Comments on: Ignite Minneapolis http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis cyclist, writer, font designer, geek, builder of bicycle frames Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-501 Scott Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:10:19 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-501 Dan, It's "smuggli". And I don't tweet much anymore. Sort of getting back into using the uh... damn, what do you call it? Ummmm... oh yeah! Phone. Cheers, and thanks for coming to Ignite! - Scott Dan,

It’s “smuggli”. And I don’t tweet much anymore. Sort of getting back into using the uh… damn, what do you call it? Ummmm… oh yeah! Phone.

Cheers, and thanks for coming to Ignite!

- Scott

]]> By: Dan http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-499 Dan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:33:52 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-499 <a href="#comment-495" rel="nofollow">@Attendee</a> I see your point exactly. I'm hoping that the concept of the event can be more-refined and better-communicated to the potential audience prior to the next one. The type of turn-out was probably due in part to MIMA being one of the co-sponsors. I'm not fundamentally opposed to marketing talk happening at one of these, but there's two caveats to that:<ol type="1"><li>It needs to be <i>innovative</i>. Yes, we know Twitter is awesome, and you're funny, and it's about conversations, etc., but howabout giving us an idea that hasn't been talked to death on the Interwebs already?<li>Marketing/social media needs to be a small component of the show, not the only component. I'd like to see more of a TED -- "technology, entertainment, design" -- focus.</ol>Make us think about original thoughts, not "haven't I already read this somewhere?" and I suspect we'll see less chit-chat from the back of the room and a more-engaged audience. @Attendee
I see your point exactly. I’m hoping that the concept of the event can be more-refined and better-communicated to the potential audience prior to the next one. The type of turn-out was probably due in part to MIMA being one of the co-sponsors.

I’m not fundamentally opposed to marketing talk happening at one of these, but there’s two caveats to that:

  1. It needs to be innovative. Yes, we know Twitter is awesome, and you’re funny, and it’s about conversations, etc., but howabout giving us an idea that hasn’t been talked to death on the Interwebs already?
  2. Marketing/social media needs to be a small component of the show, not the only component. I’d like to see more of a TED — “technology, entertainment, design” — focus.

Make us think about original thoughts, not “haven’t I already read this somewhere?” and I suspect we’ll see less chit-chat from the back of the room and a more-engaged audience.

]]> By: @gaard http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-498 @gaard Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:21:40 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-498 <a href="#comment-497" rel="nofollow">@gaard</a> .. in the 2.0 community*. @gaard
.. in the 2.0 community*.

]]> By: @gaard http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-497 @gaard Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:19:08 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-497 I tuned in from home. It was a great show. Loved how fast people had to talk, some couldn't hang. Wish I could have networked a little more than just new people to follow on the Twitter.. Being at home did have it's upside for staying glued to @Tweetdeck and having the video stream open on my lady's laptop. Video feed could have been a little better, or at least organized better for the slides that weren't big and bold. Maybe show the slide for a few seconds and then cut back to the actual event? Funny to hear Dan get called out by @kimberlyoh with full name and twitter ID on stage. I was laughing pretty loud at home.. This event made me want to get more involved in the 2.0. I would like to present next time an event comes around. I would do a rant on user error. My favorite factoid from the evening was that humans become hostile towards robots when they reach 90% likeness. haha I tuned in from home. It was a great show. Loved how fast people had to talk, some couldn’t hang. Wish I could have networked a little more than just new people to follow on the Twitter..
Being at home did have it’s upside for staying glued to @Tweetdeck and having the video stream open on my lady’s laptop. Video feed could have been a little better, or at least organized better for the slides that weren’t big and bold. Maybe show the slide for a few seconds and then cut back to the actual event?
Funny to hear Dan get called out by @kimberlyoh with full name and twitter ID on stage. I was laughing pretty loud at home..
This event made me want to get more involved in the 2.0. I would like to present next time an event comes around. I would do a rant on user error.
My favorite factoid from the evening was that humans become hostile towards robots when they reach 90% likeness. haha

]]> By: Dan http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-496 Dan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:18:24 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-496 <a href="#comment-494" rel="nofollow">@@kimberlyoh</a> Also, I've never seen so many iPhones in one place at one time. @@kimberlyoh
Also, I’ve never seen so many iPhones in one place at one time.

]]> By: Attendee http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-495 Attendee Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:16:56 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-495 I had to leave before the presentations even began because it was so poorly planned out, too many people, and the vibe of the room was just completely wrong. I was expecting a nerdier, more technical crowd composed of people who were there to listen to people saying interesting things, like TED as you mentioned. What I found were a bunch of people super into themselves that were more interested in talking to each other and looking pretty than the idea and spirit of the event itself. Once I realized what it was, I couldn't get out fast enough. To people that didn't attend, consider yourselves lucky. I actually feel bad for the presenters having to present to that miserable group of attendees. I had to leave before the presentations even began because it was so poorly planned out, too many people, and the vibe of the room was just completely wrong. I was expecting a nerdier, more technical crowd composed of people who were there to listen to people saying interesting things, like TED as you mentioned. What I found were a bunch of people super into themselves that were more interested in talking to each other and looking pretty than the idea and spirit of the event itself. Once I realized what it was, I couldn’t get out fast enough. To people that didn’t attend, consider yourselves lucky. I actually feel bad for the presenters having to present to that miserable group of attendees.

]]> By: @kimberlyoh http://www.danbailey.net/593/ignite-minneapolis/comment-page-1#comment-494 @kimberlyoh Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:02:24 +0000 http://www.danbailey.net/?p=593#comment-494 fontosaurus, you're the best. I don't need to know your topic, I'm already working on my "heckle dan" bullet points. There really is something to be said for standing up in front of a crowd, having to keep pace with an auto-advancing presentation, and all the while knowing that your audience reactions are being broadcast to the entire ROOM... and the rest of the world. What an amazing way to present -- you can see the slams and the praise, see who's bored and who's offended, see who's rockin' with you. Props to the other folks who got up there and tried it -- you were right that every present had possibilities. Can't wait for the next one! This is pure MPLS, even if it didn't start here. fontosaurus, you’re the best. I don’t need to know your topic, I’m already working on my “heckle dan” bullet points.

There really is something to be said for standing up in front of a crowd, having to keep pace with an auto-advancing presentation, and all the while knowing that your audience reactions are being broadcast to the entire ROOM… and the rest of the world. What an amazing way to present — you can see the slams and the praise, see who’s bored and who’s offended, see who’s rockin’ with you.

Props to the other folks who got up there and tried it — you were right that every present had possibilities. Can’t wait for the next one! This is pure MPLS, even if it didn’t start here.

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