convore.json/groups/sois-670-instructional-tech/cool-tools-backchat-threaded-discussion-archived/messages.json

[{"user_id": 26045, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301320347.8242841, "message": "My husband recently used this for a conference he attended. It was the 'official' back chat area for collaboration and discussion while speakers gave their chats.", "group_id": 7963, "id": 457897}, {"user_id": 26045, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301326076.587373, "message": "If he was in a hurry he could go to the 'Group actions' pull down menu and check out the 'Starred messages' to see the groups favorite posts.", "group_id": 7963, "id": 458675}, {"user_id": 26045, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301326115.105093, "message": "The site also allows for people to create their own code to invite others to their conversations...if they don't want to use Facebook or Twitter as their hub.", "group_id": 7963, "id": 458677}, {"user_id": 26045, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301326388.8162279, "message": "Look at the address bar. Instead of a mass of numbers and letters the link for each conversation is its name. Threads are differentiated by their names. Addresses can also hold clickable links like www.uwm.edu and embedded photos.", "group_id": 7963, "id": 458759}, {"user_id": 26575, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301501469.028847, "message": "I'm interested in the use of convore at a conference. Why was convore chosen for this conference? Did many of the attendees participate in this backchannel conversation? Did the attendees like it?", "group_id": 7963, "id": 482687}, {"user_id": 26045, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301597411.6197579, "message": "@sharstoer Last year they used Twitter, which is much more chaotic and hard for everyone to follow (replies aren't threaded together). Some used IRC but it never got a big following. Convore was chosen this year as kind of a new thing to try out and it was very well received. Most (if not all) attenders had laptops and a majority used the back chat because it was advertised by the conference management at every speech. People enjoyed the opportunity to joke and debate during talks, and a link to the Convore group was included online with recorded video so people who couldn't attend could get the flavor of what was going on on and off stage.", "group_id": 7963, "id": 494754}, {"user_id": 26575, "stars": [], "topic_id": 15774, "date_created": 1301681140.869441, "message": "You are right about the chaos associated with tweets at a conference. I just returned from two that used Twitter hashags for backchannel communication during the sessions. Every session used the same hashtag, and it was difficult at times to determine what people were discussing. The ability to create topics within a Convore group is a feature that efficiently keeps specific conversations organized (and perhaps even more focused). It might also prevent conversations from being hijacked. Also, the longer word limit associated with Convore would enable users to expand on their ideas. Overall, it appears to be a simple-to-use group communication tool.", "group_id": 7963, "id": 503988}]