DemoCampVancouver 7 Live-Twitter Stream

Raul — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:07:05 +0000

I’m not liveblogging but I’ve created a Cover It Live stream. Use #dcv7 for the hashtag.

DemoCamp Vancouver 7

(07/07/2009)

6:10

hummingbird604: @moneycoach I’m only doing live-tweet #dcv7 – the stream should be coming into my blog now

6:11

hummingbird604: I was impressed with #dcv7 presentation on legal software and green building

6:13

RobCottingham: Thanks again, @Miss604, for the ticket! #dcv7

6:14

hummingbird604: @moneycoach No, Nancy – @RobCottingham is also live-tweeting and his tweets are coming into the #dcv7 stream

6:16

hummingbird604: We are doing the voting for #dcv7

6:18

hummingbird604: RT @RobCottingham: If you’re pitching, it’s worth saying your URL more than once… esp if an unintuitive one. Just a friendly hint. #dcv7

6:22

hummingbird604: The voting process at #dcv7 is well underway. You only get ONE vote, so think wisely

6:22

hummingbird604: Time to mingle at #dcv7 (network, sorry!)

6:38	Raul: For some reason the tweets aren’t being incorporated so I’m just going to liveblog it. ANAHITA SOCIAL ENGINE Rastin Mehr Arash Sanayean

6:39

hummingbird604: Annoyed at @coveritlive for not incorporating the Twitter stream for #dcv7

6:39	Raul: We need to reduce the cost of experimenting by developing a platform that is - Modular - Scalable - Extendible - Customizable - Open source or else our resources will be drained.

6:40	Raul: We need a reusable container that provided all the basic characteristics common amongst all the social websites – this container is called a Social Engine.

6:41

RobCottingham: Ha!! RT @todmaffin: Wow! You sure replied quick! Thanks for the DM! I’m looking forward to your tweets too! This is so exciting!

6:42	Raul: We named the project after persian Goddes of Water (Anahita) – Goddess of Water, Wisdom, Fertility and Love

6:42

FierceKitty: @RobCottingham @hummingbird604 it’s cute. you are the only two people who are using the #dcv7 hashtag. *giggles*

6:43

RobCottingham: Anahita is the Persian goddess of water, wisdom, fertility and love. Water symbolizes knowledge. “And, she’s hot.” #dcv7

6:43

hummingbird604: RT @RobCottingham: Now hearing about Anahita: a social engine, built on Joomla – modular, scalable, extensible, open-source #dcv7

6:44	Raul: Anahita Social Engine (TM) provides - Profiles - Social graphing - Activity Feed - Messaging - Organic privacy management - Ability to run social applications - Subcontainers - APIs for privacy, folksonomy, commenting and social applications.

6:45	Raul: The focus is not to be a Facebook clone. Facebook is one of the social networks. This was a social platform.

6:47

kk: many/most of the projects being demo’d tonight at democamp Vancouver 7 are built in Ruby on Rails. #dcv7

6:47

hummingbird604: I’ve incorporated both the #democamp and #dcv7 hashtags into my live-stream – hat tips and thanks to @RobCottingham for livetweets!

6:47	Raul: The big picture of Anahita Social Engine (TM) Joomla! is the shell/template engine. The Nooku Framework on top. Then the Anahita Social Engine goes on top. The bubbles are the social apps. And install them (iPhone apps, social web projects)

6:48

johnbiehler: @kk yeah I thought I was at a Rails meetup #dcv7

6:48	Raul: Anahita is fully customizable. You can rewrite even the data structure.

6:49	Raul: Lead Follow, Mutual Social Graphing

6:49

rightantler: At democamp #dcv7 lots of energy – very refreshing

6:49

kk: it looks like there about 100+ geeks, nerds, and wannabes here at democamp Vancouver tonight at @workspace http://bit.ly/3yIx8 #dcv07

6:51

Raul: Anahita Social Applications

- Are installed as joomla component. In the future we’d like to deliver smoe of them via the web.
- Can have multiple gadgets on the user profiles
- They can publish stories, notifications and requests on behalf ot the user.

All of that can be localized to the viewers, preferred language setting.

6:51

RobCottingham: @johnbiehler Maybe the Joomla on Rails meetup? #dcv7

6:52	Raul: Some scalability examples - Distributed memory caching system - Storage visualization

6:53	Raul: Container & sub-container - Social Engine is the main container - Groups What we have accomplished An open source platform that is - Modular - Customizable - Scalable - Extendible

6:54

cognoscento: Will we end up with too many “places to go” in the future social web? #dcv7

6:54

cognoscento: I don’t want a facebook-like monolith but I also don’t want a separate place for every group/community I might belong to. #dcv7

6:54	Raul: Early access to the source code is available via the Partner’s Program $ 500 USD per year

6:55

RobCottingham: Anahita code will be released publicly in next three months. #joomla #democamp

6:55

bmann: Cool – #anahita has implemented storage virtualization, so you can move from local to cloud storage as you scale #dcv7

6:55	Raul: http://www.anahitapolis.com @anahitapolis

6:59

hummingbird604: RT @johnbiehler: I want an anti-social platform…oh right, that’s WoW. #dcv7

6:59

hummingbird604: It’s @apeatling’s turn to speak about #buddypress at #dcv7

7:00

Raul:

7:01

hummingbird604: It took a while for @coveritlive to incorporate the twitter stream, but it’s working with both hashtags #dcv7 and #democamp

7:02	Raul: Andy Peatling BuddyPress It’s not going to be a particularly technical presentation, it’s just an overview and how it might help you. Answer basic questions – what is BuddyPress and how should I use BuddyPress for a site that I am either starting or expanding again.

7:02	Raul: WordPress Multi User (WPMU) – install it once – multi-blog platform. It’s a series of plugins that adds a social layer. It becomes a social networking platform.

7:02

socialsignal: Enthusiastic crowd response to Anahita pitch. Next up..? #democamp

7:02

socialsignal: @apeatling is introducing BuddyPress. I’ve been intrigued by this for a while. #democamp

7:03	Raul: - Profiles - Activity streams - Blog tracking - Friend connections - Comment wires - Content groups - Discussion forums - Private messages - Status updates - Photo albums

7:04

bmann: @jasonmclaren nope – bad powerpoint and sales pitches are forbidden #dcv7

7:04

socialsignal: BuddyPress runs on WordPress MU and adds a social layer – “a whopping great big plugin” #democamp

7:04	Raul: Why? Build passionate users around a specific niche.

7:05	Raul: There’s no horizontal interaction. You use BuddyPress to enable the users to interact and really contribute and become part of the site.

7:05

kk: gettin a demo of BuddyPress from @apeatling. cool social networking product that runs on top of WordPress Multi-User #dcv07 #democamp

7:05	Raul: 9 Niches - Sports teams - Niche communities - Universities - Newspapers - Companies or products - High schools - Intranets - Blogging networks

7:06	Raul: BuddyPress.org website http://www.buddypress.org

7:07	Raul: A social network – to be or not to be? When you install these plugins, you can customize how they work and integrate them with your existing flow of work.

7:07	Raul: Gigagom Pro

7:07

socialsignal: Offers profiles, activity streams, forums, PMs, more #democamp

7:07

johnpoz: @kk KK, what is a democamp?

7:07

gresco: democamp Vancouver next to @kk @maurar @gregeh @bmann and @sonsryan and @jaypiddy.

7:08

bmann: #dcv7 @apeatling “buddypress is for any niche that has passionate users”

7:08

socialsignal: #democamp @apeatling recommends it for niche communities. GigaOm Pro runs on it. (!!)

7:08

kk: @johnpoz democamp is a ‘unconference’ in the tradition of BarCamp. we get together & show each other our projects/demos/pitches #dcv7

7:09

hummingbird604: Why would you use BuddyPress over other options? #dcv7 – power/stability, open source, community #WordPress

7:09

nep: RT @bmann: #dcv7 @apeatling “buddypress is for any niche that has passionate users” [social network tools]

7:11	Raul: If you want to make a change, you are not bound by any specific terms of service.

7:11

moneycoach: @amsiebee the creator of buddypress is on deck at democamp vancouver – see my prev tweet to see the live tweet stream

7:11

socialsignal: @peatling had me at “WordPress” #democamp

7:11	Raul: Custom Branding By using a platform you can download and use on your servers, you can tailor the features the way you like. Integrate it nicely with your existing site.

7:12	Raul: Existing Plugins A lot of the existing plugins work inside BuddyPress.

7:12

socialsignal: Why build your own social ntwk? BYOTOS: “Bring Your Own Terms Of Service” #democamp

7:13	Raul: The back end of things works really well. Having a huge array of plugins allows you to create specific features .

7:13

hummingbird604: @Zoeyjane I have the Twitter stream running on my site, along with some liveblogging http://bit.ly/3yIx8 #dcv7 #democamp

7:14	Raul: University Intranet Profiles Activity streams Blog tracking Comment wires Content groups - LDAP login plugin - More Privacy plugin - Group blogs plugin

7:15	Raul: BuddyPress 1.0.2 it’s going to change fairly frequently Auto Upgrades

7:16

hummingbird604: Upgrade #BuddyPress with just one click thanks to Auto Upgrade Plugin <3 <3 love #WordPress #dcv7 #democamp

7:18

socialsignal: Http://testbp.org is your destination for BuddyPress sanbox fun #democamp

7:19

hummingbird604: RT @jordanbehan: Note to future Jordan: test out http://testbp.org #dcv7 #democamp

7:19

socialsignal: RT @kk pretty funny watchin @rtanglao record video of #democamp Vancouver on both his Nokia N97 & Nokia N82 simultaneously. #dcv7 #geek

7:20

hummingbird604: RT @kk pretty funny watchin @rtanglao record video of #democamp Vancouver on both his Nokia N97 & Nokia N82 simultaneously. #dcv7 #geek

7:20

socialsignal: Also bbpress 1.0 came out yesterday, offering forums (integration is still rocky) #democamp

7:21

hummingbird604: University of Calgary is running an installation of #BuddyPress #dcv7 #democamp

7:22

louderthan10: @mezzoblue That’s pretty good. I think we get about 99%… maybe 98% the one time I brought my wife to democamp. Still paying for that one.

7:22

socialsignal: Really cool to see extensions of existing platforms – a lot to be said for standing on shoulders of giants #democamp

7:23

hummingbird604: Yay! @kk will be presenting! #democamp #dcv7

7:26	[Comment From Cinci Csere] Is there a live stream that I could watch?

7:27

staciebee: I’m not a geek! #democamp #dcv7

7:27

hummingbird604: Loved @anahitapolis presentation by @rmdstudio @peerglobe #dcv7 #democamp

7:28

hummingbird604: @EATComm – I know that @rtanglao is video recording but not sure if he’s livestreaming – I got the liveblog only #dcv7 #democamp

7:28

bestwpplugins: RT RT @hummingbird604 Why would you use BuddyPress over other options? #dcv7 – power/stability, open source, community #WordPress

7:28	Raul: First pitch Andre Ianco – Outdoors Adventure Store

7:29

duckbeaver: Was late getting to #democamp but ready to geek out way beyond my tech understanding! #dcv07

7:29

EATComm: @hummingbird604 mentioned @rtanglao is filming, where can I view this? #dcv7 #democamp Cheers!

7:30

cognoscento: @StacieBee Sorry… You’re in a funky gastown workspace, listening to tech presentations while typing on your iPhone. GEEK! #democamp #dcv7

7:32	Raul: Kris Krug is going to be speaking about his monitoring streams and dashboards and all that jazz, so I hope I can capture it all.

7:33	Raul: Aggregating a number of sites. NetVibes – dashboarding tools – intelligent media monitoring dashboards.

7:34	Raul: - GCal - Google Docs - GMail - To do list - Google Talk -

7:34

hummingbird604: Now it’s @kk’s turn – I’ll liveblog it now http://hummingbird604.com #dcv7 #democamp

7:34

hummingbird604: RT @kk: demo’ing @ democamp. #dcv7 #democamp – Kris is demonstrating how he uses NetVibes dashboarding tool

7:34	Raul: - Facebook widget - MySpace widgets.

7:35	Raul: In the Vanity Feats (Media monitoring tab) - Certain tags, URLs, Delicious links, etc. - Photos with Flickr tag.

7:35

jaypiddy: If you want to follow along @hummingbird604 is liveblogging the democamp. #democamp

7:36	Raul: Anything that produces an RSS feed you can stick here.

7:37	Raul: He searches to Technorati, etc. Things sneak through different sites. You can see how does Kris do this monitoring thing

7:37

staciebee: RT @hummingbird604: RT @kk: demo’ing @ democamp. #dcv7 #democamp – Kris is demonstrating how he uses NetVibes dashboarding tool // I like it

7:40

hummingbird604: Great job showcasing the NetVibes self-constructed dashboard @kk!!! #dcv7 #democamp

7:41

jasonmclaren: Watching @kk do an actual demo at #democamp — his netvibes dashboard looks pretty cool. “The new media literacy.” #dcv07

7:41	Raul: Zak Greant Mark LEX PUBLICA Open sourcing the law Legal entries on legal – 790 million Sex – 750 million

7:42	Raul: Big companies can’t afford lawyers somehow. Lawyers can’t afford themselves either. Opening up legal information for everyone. The first practical element Contract templates – free, plain English!

7:43	Raul: Contracts will have supporting guides to help you use them correctly. Example – a non-disclosure agreement. You visit LexPublica and find lists of the common terms.

7:44	Raul: You can choose when you want to handle a contract yourself and when you want to go to a lawyer.

7:44	Raul: Lex Publica is a large endeavour. Will require a huge community. It sounds daunting, but there are working on it.

7:44

socialsignal: And now LexPublica – I’m pumped about this one #democamp

7:44

hummingbird604: OMG. Awesomesauce @zakgreant is going to present Lex Publica #dcv7 #democamp

7:44

idleglory: interesting utilization of netvibes + rss for self-media profiling by @kk #dc07 #democamp

7:44

hummingbird604: My parents are both lawyers. They’d be in love with LexPublica! #dcv7 #democamp

7:45	Raul: The business model There’s a commercial element to Lex Publica.

7:45	Raul: 8.15×14 will provide services built around Lex Publica and will be interactive.

7:45

socialsignal: Not just legal docs: context too. And in plain language. A global legal commons. #democamp

7:45	Raul: Imagine an online space where you can manage your contract negotiations, your dealings with your lawyer. Think something similar to BaseCamp for contract management.

7:46

socialsignal: Business model: 8-1/2×14 is a commercial entity w offerings around LexPublica using open APIs #democamp

7:48

hummingbird604: (1) what specific problems people have in accessing the law and legal help (2) give us feedback #dcv7 #democamp

7:48

socialsignal: Manage workflow for negotiations: “Basecamp for legal” #democamp

7:48

jasonmclaren: Hurrah for open source legal contracts. http://lexpublica.ca #democamp

7:48

socialsignal: Alpha in August. http://lexpubli.ca #democamp

7:48

kk: @jasonmclaren @hummingbird604 @socialsignal thx for the democamp luv & support. demo went awesome. 6 mins goes fuckin quick! #dcv7

7:49	Raul: Kalin Green Building Brain http://www.greenbuildingbrain.org

7:49	Raul: Recollective (I know some of the members.

7:49	Raul: Vancouver Design Nerds.

7:49

kk: @idleglory you can use the tools i demo’d to track companies, projects, people, areas of interest, tags, etc. #dcv7 #democamp

7:51

Raul: Principles

- User generated content
- Open data, open source
- Collaborative, wiki
- Cognitive surplus: people want to participate
- Make it fun, easy and valuable to participate
- Free access
- Elements of social networking
- Wealth in networks (crowdsourcing)
- The more you contribute, the more you benefit

7:54

gresco: Lex Publica at http://lexpubli.ca offering non-legalese downloadable legal forms by subscription and otherwise. #dcv07 #democamp

7:54

sonsryan: RT @kk: dudes from LexPublica are awesome & their ideas re: free & open source legal contracts rule,but pre-product is 2 early to demo!#dcv7

7:54

socialsignal: Now up: greenbuildingbrain.org Collaborative info sharing for green building info #democamp

7:54

robertshaer: #democamp, open source the law? These guys say its possible: lexpubli.com

7:54

hummingbird604: Integrated Design Process #idp – #democamp #dcv7 – lots of input from lots of people for sustainability projects

7:55

jasonmclaren: Watching @kalinh talk about open processes in the Green Building industry. Plus a demo! #democamp

7:57

sonsryan: LexPublica is getting a lot of love here at #dcv7

7:57

raulpacheco: @kalinh we should totally chat – great presentation re: Green Building Brain at #democamp #dcv7

7:58

flatcat: Kinda wishing I’d chosen to go to #democamp tonight instead of staying home to work, next time

7:58

hummingbird604: Yes, please. *fainting of hunger8 RT @RobCottingham: Someone tweet food to #democamp. You’ll be saving lives.

8:03

hummingbird604: Word of advice to presenters #democamp #dcv7 and others – please stay still for a few seconds when people trying to take photos of you

8:03

hummingbird604: First person to tweet food to #dcv7 #democamp will be rewarded with a mention in my liveblog!

8:05

RobCottingham: I am officially outside of my Geek Confidence Zone. But that’s cool, too. #democamp

8:05

blandcouver: Watching Professor Frink do a demo #dcv7

8:07

duanestorey: I’m about to open source my pants #democamp

8:14

RobCottingham: @mikemagee Well, some of us are at #democamp

8:17

maurar: @lexipublica demoed how they are opensourcing the law at #dcv7. ** a company to watch.** Their alpha will be ready in August.

8:20

jimpick: democamp was a little short on actual demos.

8:29

kasiafink: Hahaha. Geek humor is so hot. RT @duanestorey: I’m about to open source my pants #democamp

8:39

maurar: At the Lamplighter in Gastown after democamp, celebrating @jordanbehan bday! Come on by to toast one of my favorite people.

8:45

GregEh: democamp afterdrinks at Lamplighter #dcv07

8:46

CatherineOmega: Getting some post-democamp beers at the Lamplighter. The wall here says No Doubt and Green Day are playing.

8:48

jasonmclaren: At the post #democamp pub – the lamplighters

8:51

brianleroux: Meant to stop by democamp but yoga won out. Now I’m meeting up w/ @andrecharland for a little Reveling.

9:00

Simok: Had a great time at the democamp Social Platforms Edition. Thanks @rmdstudio and @peerglobe for the very good presentation of #Anahita

9:03

VolunteerTO: RT @socialsignal: Now up: greenbuildingbrain.org Collaborative info sharing for green building info #democamp

9:06

CelinaAgaton: RT @socialsignal: Now up: greenbuildingbrain.org Collaborative info sharing for green building info #democamp

9:07

Miss604: If you like #geekpickuplines follow @duanestorey RT @duanestorey I’m about to open source my pants #democamp

9:08

lyteforce: Is it GPL? RT @Miss604: If you like #geekpickuplines follow @duanestorey RT @duanestorey I’m about to open source my pants #democamp

9:10

JenTekk: @rmdstudio @peerglobe @anahita Congratulations on a fantastic #Anahita presentation tonight at democamp Vancouver – you nailed it!

9:17

JenTekk: @hummingbird604 @Simok it was great seeing you at democamp Vancouver!

9:22

maurar: @uncleweed and @megancole – we missed you tonight at democamp. It was great but would have been awesome to have you there.

9:27

counti8: *waves to everyone at #democamp vancouver #dcv07* My representative @sillygwailo will convey my regrets for missing the festivities.

9:29

superblue: Yes! RT ftw @kk: geeks + beer = RT @duanestorey: I’m about to open source my pants #democamp #dcv7

9:56

apeatling: Oops – BarCamp = democamp.

9:58

duanestorey: @apeatling you mean democamp?

10:03

hummingbird604: LOL. Andy, you’re bad RT @apeatling: Oops – BarCamp = democamp.

10:10

drfyzziks: #democamp tweets flooding my twitter feed tonight!

10:15

conniewchang: Best geek pick-up line ever > RT @duanestorey: I’m about to open source my pants #democamp

10:31

martinertl: Had good time presenting #LexPublica at #democamp – thx to everyone who voted for us – now having apres-pres beer at lamplighter #dcv7

11:08

johnbiehler: Home from democamp….Gastown to PoCo in about 25 minutes…not bad.

11:31

slpHDtwitts: @kk @hummingbird604 @jasonmclaren @socialsignal #dcv7 so sorry to have missed it. if someone can send a summary please do. thanks Erez

11:43

zakgreant: Nice response to the @lexpublica presentation at democamp YVR. People like the idea of open sourcing the law.

12:03

staciebee: Nice meeting @RobCottingham @kk @jaypiddy and others at #democamp #dcv7 tonight.

12:12

apike: enjoyed democamp today, but ironically would have liked more demos. And more tech. Need to focus more on developer meetups.

2:27

mjpennie: @bmann thanks for letting me announce the ascent to everyone at democamp this past evening! Please include me in the mailout!

6:47

pennyminder: @kk Really liked your demo at democamp… looking into netvibes today.

6:49

DemoCamp Vancouver 7 (Social Platforms Edition)

Raul — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:31:26 +0000

While for some people this may be news, for me it is still amazing to realize that I’ve developed such great friendships with a large majority of the Vancouver tech, social media and PR communities. After all, I really don’t exactly do tech. My primary field is environmental research. I’ve started to do more social media after a year and a half of testing the tools, exploring the platforms and undertaking projects. Of course, things have evolved after more than a year and a half, and now for me, it’s kind of part of my every day life to attend tech-oriented events. DemoCamp Vancouver 7 is not the exception.

Resurrected by my friends from Bootup Labs, DemoCamp Vancouver 7 will focus on social platforms. The two main presentations will be carried out by friends of mine too: Andy Peatling on BuddyPress and Rastin Mehr and Arash Sanieyan on Anahita Social Engine. In addition to the social aspect to DemoCamp Vancouver (i.e. seeing my friends from the tech community that I don’t get to see at other events), I am looking forward to the social networking platform description. I’ve become geekier more and more so I’m really interested in learning about BuddyPress and Anahita Social Engine. DemoCamp Vancouver takes place on Tuesday July 7th, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at WorkSpace. Details on the event can be found on Facebook. I think you need to RSVP through EventBrite. The link should be there too.

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