? #minnewebcon
12:51 PM: t_embretson a lot of information at the HTML 5 talk. best? “like it does everything, IE breaks it.” #minnewebcon @1marc
12:55 PM: m3ggiesue Thanks to @MegCanada, @philson, and crew for good company at lunch! #minnewebcon
12:56 PM: micahvono Just realized I sat across from @juliaschrenkler at #minnewebcon lunch. Hi! I always hear your name on the Musicheads podcast.
12:57 PM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon @ethanp imperative can be a noun, yeah? 🙂 i’m a librarian; must cit source: dictionary.reference.com
12:57 PM: timelliott Covering “You Created A Social Networking Account Now What?” session… this could go in a number of directions…
12:57 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Rapid prototyping en.wikipedia.org
12:57 PM: silentseas Lunchroom was high structure at #minnewebcon but I managed to sit with my coworkers. NO SAVING SEATS!
12:58 PM: Steve Borsch Unconference sessions beginning now and I’m in the Content Management one
12:58 PM: timelliott Lunch break is over and we are back live blogging #minnewebcon over @minnov8: minnov8.com
12:59 PM: justrobyn Heading into the CMS session at #MinneWebCon – Have to say, the TwinCities here in Minnesota has a great pool of talent!
12:59 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon listening to the university of mn social media folks fun fun fun!
12:59 PM: chrisschumann at #minnewebcon Agile Project Management discussion
1:01 PM: juliaschrenkler in cms for success session at #minnewebcon
1:01 PM: timelliott Show of audience hands for Facebook, Twitter and YouTube: 80%+… MySpace, maybe 3 of us (can’t believe they ruled the social network world not so long ago)
1:01 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon the difference between a geek and nerd?
1:01 PM: skwiot #MinneWebCon #UnConference: Agile Project Management– Oxymoron or Imperative
1:01 PM: t_embretson at the social media discussion at #minnewebcon – hopefully this will be a lively discussion.
1:01 PM: CynthiaSargent Next on the agenda: social media and networking #socialmedia #minnewebcon
1:02 PM: Steve Borsch
1:02 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon women 18-24 are our key demographic for social media.
1:04 PM: troyapeterson RT @CynthiaSargent: Next on the agenda: social media and networking #socialmedia #minnewebcon
1:04 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Unconference en.wikipedia.org
1:05 PM: whitneytaylor UnConference Sessions at #minnewebcon, special hash tag #minnewebcon_uc
1:05 PM: skwiot Watching @zacharyjohnson work on his iPhone while his iPad sits in his lap… #MinneWebCon
1:06 PM: Steve Borsch Content management session being led by U leaders Jeff Abuzzahab & Nuria Sheehan
1:06 PM: eryno At the agile development talk. The majority of us raised our hands for not knowing what we’re doing. I feel better. #minnewebcon
1:06 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – at the “you created a social networking account…now what?” unconference session.
1:07 PM: gdnovey I’m hoping to learn something more about social media at #minnewebcon
1:07 PM: juliaschrenkler #minnewebcon cms session, dreamweaver allows for contributors
1:08 PM: geekgirlsguide We’re excited to be speaking today at #MinneWebCon. See you all there soon!
1:08 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon why did no one update on the minnewebconn Facebook discussions?
1:09 PM: timelliott Currently discussing why no one participated in the discusion forums on the MinneWebCon Facebook page… privacy & mixing business with personal information the most cited reason why they didn’t participate
1:10 PM: skwiot Agile Manifesto: agilemanifesto.com #MinneWebCon
1:10 PM: jes3ica Hi twitter friends. I’m not tweeting #minnewebcon but I’m here – feel free to say hi!
1:10 PM: juliaschrenkler #minnewebcon cms discussion talking about that one person, that buck-stops-here person for sections of web sites.
1:10 PM: Steve Borsch Content management (CMS) discussion is education focused and not on the future of content on the web.
1:12 PM: juliaschrenkler #minnewebcon reference link: actually agilemanifesto.org
1:12 PM: gdnovey This is not what I was expecting #MinneWebCon. People know what social media is. Tell us something we don’t know around emerging trends.
1:15 PM: wes_moore Open forum in social media discussion?? #Minnewebcon
1:15 PM: gdnovey Let’s talk about how we track and measure social media and not about why we didn’t participate on the facebook page #MinneWebCon
1:16 PM: micahvono Interesting to hear that the college is looking into SharePoint for CMS. Pretty expensive if that’s all you’re doing w/it! #minnewebcon
1:16 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – don’t be afraid to be provocative to draw users in to discussion.
1:16 PM: HyprKtty #minnewebcon social media unconference = uncomfortable
1:17 PM: juliaschrenkler interesting. the example “web advisory group” doesn’t involve directors/communications, is only producers. #minnewebcon cms discussion
1:17 PM: timelliott Interesting comment that most of the engagement on Facebook happens in the news feed and not on pages… I know that’s where I spend most of my time when on the service
1:18 PM: zombiehat Quietly getting psyched for geek girls. #minnewebcon
1:19 PM: skwiot Cucumber – Behaviour driven development: cukes.info #MinneWebCon
1:19 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – The internet is the virtual “public square” and we can’t quiet the rabble – must allow people to freely comment on your site.
1:20 PM: ten7 “IT is all about wiping out, you can recover from anything!” @silentseas #minnewebcon
1:20 PM: mnjess Presenters are not happy that no one participated in the discussion ahead of time. Should have let us know what they wanted. #minnewebcon
1:22 PM: DavidWLocke @juliaschrenkler @halvorson So you have a content roadmap telling you when to write what. #minnewebcon
1:22 PM: jasonsack @paularmstrong Have a great presentation at #minnewebcon. Sorry I can’t be there.
1:22 PM: ethanp @ultimatelibrarn I agree it can, but it is definitely an adjective in this context since it is describing project management. #minnewebcon
1:22 PM: Nylons @JoelECarlson It’s good! We’re at #minnewebcon today! Talking about user-centered cultures!
1:22 PM: juliaschrenkler sitting by @silentseas, one of the people who works on the cms team. find the consistent banner here: www.cehd.umn.edu #minnewebcon
1:22 PM: MegCanada @saralovesyou sorry my devices keep making noise in attempts to get on network. #minnewebcon
1:22 PM: skwiot Are you as a developer/designer working with the user research? Is the client involved in this research as well? #MinneWebCon
1:23 PM: eryno 75% of the people in this room are doing Agile with 4 or fewer people on their teams. I vow to try to stop feeling too tiny. #minnewebcon
1:23 PM: JoelECarlson @Nylons & @irishgirl – Have fun, and enjoy yourselves. #MinneWebCon
1:23 PM: Philson Just got back on line at Minnewebcon. Sorry about the delay…back to agile.
1:24 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – who is the target audience for you social networking site. Important info to create appropriate messaging.
1:24 PM: micahvono Not understanding why HTML/CSS is completely open. Control presentation, but let users update content on the fly. #mytwocents #minnewebcon
1:25 PM: skwiot Agile Manifesto: agilemanifesto.org (correction via @eryno) #MinneWebCon
1:25 PM: juliaschrenkler a really interesting sub-theme of the cms discussion at #minnewebcon is the FEAR OF CHANGE challenge
1:25 PM: Philson Agile session totally reliant on knowing the venacular…not much to share yet…as far as I can tell.
1:26 PM: gdnovey Starting out with a strong brand can help your social media efforts significantly #minnewebcon
1:29 PM: Philson OK Agile noobs…like me…let’s start here. agilemanifesto.org The Agile Manifesto.
1:29 PM: truetone I’m not sure the “unconference” format works for me. #minnewebcon
1:30 PM: juliaschrenkler think of the scale – Jeff Abuzzahab at #minnewebcon cms session reminding us of the basic truths
1:30 PM: Philson Holy crap folks…you need to start at the basics with a presentation. Many in the Agile room are saying WTF?
1:31 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon how do universities best manage their Facebook pages?
1:31 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – new web word “disenvowel: removing the vowels from an offensive post on your site o punish posters.”
1:32 PM: Philson Now we’re throwing around Agile terms…I’m not much help here, gang. More Agile info here. en.wikipedia.org
1:32 PM: timelliott A lively discussion of how best to manage comments on Facebook pages here at the Social Networking Unconference session…
1:32 PM: kamranayub What the hell is that sound!? #Minnewebcon
1:33 PM: myklroventine Really enjoying #minnewebcon. Looking fwd to afternoon keynote.
1:33 PM: m3ggiesue Is it just the marketer in me fearing the multi-contributor CMS? #minnewebcon
1:33 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – new word for dealing with offensive posts on your site: “disenvowel: to remove the vowels from offensive posts.”
1:33 PM: zacharyjohnson I fear for all of our lives when the superbees in the roof finally succeed in breaking into the room. Also: great agile session #minnewebcon
1:34 PM: eryno Construction during the talks. Overbearing lunchroom supervisors. Enjoying the talks, unsure about the facilities. #minnewebcon
1:34 PM: wes_moore Apparently everyone is a social media expert type of discussion doesn’t fly for me. #Minnewebcon
1:34 PM: irishgirl Planned to be at #minnewebcon all day. Just heading there now. Thanks for nothing, Monday.
1:35 PM: gManiPhone #minnewebcon between spotty wifi and persistant ‘drilling’ noise – conf into
1:35 PM: troyapeterson RT @saralovesyou: Ugh. Sorry presenters for the guest account issues. Security seems increased from last year. Sigh. Lessons. #minnewebcon
1:36 PM: gManiPhone #minnewebcon turning into #fillintheblankhere
1:36 PM: juliaschrenkler talking about sharing info from unit-to-unit at #minnewebcon cms discussion. this is key, i think. why do we forget about internal sharing?
1:38 PM: sh1mmer On Posting on Facebook: “What’s the process for posting, do you have a committee you go to?” #minnewebcon
1:39 PM: silentseas Jeff and Nuria at the cms unconference brought up the strongest points of our structure: communication and trust. #minnewebcon
1:39 PM: skwiot Matrix organization: a cross between a functional orgranization & a project-based orgranization #MinneWebCon
1:40 PM: t_embretson i am a social media enthusiast, not an expert. i have ideas about social, but loathe when people use the term expert, guru, etc #minnewebcon
1:40 PM: Philson Note: The series of sessions going on now are labeled “unconference”. Still would love to see a bit more Agile education in the Agile session.
1:41 PM: timelliott “80% (of our Facebook page content) is about other stuff and 20% is about our stuff” — interesting ratio but I’m more of a 90/10 guy on both Twitter and Facebook
1:41 PM: micahvono MS offered SP Designer for free to get UM hooked. They say they’re getting the Barbie doll for free, but they sound invested! #minnewebcon
1:41 PM: whitneytaylor The tweets have slowed down at #minnewebcon, either people are more involved (less time for typing) or they are all in a food coma.
1:42 PM: juliaschrenkler cms discussion at #minnewebcon talking about making blogs look more like the core design.
1:42 PM: sh1mmer Posted my #minnewebcon talk “Mix ‘n’ match Web APIs” prezi.com pls rate to help me improve bit.ly
1:43 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon the U has a three page document on what makes sense for Facebook updates.
1:44 PM: ethanp Who paid whom at University Relations to have “Driven to Discover” on all these unconference slides? #minnewebcon
1:44 PM: troyapeterson RT @saralovesyou: Schedule for music/movies in the park: tinyurl.com
1:44 PM: juliaschrenkler i’m starting to think of cms more and more in terms of all digital elements, like mobile etc. #fwiw #minnewebcon
1:45 PM: timelliott @whitneytaylor The unconference format does not lend itself to live tweeting… just wait until the next keynote and we should be back to normal…
1:45 PM: zacharyjohnson Collaborating on documenting crufty old code in Google Wave. “finally found a use for Wave” #minnewebcon
1:45 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – all businesses and orgs must have conversations around how social networking can benefit them.
1:46 PM: eryno Unconference comes up with only use for Google Wave: Paste “old code” and debate what’s going on, line by line. #minnewebcon
1:48 PM: juliaschrenkler in #minnewebcon cms discussion talking about the usability lab. the one here at university of minn is CRAZY complex & cool
1:48 PM: skwiot Feeling like I’m really playing catch-up with this Agile Unconference session, having never heard of the ‘agile’ system before. #MinneWebCon
1:48 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon cms panel.
1:48 PM: drembasoup On my way to try the third of three discussions at #MinneWebCon
1:49 PM: pfhyper Flash! MWC Unconference comes up with Google Wave use! Paste “old code” and debate what’s going on, line by line. thx @eryno #minnewebcon
1:49 PM: _taylor_ branding in social media: search.twitter.com #minnewebcon
1:49 PM: timelliott Session leaders are now holding up a paper handout of social media resources; how 20th Century… now on break until the afternoon keynote with Wendy Chisholm
1:50 PM: zacharyjohnson “any agile design teams working together so well that they don’t need a project manager?” [suspicious silence and crickets] #minnewebcon
1:50 PM: kamranayub documentation can only help. Esp for newcomers to the project. Code comments! #Minnewebcon
1:55 PM: kamranayub Any suggestions for project mgmt tools? We use TeamworkPM.net. #Minnewebcon
1:58 PM: zacharyjohnson Agile is just a pattern. Like all patterns you can follow it exactly or use it as a learning tool. My $0.02. #minnewebcon
2:00 PM: wes_moore iPad is apparently clunky in hands of attendees #Minnewebcon
2:00 PM: CynthiaSargent Hope the afternoon keynote is as awesome as @halvorson’s was this morning. Need to something to knock me out of this food coma. #minnewebcon
2:01 PM: zacharyjohnson yfrog.com now Wendy Chisholm on universal design. Legos!! Win! #minnewebcon
2:01 PM: zacharyjohnson
2:01 PM: CynthiaSargent Hope the afternoon keynote is as awesome as @halvorson’s was this morning. Need something to knock me out of this food coma. #minnewebcon
2:02 PM: micahvono Hey, you know what’s freaky? Looking down while the #minnewebcon breakout room walls recede and not looking up ’til the room’s expanded…
2:02 PM: skwiot Afternoon keynote speech: “Inclusive Universe” by Wendy Chisholm #MinneWebCon
2:03 PM: tonumikk Enjoyed Kristina Halvorson’s keynote on Content Strategy at #Minnewebcon.
2:04 PM: juliaschrenkler poured myself a suicide at the #minnewebcon snack break. no one in line said a word!
2:04 PM: skwiot Section 508 – The Road to Accessibility: www.section508.gov #MinneWebCon
2:05 PM: silentseas Holy nuts, one of my bus-riding nemeses is here at #minnewebcon! Will there be a confrontation, with snapping and dancing?!
2:05 PM: Philson Wendy Chisholm to talk Inclusive Universe
2:06 PM: gManiPhone okay moved to back table and wifi is fine. warning: wifi blackhole wifi in far right of room 135B #minnewebcon
2:06 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon @wendyABC Wendy Chisholm.
2:07 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Human factors en.wikipedia.org
2:07 PM: eryno Bottom line for me: Agile is a toolset, not a religion. You should use the parts of it that work for you and your team. #minnewebcon
2:08 PM: gManiPhone ahh lynx. how we missed thee. where’s the gopher love in the home of the gopher? #minnewebcon
2:08 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Mosaic (web browser) en.wikipedia.org(web_browser)
2:09 PM: juliaschrenkler “this is what started moving us towards… brochures.” – @wendyABC waves her hand to a slide with MOSAIC #minnewebcon
2:09 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Screen reader en.wikipedia.org
2:10 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon screen readers. We have preferences.
2:10 PM: timelliott History of the web browsers (Lynx, Mosaic) and the basis of web standards with an emphasis on accessibility to start @wendyabc talk
2:10 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Disability en.wikipedia.org
2:11 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon afternoon keynote w/ Wendy Chisholm
2:11 PM: TheSuss Nice to see @wendyabc show lynx at #minnewebcon. There was a time that was my web browser of choice. Dunno if I should admit to that.
2:11 PM: ethanp Chisholm visade Wikipedia på svenska i Lynx. ZOMG!! #minnewebcon
2:11 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Tim Berners-Lee en.wikipedia.org
2:11 PM: skwiot “There’s no us and them, there’s all of us when it comes to the web” (Paraphrasing) #MinneWebCon
2:12 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Tim Berners-Lee en.wikipedia.org
2:13 PM: drembasoup The Web is about all of us connecting. It’s being integrated. The virtual and physical worlds are blending. @wendyabc #MinneWebCon
2:13 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Accessibility en.wikipedia.org
2:13 PM: juliaschrenkler design, key element for connection – @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:13 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon learning to say no is the secret to success. Tim berners lee
2:13 PM: skwiot “I learned to say no” – Tim Berners-Lee, on getting things done #MinneWebCon
2:13 PM: ultimatelibrarn Wendy Chisholm speaking about accessibility at #minnewebcon. Focusing on the fact that we all have constraints; no special cases.
2:14 PM: ten7 “Stairs make a building inaccessible, not a wheelchair.c” Thanks, @wendyabc at #minnewebcon
2:15 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Web accessibility en.wikipedia.org
2:15 PM: skwiot Using an iPhone? Droid? You’re using technology developed for people with disabilities #MinneWebCon
2:15 PM: Philson “Stairs make a building inaccessible, not a wheelchair.”
2:15 PM: silentseas What @wendyabc is discussing at #minnewebcon re: attitudes toward disability reminds me of instances in Japan. Future blog post, for sure.
2:15 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Magnification en.wikipedia.org
2:15 PM: zacharyjohnson Wendy just calls SIR Tim Berners-Lee “Tim” like it ain’t no thang. They BFFs. #minnewebcon
2:16 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon @wendyabc bit.ly
2:16 PM: Philson Those using Android devices…much of the technology was developed for people with disabilities to access the web
2:16 PM: johnmoe Listening to @wendyabc talk universal accessibility for the web. I interviewed her last year. Huge important issue. #minnewebcon
2:16 PM: zacharyjohnson “I learned to say no” – Tim Berners-Lee, on getting things done #MinneWebCon (via @skwiot)
2:16 PM: skwiot I like this summation: “Focusing on the fact that we all have constraints; no special cases.” via @ultimatelibrarn #MinneWebCon
2:17 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Pinyin method en.wikipedia.org
2:17 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Pinyin method en.wikipedia.org word prediction
2:17 PM: timelliott Every iPhone or Android user uses technology originally developed for people with disabilities (magnification, word prediction, pinch to zoom, onscreen keyboard)…
2:17 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Robots (film) en.wikipedia.org(film)
2:17 PM: MegCanada Typewriter, OCR, and electronic keyboard also designed for ppl with disabilities. #minnewebcon @wendyabc
2:17 PM: Philson Mobile, localization, seo can all point back to accessibility.
2:17 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon if you want to see the future… Look to accessibility.
2:18 PM: skwiot Technology is a shiny, fancy tool. All tools do is help you do your job, better/faster/stronger. #MinneWebCon
2:18 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon accessibility. It’s cool, it helps people and it’s the future.
2:18 PM: MegCanada Better SEO when your site is accessible. -@wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:19 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Typewriter en.wikipedia.org
2:19 PM: teraom Listening to the keynote speech at #minnewebcon by Wendy Chisholm on universal design for web applications #fb
2:19 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon the typewriter is an example of a technology developed for people with disabilities.
2:20 PM: skwiot Inclusion helps broaden your audience. #MinneWebCon
2:20 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon Typewriter en.wikipedia.org
2:20 PM: silentseas People with disabilities are third largest audience, after boomers and seniors. Will represent $5trillion in the next 5 years. #minnewebcon
2:20 PM: gManiPhone keynote speakers each note animated films about robots – coincidence? I think not! #minnewebcon
2:20 PM: Philson Inclusion broadens your audience
2:20 PM: skwiot As you age, things don’t always work as well as they used too #Understatement #MinneWebCon
2:20 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon inclusion broadens your audience.
2:21 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Baby boom en.wikipedia.org
2:21 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Curb cut en.wikipedia.org
2:21 PM: silentseas Include accessibility from the beginning – no additional cost to go back and add! #minnewebcon
2:22 PM: juliaschrenkler mitigate addl costs around accessibility by planning, make it part of the content strategy – @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:22 PM: Philson Curb cuts are an example of how to avoid accessibility costs. Do them when you put in the curb not add it to the curb when it is done.
2:22 PM: troyapeterson RT @juliaschrenkler: mitigate addl costs around accessibility by planning, make it part of the content strategy – @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:22 PM: nataliearoberts Build in accessability from the beginning. Don’t retrofit #minnewebcon @wendyabc
2:22 PM: timelliott “Building in accessibly from the beginning… should not cost any more and should save you money in the end” — @wendyabc
2:23 PM: skwiot Universal design helps everyone. Fitting name. #MinneWebCon
2:23 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon universal design helps everyone.
2:23 PM: troyapeterson RT @nataliearoberts: Build in accessability from the beginning. Don’t retrofit #minnewebcon @wendyabc
2:24 PM: nataliearoberts @wendyabc #minnewebcon inclusion = innovation
2:24 PM: timelliott Beauty + Function = Power
2:24 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon 650 million people worldwide with a disability = a market.
2:24 PM: juliaschrenkler Beauty + Function = Power @wendyabc slide at #minnewebcon
2:24 PM: Philson Beauty + Function = Power
2:25 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon www.ted.com
2:25 PM: eryno Why don’t I use emacs? Because VIM is better. #minnewebcon #pickingfights
2:25 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon beauty + function = power.
2:25 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Emacs en.wikipedia.org
2:25 PM: 1Marc Rate and view the slides for, “HTML5 Essentials” ( speakerrate.com ) #MinneWebCon
2:26 PM: nataliearoberts Beauty + function = power @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:26 PM: Philson Beauty + Function = Power….Bottomline, make the interface easy
2:26 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon STEM fields en.wikipedia.org
2:26 PM: mnjess Beauty plus function equals power. @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:27 PM: jlijewski Enjoying my day at #minnewebcon… Except it’s super hot in the afternoon keynote session room.
2:27 PM: GwynethDwyer Thanks everyone #minnewebcon Not there today, but, whoa, great tweets, great info stream (love the personalities, too).
2:27 PM: wes_moore Say what? Al Gore didn’t invent the Internet???? #Minnewebcon
2:28 PM: kamranayub I learned about accessibility from @zacharyjohnson 3 years ago. Since then my web design skills have gotten much better. #Minnewebcon
2:28 PM: skwiot If you spend you’re life trying & getting around barriers, you’re going to be an innovate & creative thinker. #MinneWebCon
2:28 PM: Philson Make things accessible AND beautiful.
2:29 PM: drembasoup @wendyabc is bringing this designer hope. Beauty + Function = Power #MinneWebCon
2:29 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon glasses went from shame accessory to fashion accessory.
2:30 PM: troyapeterson RT @GuyKawasaki: Is housework detrimental to science? tinyurl.com
2:30 PM: ultimatelibrarn Design should be beautiful and functional: lots of room for innovation. #minnewebcon
2:30 PM: silentseas Beauty, empowerment, art, design – all connected. @wendyabc at #minnewebcon
2:30 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon the advantages and disadvantges of differnent Image-Text replacement in HTML — css-tricks.com
2:30 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon @troyapeterson video, audio, transcript, meaning, the new top hat and cane.
2:30 PM: Philson P.O.U.R=Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust
2:31 PM: Philson Perceivable= Text equivalents (Alt text) Use it.
2:31 PM: skwiot Alt tags are one of the easiest things to do, but one of the most frequently overlooked things. #MinneWebCon
2:32 PM: gManiPhone Universal Design en.wikipedia.org #minnewebcon
2:32 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Alt attribute en.wikipedia.org
2:32 PM: zacharyjohnson 2008 session “Accessible HTML is good for business” is a nice technical complement to this keynote. tinyurl.com #minnewebcon
2:32 PM: Philson Perceivable …Captions…ad them to video.
2:32 PM: timelliott Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, Robust = P.O.U.R. <– principles of accessible web design from @wendyabc
2:32 PM: justrobyn “If you’ve spent your life needing to work around barriers, you’ll probably be a very creative thinker” #minnewebcon
2:32 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Closed captioning en.wikipedia.org
2:33 PM: troyapeterson RT @gManiPhone: Universal Design en.wikipedia.org #minnewebcon
2:33 PM: troyapeterson RT @skwiot: Alt tags are one of the easiest things to do, but one of the most frequently overlooked things. #MinneWebCon
2:33 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Google Voice en.wikipedia.org
2:33 PM: troyapeterson RT @raymondpirouz: Slides for, “HTML5 Essentials” ( speakerrate.com ) via @Kaltura RT @1Marc #MinneWebCon
2:33 PM: Fuerniss @wendyabc #minnewebcon Accessibility for all is key. Shd be part of strategy from the beginning
2:34 PM: MegCanada @wendyabc keep preaching it. Smart design is accessible and removes barriers. #minnewebcon
2:34 PM: juliaschrenkler reference links from #minnewebcon castingwords.com and dotsub.com
2:35 PM: TheSuss Google is a billion dollar user who is deaf and blind. #minnewebcon
2:36 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Color blindness en.wikipedia.org
2:36 PM: Philson Perceivable: Color…Colour Contrast Analyzer juicystudio.com
2:36 PM: teraom Google to use download time to determine pagerank #minnewebcon
2:36 PM: crossons Include universal design from the beginning and in everything. It’s good for everyone. #minnewebcon
2:36 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Braille en.wikipedia.org
2:37 PM: Philson Operable: Don’t assume a mouse. Be device agostic.
2:37 PM: skwiot When designing, don’t assume the user has a mouse… #MinneWebCon
2:37 PM: Philson Operable: Don’t assume a mouse. Be device agnostic.
2:37 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon -HTML color compliance checker. bit.ly
2:38 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Navigation bar en.wikipedia.org
2:39 PM: gdnovey Google captions and translations for YouTube videos #minnewebcon
2:40 PM: Philson Understandable: Consistent, Predictable, reliable.
2:40 PM: myklroventine Killer afternoon keynote by @wendyabc & watching over @philson’s shoulder livetweeting 4 @Minnov8 bit.ly #minnewebcon
2:40 PM: juliaschrenkler the word “understandable” is difficult in general, because humans are different. we have different perceptions and experiences. #minnewebcon
2:41 PM: CynthiaSargent Perceivable. Operable. Understandable. Robust. @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:41 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Cognition en.wikipedia.org
2:41 PM: skwiot Making your site consistent, predictable & reliable will help you and your users… #MinneWebCon
2:41 PM: Philson Robust: Your content needs to continue as technology changes. Validate your code.
2:41 PM: troyapeterson #minnewebcon perceivable, operable, understandable, robust. Harder than most would realize.
2:41 PM: gManiPhone I haven’t used a mouse in 5 yrs since macbook and iphone. am I unusual ? well in more than usual sense #minnewebcon
2:42 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Link rot en.wikipedia.org
2:42 PM: ten7 wow just realized that html5 canvas is totally cool but totally inaccessible. thanks @wendyabc at #minnewebcon
2:42 PM: Philson Some developments are cool…but totally inaccessible.
2:43 PM: crossons “Following web standards helps make your site futureproof.” #minnewebcon
2:43 PM: timelliott “HTML 5 Canvas element is like Flash in 1998, totally cool but not accessible”
2:43 PM: ultimatelibrarn The HTML5 demos are totally cool…totally not accessible. A cool problem just waiting to be solved! #minnewebcon (http://html5demos.com/)
2:44 PM: Philson Make your site accessible…it’s better for business…and it’s the right thing to do.
2:44 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon trying to tweet about keynote, but only got network access just now.
2:44 PM: ramoss Loving that my iPad is still over 50% while most of the laptops are out of juice #minnewebcon
2:44 PM: skwiot …except for IE. #MinneWebCon
2:44 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Web standards en.wikipedia.org
2:44 PM: ten7 lots of chuckles at IE not supporting HTML5 at #minnewebcon
2:44 PM: gManiPhone html5 canvas accessibility bit.ly #minnewebcon
2:44 PM: juliaschrenkler “we’re already having to retrofit html5 and it isn’t even out yet” – roughly quoting @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:45 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Canvas element en.wikipedia.org
2:45 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – designing for people with disabilities. follow #W3C web standards.
2:45 PM: eryno This woman just got an entire room of designers and developers excited about web accessibility. Rock. On. @wendyabc. #minnewebcon
2:46 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon World Wide Web Consortium en.wikipedia.org is the gold standard
2:47 PM: goldiegopher Who wants to organize an “except for IE conference”? #minnewebcon
2:47 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon spiral.com Wendy Chisholm
2:47 PM: micahvono Battery dead. No more note-taking or tweeting on the Tablet! Switching to paper + BlackBerry… #minnewebcon
2:47 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Web Accessibility Initiative en.wikipedia.org
2:48 PM: skwiot Fantastic talk from @wendyabc on web standards, validation & accessibility. #MinneWebCon
2:48 PM: eeklund Glad to see Wendy Chisholm not use legal compliance as the main reason to practice accessible Web design. #MinneWebCon
2:48 PM: m3ggiesue Very informative & fabulous keynote by @wendyabc on web accessibility/inclusiveness. Now I’m all keyed up to change the world. #minnewebcon
2:48 PM: Tubes HTML 5 form validation and pagination are interesting. That’s stuff my CMS or Javascript would usually handle. #minnewebcon
2:48 PM: ultimatelibrarn Loving how I’m learning from dc’s #cil2010 while in st. paul at #minnewebcon. Thanks, cil-ers!
2:49 PM: micahspieler Supprised I haven’t heard more digs at Flash, but have heard plenty towards IE. #minnewebcon
2:49 PM: kamranayub Is canvas html5? It was out before then… #Minnewebcon
2:49 PM: skwiot Validation doesn’t equal accessible. #MinneWebCon
2:49 PM: t_embretson exept IE is a popular theme today at #minnewebcon
2:49 PM: Tubes Just listened to a great talk on web accessability and why it helps everyone by @wendyabc #minnewebcon
2:49 PM: GraemeThickins heading to #minnewebcon …I guess they started w/o me? that’s a joke
2:50 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon JQuery en.wikipedia.org
2:50 PM: micahvono It seems to me that including disabled users in user testing would be more important than validation. #minnewebcon
2:55 PM: whitneytaylor I’m in 155 with the @GeekGirlsGuide for “Cultivating a User-Centered Culture.” #minnewebcon
2:56 PM: elSullivano The keynote presentation was basically a better version of what I’ve been telling @petron for three weeks. Accessibility rules. #MinneWebCon
2:56 PM: zacharyjohnson Everybody needs to hear the messages that @wendyabc delivered. Glad we were all in the room this year. #minnewebcon
2:57 PM: micahvono GREAT keynotes by @wendyabc and @halvorson today! Thanks #minnewebcon!
2:57 PM: CynthiaSargent Fantastic afternoon keynote presentation about web standards, accessibility and why we should design using them by @wendyabc at #minnewebcon
2:58 PM: skwiot The cookies from UDS taste exactly the same as they did when I last lived in the dorms. That was 2003. #MinneWebCon
2:58 PM: chrisschumann at the User-Centered Culture talk at #minnewebcon
3:00 PM: toniprekker Loving the guy chatting on his phone during the <video> session @ #minnewebcon. # sarcasm
3:01 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon Cultivating a user-centered culture with the #geekgirls – @nylons and @irishgirl
3:01 PM: skwiot “We are advocating for users” #MinneWebCon #GeekGirlsGuide
3:01 PM: elSullivano From the looks of the CSS3 presentation’s first statement, I feel like I’m going to get a regurgitation of 24ways.org’s lessons #MinneWebCon
3:03 PM: skwiot Don’t laugh at your users, respect them, because they end up using your products. #MinneWebCon #GeekGirlsGuide
3:03 PM: Steve Borsch Still mulling over how easy it is for people to simply ignore accessibility
3:04 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon how do you integrate user-centric philosophy into your projects?
3:04 PM: MegCanada User centered thinking is respectful of users. -@geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:04 PM: micahspieler #minnewebcon
3:04 PM: TheSuss Whew! My conference day #minnewebcon duties are done, now that I’ve introduced @geekgirlsguide.
3:04 PM: truetone Scored a power outlet in the #geekgirls presentation w/ @nylons & @irishgirl #minnewebcon
3:05 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon User-centered design en.wikipedia.org
3:05 PM: CynthiaSargent Now: Progressive enhancement – using CSS3 to add beauty to your site simply. #CSS3 #minnewebcon
3:05 PM: gManiPhone richest html5 video experience is on Safari 4.0 & Snow Leopard – yay me! #minnewebcon
3:06 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon progressive enhancement with css3. “design is not about making a website prettier, but about communicating to the user.”
3:06 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon wow it is really hot in here.
3:07 PM: gManiPhone H.264 video codec PROS: modern, scalable, efficient. CONS: not open-source but patented tech #minnewebcon
3:07 PM: t_embretson we often focus on the technologies instead of the users that will use those technologies. #minnewebcon @geekgirlsguide
3:08 PM: t_embretson “it smells like a sport sock in here, just sayin” @nylons #minnewebcon
3:08 PM: skwiot Corporate structures/cultures haven’t changed since the industrial revolution. #MinneWebCon @GeekGirlsGuide
3:09 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon corporate structures haven’t changed since the 1800s and are not changing fast enough. employees don’t feel empowered.
3:09 PM: skwiot Hyperlinks subvert hierarchy. #MinneWebCon @GeekGirlsGuide
3:10 PM: gManiPhone video standards flame war! H.264 vs OGG Theora. bring it on! #minnewebcon
3:10 PM: CynthiaSargent 45% of users are still using Internet Explorer #CSS3 #HTML5 #minnewebcon
3:10 PM: juliaschrenkler reference link for #minnewebcon bestbuyideax.com
3:10 PM: saralovesyou The U doesn’t turn on a/c until the 15th. Sorry folks. #minnewebcon
3:11 PM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon w/ @geekgirlsguide. user-centered design: users (on both sides) the focus at every level. good model: bestbuyideax.com
3:12 PM: skwiot Companies have never had control over what their customers have said about them. It’s just more visible now. #MinneWebCon @GeekGirlsGuide
3:12 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – what happens when employees use social media. domino’s pizza found out.
3:13 PM: skwiot Agency structures haven’t changed since the 1950s (“They need me and my big ideas”) #MinneWebCon @GeekGirlsGuide
3:13 PM: t_embretson “agencies have not changed much since the 1950’s” do you work at one of them? @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:13 PM: skwiot Old school creatives are used to controlling the deliverables. #MinneWebCon @GeekGirlsGuide
3:13 PM: teraom Css3 progressive enhancement #minnewebcon
3:14 PM: skwiot Old school managers are used to controlling…everything. #MinneWebCon
3:14 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Richard Stallman en.wikipedia.org
3:14 PM: skwiot Embracing users means embracing choas, and it’s not easy. #MinneWebCon
3:14 PM: johnmoe At this tech conference, #minnewebcon , “Flash” gets some laughs but “Internet Explorer” gets more.
3:14 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon – reviewing transparency support in CSS3
3:14 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon Mad Men en.wikipedia.org – example of old school approach to “controlling the message and the conversation”
3:14 PM: silentseas Surrounded by people who giggle when someone mentions Flash. <3 for #minnewebcon comrades.
3:14 PM: mnjess “Embracing users means embracing chaos.” @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:14 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon On2 Technologies en.wikipedia.org
3:15 PM: micahvono Never thought I’d see live SharePoint Designer use at #minnewebcon
3:15 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon you mostly don’t matter. Users do.
3:15 PM: jlijewski “Embracing users means embracing chaos.” LOVE IT! #minnewebcon
3:15 PM: juliaschrenkler “Embracing users means embracing chaos.” – @GeekGirlsGuide #MinneWebCon I think it is more about embracing uncertainty, it’s just people.
3:15 PM: zacharyjohnson “if you’d like to talk about video encoding, find me afterwards, I’d LOOOVE to talk about it.” @cmcfadden #minnewebcon Cheeky.
3:15 PM: skwiot We as designers/developers/managers/agencies/whatever don’t matter. Users matter. #MinneWebCon
3:15 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Theora en.wikipedia.org
3:16 PM: crossons Development in digital world means embracing chaos. #minnewebcon
3:16 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Context-adaptive variable-length coding en.wikipedia.org
3:16 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon company culture is a product. employees are users.
3:17 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Submarine patent en.wikipedia.org
3:17 PM: saralovesyou So much WIN! “Company culture is a product. Employees are users.” #minnewebcon @irishgirl @nylons
3:17 PM: skwiot Want to know how to be successful? Let go and hire people who are smarter than you. #MinneWebCon
3:17 PM: drembasoup “Embracing users means embracing chaos.” @geekgirlsguide #MinneWebCon
3:18 PM: t_embretson read Happy Hour is 9 to 5 here: bit.ly #minnewebcon
3:18 PM: jlijewski “Happy people do good work. It’s not about kegs and foosball.” @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:18 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Graphics processing unit en.wikipedia.org
3:18 PM: elSullivano Yep. The CSS3 presentation is mostly @meaganfisher and @cowshedstudio ‘s posts on @24ways from last year’s advent. #MinneWebCon
3:19 PM: zacharyjohnson A major theme from #minnewebcon today is users: universal design, user testing, respecting users, … Wish I could have caught Geek Girls!
3:20 PM: skwiot Healthy work environments are biproducts of happy employees who enjoy working with one another. #MinneWebCon
3:20 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon H.264 en.wikipedia.org
3:20 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – remodeling the office is not changing the culture.
3:20 PM: juliaschrenkler “authenticity is necessary in leadership” (as well as in social media) – @GeekGirlsGuide #MinneWebCon
3:21 PM: skwiot 1. Define your values – It begins with leadership, but involves everyone. #MinneWebCon
3:21 PM: ms_rezai wish I could’ve been at #minnewebcon to hear @irishgirl and @nylons talk about creating a user-centered culture. they know their stuff!
3:21 PM: jlijewski I am very impressed by the @geekgirlsguide presentation! #minnewebcon
3:21 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon Defining your values begins with leadership but involves everyone
3:21 PM: gManiPhone Apple denying flash on ipad/iphone has pushed content producers to HTML5 video standards. Hey ok I like Steve Jobs again #minnewebcon
3:22 PM: ultimatelibrarn #minnewebcon Happy people do good work. It’s not abt the beer, it’s “just a beverage.” Respect & values need to be in place (then beer!).
3:22 PM: skwiot 2. Align your hiring decisions with your values. Empathic, observant, positive, analytical, creative, curious, focued, etc #MinneWebCon
3:22 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Fall back and forward en.wikipedia.org
3:22 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon – I’m still amazed at how different designers accmplish different visual effects in their workflow.
3:22 PM: whitneytaylor It’s standing room only at the User Culture session with @geekgirlguide. #minnewebcon
3:23 PM: atonedesign #minnewebcon – I’m still amazed at how different designers accmplish different tasks in their workflow.
3:23 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – hire people with intellectual curiosity. they know it’s about engagement and not punching a time card.
3:23 PM: micahspieler New buzz word: constant-mind-churn; @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:24 PM: mnjess If all you care about is numbers… then the quality of your work is going to suffer. @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:24 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Media richness theory en.wikipedia.org
3:24 PM: gManiPhone oooh CSS transforms on new HTML5 Video tag. plus hardware acceleration. schweet #minnewebcon
3:24 PM: skwiot Defining your own values is just as important as defining values for your company. #MinneWebCon
3:25 PM: micahvono Switching over to the @geekgirlsguide session. Good stuff… #minnewebcon
3:25 PM: klayon I’m thinking @nylons and @irishgirl get a lot of “Are you hiring?” questions whenever they speak. #minnewebcon #values #culture
3:25 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Cross-platform en.wikipedia.org
3:25 PM: CynthiaSargent IE is your problem child that you would never say is your least favorite child because you love them all the same…but it is. #minnewebcon
3:26 PM: skwiot 3. Communicate Openly-When resources are scare, they wan you communicate can either inspire panic or collaborate. #MinneWebCon
3:26 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon Emotional intelligence en.wikipedia.org is key to building a good team.
3:26 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon HTML5 video en.wikipedia.org
3:27 PM: juliaschrenkler “we all know how email can be misconstrued” – @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon true. i wince when social media professionals use a killing tone
3:28 PM: gManiPhone geeky goodness HTML5 video tag attributes: preload, autoplay, poster, controls, loop, h,w, src but poster doesn’t work well yet #minnewebcon
3:28 PM: shawnmcburnie Really wishing I could be at #minnewebcon – tweets indicate @nylons and @irishgirl are bringing the awesome, as expected.
3:29 PM: t_embretson information hoarding does not serve the end product, people that does this need to feel important to others #minnewebcon
3:29 PM: skwiot 4. Cultivate a sense of ownership–everyone owns the promises made, the method of delivery & the final product. #MinneWebCon
3:30 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – do you know anyone who is an information hoarder? fear and insecurity about one’s job can lead to info hoarding.
3:30 PM: micahvono Even though I came in halfway through, this pretty much confirms my suspicions that #clockwork is the coolest place to work #minnewebcon
3:31 PM: skwiot Hero culture should not be tolerated. If something goes wrong/needs to be done, we’re in this all together #MinneWebCon
3:32 PM: skwiot However, the culture of celebrity does just as much harm to the team: what happens if the celeb gets hit by a bus? #MinneWebCon
3:32 PM: whitneytaylor The culture of celebrity serves no one. @nylons #minnewebcon
3:32 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Burnt-in timecode en.wikipedia.org
3:33 PM: skwiot If you want to shine, the only person who can make you shine is you. Give yourself permission to shine #MinneWebCon
3:34 PM: crossons Thrilled w/my takeaways from #minnewebcon – topics I’ve been focusing on for years: solid content, accessibility, user perspective
3:34 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon CSS3 en.wikipedia.org
3:34 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon cultivate a sense of ownership. Every member of your team should be a rock star. Don’t be a #dondraper.
3:34 PM: truetone “Whether or not someone hears you is not your problem. Telling the truth is your responsibility.” #geekgirls #minnewebcon
3:34 PM: silentseas “It’s not your problem if your org hears you. Telling the truth is your responsibility” @nylons at #minnewebcon – Right on!
3:34 PM: pfhyper We don’t have the luxury of punching clocks! Or maybe we should just punch them one more time & say goodbye. #minnewebcon
3:35 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon WebKit en.wikipedia.org
3:35 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon Don Draper en.wikipedia.org
3:35 PM: skwiot When you don’t think that you have the power to change something, think again and then change something: #MinneWebCon
3:36 PM: skwiot Shit, the @geekgirlsguide is on fire! #MinneWebCon
3:36 PM: Fuerniss #minnewebcon Geek Girls rock.
3:36 PM: skwiot 1. Find clients that align with your values–Don’t be afraid to say no #MinneWebCon
3:36 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Adobe Flash en.wikipedia.org
3:36 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – to make something valuable find clients who align with your values. Don’t be afraid to say “no.”
3:36 PM: pfhyper Best Buy ROWE article at the (ahem) PF Hyper Blog (2006). is.gd #minnewebcon #geekgirls
3:37 PM: skwiot 2. Communication–Speak their language, don’t expect them to speak yours. #MinneWebCon
3:38 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – speak your clients’ language-don’t expect them to speak yours.
3:39 PM: Fuerniss #minnewebcon treat staff/employees as users
3:39 PM: gManiPhone nice! video fallback so 720P video falls back to 480 for iphone. #minnewebcon
3:41 PM: juliaschrenkler take an improv class – advice from @nylons at #minnewebcon helps you learn to read the room, win clients over
3:41 PM: skwiot 3. Listen–Don’t just listen to what they say, try to understand what they mean. Do you know how to listen? #MinneWebCon
3:41 PM: CynthiaSargent Wish I had sat in on the @geekgirlsguide presentation. By the sounds/looks of it, it was awesome #minnewebcon
3:44 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon html5video.org
3:44 PM: skwiot Make the logo bigger may mean something else, like “I don’t feel like my brand is represented well enough” #MinneWebCon
3:45 PM: skwiot 4. Treat the client as the expert–You’re the idiot in the room. #MinneWebCon
3:45 PM: GraemeThickins #minnewebcon <video> tag is coming! for great javascript helpers, see html5video.org … and follow @cmcfadden
3:45 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – being able to read subtext in your clients’ requests is important for helping them understand what they need.
3:45 PM: GraemeThickins I’m here… so at least that’s a start. Steve and Phil and Tim had to leave. I’m in a nicely geeky session on the <video> tag… learning stuff I never thought I would. Next time you see me, ask me anything you want!
3:45 PM: gManiPhone z.umn.edu see all packaged HTML5 video from @cmcfadden session #minnewebcon
3:45 PM: eryno Users don’t mean to, but they are much better at trying to solve the problem for you than at telling you what the problem is. #minnewebcon
3:45 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon z.umm.edu @cmcfadden great talk and great news for video developers!
3:45 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – treat the client like an expert. you are the idiot.
3:46 PM: shawkins A few folks with iPads here. Wonder what they think of the device for note taking, blogging, tweeting? #minnewebcon
3:46 PM: skwiot 2. Don’t allow “us vs. them” attitudes–To be user center, you have to care. #MinneWebCon
3:46 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – to be user-centered you have to care. don’t foster an “us v. them” attitude.
3:47 PM: skwiot 3. Listen–Ask the right questions, find the real story. #MinneWebCon
3:47 PM: pfhyper well if we don’t trend twitter with Geek Girls, we aren’t going to make it folks. Next year we’ll have Justin Bieber keynote. #minnewebcon
3:47 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Wavelet compression en.wikipedia.org
3:48 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Microsoft Silverlight en.wikipedia.org
3:48 PM: GraemeThickins Questin for MCFadden: what di you think of /
3:48 PM: gManiPhone silverlight video? silverlight and flash video should die. die I tell you! #minnewebcon
3:48 PM: skwiot 4. Communicate–Error messages show how much you care. (Example: Format failed to a general failure). #MinneWebCon
3:48 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – context, context, and context.
3:48 PM: micahvono “Error messages show how much you care.” YES! #minnewebcon
3:48 PM: skwiot 5. Push your boundaries–Learn how it feels to be a user. #MinneWebCon
3:49 PM: juliaschrenkler if you want to know how much a company cares about their users look at their error messages / 404 pages – @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon
3:49 PM: skwiot Get experiences that make you uncomfortable. #MinneWebCon
3:50 PM: GraemeThickins question for McFadden: what do you think of Silverlight video? his take is you can do anything you want with html5 video….
3:51 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – “you’re so money and you don’t even know it” with @megcanada and @myklroventine.
3:54 PM: cgjerdingen #minnewebcon the IE hating is almost unbearable. It still has a 40-50% market share. Until that changes you’re just going to have to deal.
3:55 PM: truetone #geekgirls killed it. One of the highlights of #minnewebcon
3:56 PM: GraemeThickins next up for me is session on mobile apps, with my buddy Bill Heyman presenting #minnewebcon #CodeMorphic
3:58 PM: micahvono #minnewebcon 2010 is shaping up to be my overall favorite yet. Way to go @klayon and team.
3:59 PM: jes3ica You web writers/content people at #minnewebcon will appreciate this sign from the womens rm: twitgoo.com
3:59 PM: m3ggiesue #MinneWebCon=great! Still jonesin’ for pragmatic tips for helping staff think about content’s end users. But that’ll have to be trial&error.
4:00 PM: micahvono So funny coming to events like #minnewebcon where I recognize people from their avatars
4:01 PM: zombiehat No food coma or drowsiness during the @geekgirlsguide very enthusiastic and inspiring session #minnewebcon
4:01 PM: sos8weall Good talk @cmcfadden #minnewebcon
4:01 PM: saralovesyou Another reminder: post #minnewebcon happy hour at Grumpy’s downtown is.gd
4:02 PM: skwiot Finishing out the day with @paularmstrong’s lecture on forms… #MinneWebCon
4:03 PM: gManiPhone codemorphic.com #minnewebcon developers of Public Radio Player. awesome app
4:04 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Zappos.com en.wikipedia.org
4:05 PM: GraemeThickins Bill goes back a long way with Apple… like to high school with the Apple II
4:05 PM: zacharyjohnson #minnewebcon @paularmstrong says “you are still doing it wrong”
4:05 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – zappos an example of how to use social media to engage customers. New “get real” ads.
4:06 PM: teraom at session “power of the social web” #minnewebcon
4:07 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon The Real World en.wikipedia.org
4:07 PM: GraemeThickins He’s been developing iPhone apps since the SDK came out, almost two years ago … I remember one of those first ones, the rotary dialer, which he did just for the heck of itw
4:07 PM: TheSuss Sorry to all the presenters who have to follow @GeekGirlsGuide at #minnewebcon. I know I still haven’t recovered – they were awesome!
4:07 PM: saralovesyou I’m really trying to take this to heart – don’t be afraid to say no. I fail at this. #minnewebcon
4:07 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Pawn Stars en.wikipedia.org
4:08 PM: silentseas The “take an improv class” advice from @nylons at #minnewebcon – YES. I list my improv on my resume, always helped at work.
4:08 PM: CynthiaSargent Last #minnewebcon presentation of the day. The tweet storm is almost over. Thanks for following.
4:08 PM: juliaschrenkler at #minnewebcon @megcanada and @myklroventine explain the genesis of reality content on the web. it’s MTV’s fault.
4:08 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Social web en.wikipedia.org
4:08 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – popularity of reality content on web. social web is built on “real.”
4:09 PM: skwiot Forms should function as a conversation: Nice, quick & easy #MinneWebCon
4:09 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Authenticity en.wikipedia.org
4:09 PM: shawkins Who knew webforms could be interesting? @paularmstrong is entertaining with good examples. #minnewebcon
4:10 PM: skwiot Ask for optional information *after* required information. You’ll get better conversion rates. #MinneWebCon
4:10 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – why now? social web is wide open. never a better time to start than now.
4:10 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Posterous en.wikipedia.org
4:10 PM: JessieJJacobson At #minnewebcon with @saralovesyou
4:10 PM: juliaschrenkler at #minnewebcon @megcanada shared the etymology of authentic. www.etymonline.com
4:10 PM: silentseas From @threevolts “Viral is not a strategy, it’s an outcome.” #minnewebcon
4:10 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon viral is not a strategy but an outcome.
4:10 PM: skwiot Consider multi-page forms, but let the user know how long the form will take to finish (and give them a progress report). #MinneWebCon
4:11 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Viral video en.wikipedia.org
4:11 PM: GraemeThickins installed base of iPhone/Touch is now 85M … and about 500k for iPad already… Android is about 8M right now
4:11 PM: Tubes I’ve only seen two iPads at #minnewebcon… for whatever that’s worth.
4:11 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Newbery Medal en.wikipedia.org
4:11 PM: pfhyper #minnewebcon Join us at Grumpy’s right after the conference! is.gd
4:12 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Lip dub en.wikipedia.org
4:13 PM: skwiot Forms should focus on one task at a time. Once you complete the first task, you move onto the second. But one at a time. #MinneWebCon
4:13 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon elements of real. pesonality. what draws people in is “real.”
4:14 PM: juliaschrenkler the lip dub example at #minnewebcon stalled at a girl dressed as wonder woman. #ilovetheinternet
4:15 PM: GraemeThickins Bill Heyman now talking about hybrid apps, which are a combination of native app and web app technologies … but can be distributed just like native apps (i.e., via the App Store)
4:15 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – lip-dubbing=new kind of story-telling on the web
4:18 PM: zacharyjohnson CloudApp UX problem with login/register pretty funny. Also “no dashes or spaces” offenders. #minnewebcon
4:18 PM: skwiot Your user was right in how they chose to insert their information into your form. #MinneWebCon
4:18 PM: jenholman Great updates from #minnewebcon today, @skwiot. Almost feel like I’m there. Almost.
4:19 PM: silentseas Ohhh, lipdub makes me smile. I am a simple creature. #minnewebcon
4:19 PM: GraemeThickins languages used for iPhone app dev include Xcode, C++, Objective C… for Android, Eclipse and Java/JVM
4:19 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – using real stories to do good. JK Wedding Dance on YouTube with donation link.
4:20 PM: skwiot Account for the differences that people enter in information (on the server side, natch) #MinneWebCon
4:20 PM: juliaschrenkler i love the trend of people using the internet for good. the wedding dance video asks for donations for violence prevention #minnewebcon
4:21 PM: troyapeterson RT @juliaschrenkler: i love the trend of people using the internet for good. the wedding dance video asks for donations for violence pre …
4:22 PM: GraemeThickins hybrid apps often use native wrappers… wrapper frameworks include PhoneGap and Appcelerator Titanium, says Bill Heyman
4:22 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Serendipity en.wikipedia.org
4:23 PM: skwiot Mr. @Paularmstrong – inspiring us to make forms more awesomer #MinneWebCon
4:24 PM: eryno Watching the “Where the Hell is Matt” video in this talk. He dances in Chicago in front of the bean. Stupid bean. #minnewebcon
4:24 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – “where the hell is matt?” youtube video example of serendipity – inviting people into the dance.
4:25 PM: nataliearoberts “where the he’ll is Matt” such an awesome video! #minnewebcon
4:25 PM: silentseas First twitter fail whale of the day! #minnewebcon
4:26 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – timeliness is the key to doing viral videos.
4:27 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Malcolm Gladwell playing Zeppelin on a Theremin on a Zeppelin www.youtube.com
4:27 PM: nataliearoberts If it’s 3 posts old, it’s probably over #minnewebcon
4:27 PM: GraemeThickins Hybrid app approach makes it easier to do your app on both iPhone and Android… but slower performance compared to native app
4:27 PM: juliaschrenkler 3 days old on twitter 3 blog entries down on a blog = it’s over – @megcanada #minnewebcon tell it to justin bieber 😉
4:27 PM: skwiot Your value is not your label #forms #MinneWebCon
4:28 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Meme en.wikipedia.org
4:28 PM: juliaschrenkler knowyourmeme.com #minnewebcon
4:28 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – memes are a natural application to use on the web and to boost your brand.
4:29 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Richard Dawkins en.wikipedia.org
4:29 PM: troyapeterson RT @afcastro: #minnewebcon – memes are a natural application to use on the web and to boost your brand.
4:29 PM: cgjerdingen #minnewebcon Flexible forms talk is awesome.
4:29 PM: troyapeterson RT @juliaschrenkler: knowyourmeme.com #minnewebcon
4:29 PM: whitneytaylor www.knowyourmeme.com or @knowyourmeme #minnewebcon
4:29 PM: skwiot $(‘input’).labelover(); – perfect for single entry forms, or search forms #MinneWebCon
4:29 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – “compelling” is another component of “real.” Easy to duplicate when you tell your story online.
4:29 PM: troyapeterson RT @skwiot: Your value is not your label #forms #MinneWebCon
4:31 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon #blamedrewscancer for the air conditioning at CECC;)
4:31 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – #blamedrewscancer site allows people to blame drew’s cancer for everything. Great way to build awareness about an issue.
4:31 PM: CynthiaSargent It’s so hot at #minnewebcon #blamedrewscancer
4:31 PM: skwiot Shapes are a better visual signifier than colour #MinneWebCon
4:32 PM: GraemeThickins Bill Heyman now talking about Apple’s trend to control things… iPhone OS
4:32 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – resonance another element of being real in your story. resonate with people to draw them in.
4:32 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Lance Armstrong Foundation en.wikipedia.org
4:33 PM: nataliearoberts 6 elements of real: 1: personality 2: honesty&transparency 3: serendipity 4: timeliness 5: compelling 6: resonance #minnewebcon
4:34 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – who has a real story to tell? you do, your company/organization does.
4:34 PM: skwiot google.com – free and easy web testing #MinneWebCon
4:34 PM: tschubring #minnewebcon Mayo Clinic en.wikipedia.org
4:36 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – authentic stories are very effective in boosting your brand. #mayoclinic piano video on youtube.
4:36 PM: MinneWebCon Amazing day — thanks for coming, everyone. And don’t forget to pick up your Adam Turman print on your way out! #minnewebcon
4:36 PM: juliaschrenkler love this: www.flickr.com #minnewebcon
4:37 PM: MinneWebCon Also, please join us at Grumpy’s in dt Mpls (Washington Ave.) for a post-conference get together. We’ll provide some snacks! #minnewebcon
4:38 PM: CynthiaSargent Cute couple playing piano @ Mayo Clinic in Rochester – tinyurl.com #minnewebcon I was at the same piano over spring break 😀
4:38 PM: skwiot #MinneWebCon is done. Thanks for all the great talks. Now back to my normal tweeting schedule.
4:38 PM: Wybi @wendyabc Great talk today at #Minnewebcon, thanks!
4:38 PM: jlijewski @klayon I think you are right! I bet there’s a line to work for these 2! Very sharp! #minnewebcon
4:38 PM: skwiot @micahspieler That, and the computers. #MinneWebCon
4:38 PM: skwiot @geekgirlsguide was started to help clients, and speaking to clients on their level. Brilliant. #MinneWebCon
4:38 PM: Fuerniss @geekgirlsguide #minnewebcon valuable info today THANK YOU
4:39 PM: micahspieler @Tubes I’ve seen at least 5 iPads-a lot less than I expected. I’m still waiting for my 3g… Wonder how many others are also. #minnewebcon
4:39 PM: wasser @mnjess nice to see you tweet while at #minnewebcon 🙂 you gettin’ some good info and having fun?
4:39 PM: m3ggiesue Really wonderful information in @paularmstrong’s forms preso! Tons of things I’d never given a second thought. Win! #minnewebcon
4:39 PM: zarprey @skwiot enjoying your tweets from #minnewebcon
4:39 PM: ttzero @juliaschrenkler Donations benefit the Sheila Wellstone Institute, part of the nonprofit org Welsltone Action @wellstoneaction #minnewebcon
4:39 PM: micahvono @paularmstrong did a great job on usable forms, as usual. #minnewebcon
4:40 PM: afcastro #minnewebcon – power of real – lifestyle blogs. people telling stories about the brands they use are good salespeople.
4:40 PM: juliaschrenkler at #minnewebcon talking about lifestyle blogs. i think the design and sensibility of certain blogs = success
4:41 PM: chrisschumann Once again, #minnewebcon was well worth the time, and at a bargain price. #endorsed
4:41 PM: Minnov8 That’s the end of MinneWebCon. Fabulous day. Thanks to Kris Layon and team and Minnov8 was pleased to cover the event again this year!