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  • 10-02-2011 11:13pm
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    PaddyKay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭


    Hi there, I need some help. I am organising a debate and I want to have a projector with a live twitter feed rolling beside it so people can pass comment.

    What should I use, I presume I cant use twitter as it wont update automatically.

    I need something that will:
    - Update automatically (using # or @ tag)
    - Is it possible to get something that could be moderated, i.e. its an open debate and kids might decide to sabotage and put up stupid things, I need to be able to sit at a desk and remove them.

    I think www.paratweet.com does what I want but it costs 80 dollars, which I prefer not to do as its a once off event.

    thanks
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    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    Is this not an over use of technology? we've been able to text at debates for years and nobody has asked for texts to be scrolled across a screen.

    If it's a debate surely the best thing is to open it to the floor.

    If you are able to put tweets on a screen you can be guaranteed that someone will call somebody a "w@=ker" or offer a second hand car for sale.

    You'll have to have somebody experienced to moderate and that's time consuming.

    Plus if you have a good debate who wants to deal with "anonymous" comments on a screen?

    Personally, there's nothing worse than live "conference tweeting".

    Probably your best bet is to have the hash tag and read out a few comments at the end.


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