Knowing Michael Britt only from his posts on TIPS, I don't know if he is aware of the fad of Twitter flaming that has gone on at recent conferences where the purpose has been only to criticize and make fun of the speakers. This seems to be the context Mike Palij is assuming here. From Michael Britt's other work including his podcasts, I am certain that is not his intention. He seems interested only in sharing the excitement of being at the conference and learning new things with his Twitter followers (and others using the assigned hashtag). Whereas recording something at a conference might require prior permission, I don't see how sending tweets from the conference could ever require permission. Isn't the whole point of a conference presentation to make your research public? A conference isn't a cabal. Even if everyone was required to put away their cellphones during the presentation (which seems a little "high school" for a professional conference), Michael could easily take notes and then send tweets between sessions.
Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 rfro...@jbu.edu (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman Forwarding any part of this e-mail to the White House is strictly prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Palij [mailto:m...@nyu.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:57 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Cc: Mike Palij Subject: re: [tips] Live Tweeting at the Eastern Psychological Association conference It's probably just me but I find the idea that a person is "tweeting" and sending images/video of, say, a paper presentation that I am making (especially if it is done without first asking my permission) creepy. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=1055 or send a blank email to leave-1055-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
