Comments on Small Biz Survival: Overheard at the 140 Character Conference

Thank you, Paramendra. The speakers had limited ti...

2009-06-26T07:54:47.600-05:00

Thank you, Paramendra. The speakers had limited time, so they seemed to get right to the point, like tweets.

This blog post is the best coverage of the 140 con...

2009-06-26T02:36:59.481-05:00

This blog post is the best coverage of the 140 conference I have seen so far. Great format, by the way. The lines read like tweets.

Jeremy, thanks for the correction. I will make tha...

2009-06-22T08:54:52.104-05:00

Jeremy, thanks for the correction. I will make that change in the article. I'm sure I would fall into your category of an overtweeter, even if the limit was much higher! :D

I like your strategy of only following a limited, manageable number of people who matter. It makes a lot of sense, especially for small town business people looking to make the most of Twitter with limited time. One of our contributors, Jon Swanson, follows a similar guideline.

Amazing job summarizing the event! I am impressed....

2009-06-22T08:39:21.232-05:00

Amazing job summarizing the event! I am impressed. i think I got more out of this than actually attending.

One thing that I need you to correct...I don't limit myself to people who only tweet 2x/day. I'm not sure where that came from. I don't follow those who (imho) overtweet. It's subjective, but it's definitely not a 2x/day rule.

Keep up the good work

Thanks, guys, for the compliments. I see several t...

2009-06-21T11:01:34.146-05:00

Thanks, guys, for the compliments. I see several themes in this that I plan to pull out for follow up discussion in the coming weeks.

For those who mentioned the price, let's talk about that. Jeff set a high price, and then was exceptionally generous with discounts and free passes. I was one of those lucky folks granted a free pass, and I think his strategy was very smart. Jeff placed a high value on the event, and let many of us feel we were very lucky. He's also created high demand for the follow up events.

And although I've recapped a few sentences from about half the panels, I missed quite a few. As always, the hallway conversations were the best. I can't even begin to name everyone I had immensely valuable conversations with at the event. You'll never get that from any recap post; you have to go to the event in person for that part.

Aaron, you are most deserving! Don't know where I'll see you next, but hope it will be soon.

Becky - WOW! You did an awesome note taking job (a...

2009-06-21T09:35:50.302-05:00

Becky - WOW! You did an awesome note taking job (and even more so, acted as a filter). I tried to keep up but semi gave up on day two. I plan to share this post around with my internal folks as you really brought two days worth of content down to a manageable size.

Oh, and thank you, thank you, thank you for your kind words about my moderation. I was telling @SheilaS and @LizStrauss last night on Twitter that moderating is easy when you have awesome panelists (@PFasano @HadleyStern @BMorrissey and @DBerkowitz) but I do pride myself in running a tight ship. @TWalk and I talk regularly about the virtues of a good moderator and as a result, I try really hard to follow other great examples like @JOwyang.

It was great to see you at the #140conf. Sorry we didn't get to hang out more but I'm sure we'll bump into each other again soon!

Best,
Aaron

Justin said it right. Your blog post saved me $900...

2009-06-21T08:40:17.629-05:00

Justin said it right. Your blog post saved me $900 and made me immeasurably intellectually richer.

Great recap, thanks for sharing.

I wished I was there and after reading your excell...

2009-06-21T08:15:06.630-05:00

I wished I was there and after reading your excellent roundup, I feel like I was. Thanks!