The document summarizes opportunities and concerns related to using networked technologies like social media to support conferences. It outlines benefits like collective learning, extensive notes, and interaction between audience members. However, it also notes potential concerns like distraction, feelings of exclusion, and challenges for speakers. It concludes that with care these technologies can enhance conferences if used to support engagement and knowledge sharing.

1. B3: The Economical Way to Amplify Your Event: Opportunities & Concerns Brian Kelly, UKOLN University of Bath Bath, UK, BA2 7AY UKOLN is supported by: http://iwmw.ukoln.ac.uk/iwmw2011/sessions/guy/ This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Acceptable Use Policy Recording this talk, taking photos, discussing the content using Twitter, blogs, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised. Twitter: http://twitter.com/briankelly/ http://twitter.com/ukwebfocus/ Email: [email_address] Blog: http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/ [Automated] Twitter: #iwmw11 #b3

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