{"id":2655,"date":"2013-02-20T06:12:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2013-02-20T06:12:14","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T11:12:14","slug":"how-i-attended-an-evening-talk-using-google-hangouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2013\/02\/20\/how-i-attended-an-evening-talk-using-google-hangouts","title":{"rendered":"How I attended an evening talk using Google Hangouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I was on a phone call when I hobbled onto Twitter to see that DigitalNewsAsia’s<\/a> #disruptmy was happening (follow the money<\/a> – more panelists<\/a>) . I found a link<\/a> to a Google Hangout, so I plugged in my external monitor and decided to watch. In the meantime, I setup Twitter to be a second screen. On my main screen I did tasks that needed to get completed: catch up on IRC backlog, reply to lots of emails.<\/p>\n

What has Google Hangout<\/a> done for me?


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The event starts at 5.30pm sharp. I probably joined not long after and I didn’t feel like I missed much. Do you know what it takes to get to The Gardens at 5.30pm? Traffic jams in the country will mean that I probably should leave at 4-4.30pm at the latest to be there safely. No looking for parking. Not paying for parking. No driving.<\/p>\n

What did I miss out? The potential to socialize with some of the panelists & attendees. However I’m willing to bet I know most of the folk in that room, or can be connected to them at best by one degree of separation if required.<\/p>\n

Overall, these Hangouts are awesome as you’re going to save time. It’s a secondary thing, like watching TV while you get work done\u2026 or listening to a podcast. Very different experience to actually being there.<\/p>\n

Come Q&A, I got pretty bored and could tune out relatively quickly (except maybe the part about not getting excited by the Techcrunch hype; I think it goes down to the fact that many people just don’t understand finance). Next up, Team DigitalNewsAsia remember to take Q&A via Twitter. Remember folk, events are fun & all, but don’t be a conference ho<\/a>. Back to work!<\/p>\n

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