Whether you’re new to Twitter or you’re experienced with the platform, at some time or another, all event professionals or tweeps (people using twitter) have been faced with a hashtag they weren’t familiar with. In our office, the most popular Twitter questions are about hashtags. “What does this hashtag mean?” First, we’ll begin with the basics in case you aren’t on Twitter. Hashtags are a way to categorize your tweets and also expand the viewing audience.

For instance, this tweet is most relevant to MPI, Event Professionals, and PCMA: How SCVNGR Can Be Used for Conferences #mpi #eventprofs #pcma http://bit.ly/fDeqVI We’ll explain more.

Pew Research Center released an interesting report: Why most Facebook users get more than they give.
If thoughts of poring over a 40-page report don't delight you, here are a few highlights that made me think twice about Facebook as a conference event promotion platform: Read More