Posts Tagged ‘#140conf’

Earlier this month I attended Jeff Pulver’s 140 Character Conference (#140conf) in Tel Aviv and one of the most memorable presentations was by the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF has really taken social media under its wing, being one of the first military forces to embrace networks like Twitter and YouTube. At the 140 Character Conference, IDF Spokesperson Lt. Aliza Landez and Shalev Hulio of MediAnd talked about the IDF Search and Rescue team’s use of Twitter earlier this year in Haiti, when searching for and saving earthquake victims.
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One of the most interesting things I took home with me from the #140conf in Tel Aviv was an idea introduced by Jeff Pulver in his welcoming speech – the idea of social media and the real time web as the time capsule of the 21^st century. Years from now we will be able to look back at status updates on Twitter, YouTube videos and blog posts and see exactly what was going on in the world on any given day. I think that is an amazing thought.
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Yesterday I attended Jeff Pulver’s second 140 Character Conference in Tel Aviv. The full day #140conf event brought together a wide variety of people including high-techies, musicians, comedians, artists, fashionistas, military personnel and more, to discuss the Real Time Web and Twitter in Israel. Read more about what went down yesterday at the conference after the jump, and stay tuned for posts about some of the most poignant presentations and issues discussed at the conference.
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