Twitter live event tools review
November 24th, 2009 by Andy Merchant
My colleagues and I at Liberate Media have been to a few events recently where there have been live twitter feeds shown on screen and of course broadcast out to the Twitter community via hash tags.
Here are two free alternatives based on the Adobe Air platform:
This tool allows you to give presentations with your chosen Twitter keyword floating on your screen in a number of pre-set positions. The tweets can be set on a 100% white background or a transparent % of white.
The Pros
- Very quick, easy to use and simple set up
- Can be used over any program on your computer
- Can be used for many other tools
The Cons
- Very limited functionality
- You can only use one keyword
The Twitter Bubble control panel
At first glance Twitter Camp looks like a very robust and highly customisable live events option.
After the instalment and upon opening the platform for the first time you are presented with a number of customisable options, including the ability to change the background colour, logo, image, the footer logo, image and the ability to create a custom message at the bottom of your screen.
The Pros
- Highly customisable
- You can use more than one keyword to display
The Cons
- Takes a little time to set up, according to your branding needs.
Summary
If you’re looking for something to wow your audience at an event, then Twitter Camp is your best bet, because of all the customisable features you can brand it in your own way, giving your event more of a bespoke feel. If you’re looking your a quick way to showcase Twitter via a presentation then go for Twitter Bubbles, a no frill system that gets the job done.
Tags: twitter, twitter bubble, twitter camp, twitter live events
November 26th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Bookmarked! Thanks.