5 Ways to Visualize Twitter at Events

A lot of fuzz is being made about if tweets should be displayed at events or not. The answer is simple, Yes! And in a fancy way.

Here goes a collection of what Julius Solaris, your host, thinks are the best tools to display live tweets at events.

5. Twitter Search + Firefox + ReloadEvery

Twitter Search is the visualization tool for the nostalgic twitter user and/or retro tweep. In order to make the page refresh automatically, Install Firefox add on ReloadEvery. If you don’t have Firefox probably you won’t read this because your browser has crashed in the meanwhile

Goods:
- Suits large screens
- Neat and detailed
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45+ Tools to Plan Your Next Wedding

We are amazed by the advancement of the wedding planning industry in using online tools. @carmenhere put together this post which collects what we think is the best you can find out there. We are sure you will find more in the comments so make sure you keep track of it.

As always remember to save it on delicious for future reference or to share it via StumbleUpon

Software:

- OurWeddingDay: Complete wedding planning, from task management to budget tools
- iDo Wedding Couple Edition: planning software complete of wordings and songs widget feature. Free 20-day trial
- EZ Wedding Planner: Free online wedding planner software
- Perfect TablePlan: As seen on this blog

Google Docs Wedding Templates

- Free Gantt with Google: As featured on this blog
- Guest List
- Photo Album
- Planner
- Budget Manager
- Checklist

Free online tools

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3 Things that Make Your Event Fail

Are you sure you are getting the basics right? This post investigates what are the new basics for a suffering and evolving event industry.


Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr

How it used to be

Ten years ago the basics use to be a great mix of performers, a great mix of sponsors and a great location.

It didn’t get further than that.

The job of running events was all about putting the three above together. Most of the times it wasn’t about quality, it was about budget.

Our point

Let us save you some time and get straight to the point, basics have changed.

Why?

- Because current economic environment sucks. Sponsors are not willing to give away generous portions of their budgets as they used to.
- Because networking, which is a great motivator for attending events, is happening for free both online and offline.
- Because technology is changing the way we consume events.
- Because the world we live in is not as it used to be. Or at least, we are now more aware of it.

What are the new basics?

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Should you Embed Technology in Your Event?

We are very pleased to launch the Event Manager Blog Channel.

Thanks to BrightTalk, we’ll host up to three 30-minutes webinars a month.

All the webinars are going to be free to join.

How does it work?

1. Subscribe for free to the Event Manager Blog Channel (see also below).

2. You will be then be able to click on the Attend button.

3. Webinars will last for no more than 30 minutes. 20 Minutes will be dedicated to our feature presentation and 10 Minutes to your Questions. This is possibly the coolest feature of the platform. So be ready to ask tons of questions.

4. We will also learn about others thanks to interesting polls during the virtual event.

5. What happens if you miss it? You will be able to go back and listen to the recorded version, but you will unfortunately miss the chance to ask questions.

The first Webinar

How to Get Big Projects Done

This is a guest post by Dan Baluta from GTDagenda.com a great tool to get things done. We had the chance to play around with it for a while and invite you to have a closer look.

Successfully completing a large, complex project can bring you great personal, professional or financial rewards. Unfortunately these types of projects, by their very nature, also provide endless opportunities to go astray along the way.

Early failures can send motivation into a flop, doubts cloud clear thinking, and we don’t see the forest because of the trees. So what should we do? There are so many reasons to falter or do a bad job, that we can be drown into least one.

One of the keys to getting big projects done is to balance “Keep Your Eye on the Prize” with “Stay Focused on the Task”. It’s all about knowing when to flip the frame of reference from looking closely at individual tasks of a project, and when to look up and see the project’s grand sweep.

Shifts of focus between tasks and goals are needed. They can be done in this manner:

PHASE I: Taking the First Step

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