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1 year ago
in Watch this Justin.tv video from PodCamp NYC on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
Anthony we understand that what maybe led you the table in the first place was a misconception on it being available to occupy. But, once someone who obviously is running the event tells you that indeed it is reserved that should have been the point you would apologize for not knowing and pack up.
And, even if the sponsor, who did pay the $500 for the table, rather than cause a scene, offerd to share, somewhere you should have seen his being nice and realized 'oh gee, didn't realize you paid for this space.' End story. And yes, an organizer with far too many responsibilities on her plate I think has the right to make sure everything is in line, including that all spaces are available for a sponsor who paid for them...irregardless of whether they were there at that moment or not.
It is just etiquette and anyone with a camera should be even more aware of this...even those live streaming. BTW, I myself have had a channel on Justin.tv for quite awhile, long before it was publicly open to add a channel and this all just throws mud on the brand that Justin, Daniel and crew have worked to build up. Just apologize for misinterpreting the situation and not enquiring a bit more and offer up some kindness to a woman (Whitney) who deserved a bit more considering all she did for the event.
And, even if the sponsor, who did pay the $500 for the table, rather than cause a scene, offerd to share, somewhere you should have seen his being nice and realized 'oh gee, didn't realize you paid for this space.' End story. And yes, an organizer with far too many responsibilities on her plate I think has the right to make sure everything is in line, including that all spaces are available for a sponsor who paid for them...irregardless of whether they were there at that moment or not.
It is just etiquette and anyone with a camera should be even more aware of this...even those live streaming. BTW, I myself have had a channel on Justin.tv for quite awhile, long before it was publicly open to add a channel and this all just throws mud on the brand that Justin, Daniel and crew have worked to build up. Just apologize for misinterpreting the situation and not enquiring a bit more and offer up some kindness to a woman (Whitney) who deserved a bit more considering all she did for the event.
1 year ago
in Watch this Justin.tv video from PodCamp NYC on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
It is a sad and unfortunate thing when members of the larger community do not respect the very community in which they are part of.
As tempting as it is though to deal with this problem by raising prices enough to make it a real financial consequence for people who act out, it would also undermine the accessibility of a lot of the podcamp community at large to attend. I wouldn't be able to justify the costs and I would have far less cost involved since Boston would be local to me. It would splinter the community to those that could be sponsored via work, etc and others of us that would have to settle at maybe getting a chance to interact at coinciding meetup.
I saw some of the effects of something similar (but for different reasons) at BarCamp Austin and SXSW. The localized Austin community, who obviously still had tons to contribute and say really were not visible as much in the larger SXSW event. But just 5 minutes away you got a glimpse of that at BarCamp and in attending Barcamp and talking to other attendees...most couldn't afford to attend the larger SXSW event.
I agree that behavior like this is unacceptable and puts a burden on the very organizers we all have to thank for the tons and tons of hard work put into podcamp and other type events. (Thanks & hugs Whitney!)
I guess my answer to this lies in not how can we exclude the problem...but how can I help with it. I see this falling to the responsibility of the community at large, all of us taking pride and stepping in where needed. Whether that means lending a hand to the organizers as extra event staff to help monitor and facilitate or even just having the conviction of doing what is best for the group and event and speaking up to offenders when something isn't quite right like in this situation.
Thanks,
Joyce
www.twitter.com/RhiannonSL
As tempting as it is though to deal with this problem by raising prices enough to make it a real financial consequence for people who act out, it would also undermine the accessibility of a lot of the podcamp community at large to attend. I wouldn't be able to justify the costs and I would have far less cost involved since Boston would be local to me. It would splinter the community to those that could be sponsored via work, etc and others of us that would have to settle at maybe getting a chance to interact at coinciding meetup.
I saw some of the effects of something similar (but for different reasons) at BarCamp Austin and SXSW. The localized Austin community, who obviously still had tons to contribute and say really were not visible as much in the larger SXSW event. But just 5 minutes away you got a glimpse of that at BarCamp and in attending Barcamp and talking to other attendees...most couldn't afford to attend the larger SXSW event.
I agree that behavior like this is unacceptable and puts a burden on the very organizers we all have to thank for the tons and tons of hard work put into podcamp and other type events. (Thanks & hugs Whitney!)
I guess my answer to this lies in not how can we exclude the problem...but how can I help with it. I see this falling to the responsibility of the community at large, all of us taking pride and stepping in where needed. Whether that means lending a hand to the organizers as extra event staff to help monitor and facilitate or even just having the conviction of doing what is best for the group and event and speaking up to offenders when something isn't quite right like in this situation.
Thanks,
Joyce
www.twitter.com/RhiannonSL
1 year ago
in Facebook lets me back in… on Scobleizer
Indeed this has been catalyst for a lot of questions on both sides of the fence regarding privacy, right to user data, identity and social graph portability. All good.
http://twitter.com/RhiannonSL
http://twitter.com/RhiannonSL
1 year ago
in Facebook disabled my account on Scobleizer
@scoble
As is evident by the fervor of comments here and the deluge of twitters and I am sure emails you are receiving, the idea of data and identity portability is a charged issue.
I agree with a lot of others here that as these various social networks evolve and mature, users seek to unify their identities online and try to make cohesive their various social communities. Getting access to the data that makes up your FB social graph is a step in that direction and even though I am sure you are whirling in all of this buzz now, your experiences here and endorsement of open sourcing efforts could go a long way to hopefully allowing social networking and how we all experience them to evolve.
I offer up my support and any other resources if you have need for them in all of this.
Take care,
Joyce
http://twitter.com/RhiannonSL
As is evident by the fervor of comments here and the deluge of twitters and I am sure emails you are receiving, the idea of data and identity portability is a charged issue.
I agree with a lot of others here that as these various social networks evolve and mature, users seek to unify their identities online and try to make cohesive their various social communities. Getting access to the data that makes up your FB social graph is a step in that direction and even though I am sure you are whirling in all of this buzz now, your experiences here and endorsement of open sourcing efforts could go a long way to hopefully allowing social networking and how we all experience them to evolve.
I offer up my support and any other resources if you have need for them in all of this.
Take care,
Joyce
http://twitter.com/RhiannonSL
