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  • Grifter
    Goon * Contests & Events
    • Sep 2001
    • 1296
    #1

    Defcon Twitter

    For those unfamiliar with Twitter it's kind of like a micro-blog that you send messages, limited to 140 characters, and answer the question...

    "What are you doing?"


    I think it might be nice to have a Defcon twitter account, though it looks like "defcon" as a username is taken, and have updates sent to it from the info booth during the con.

    It might be a nice way to have messages sent to those that want content delivered to their phones so they don't miss out on something.

    "About to unmask a reporter in Track 1, head over for shenanigans." or "Free t-shirts being thrown to the crowd in Track 2 in 5 minutes."

    I don't know, stuff like that. I've been using twitter for about a year now and I like it, it helps me keep tabs on friends or events that might have slipped my mind. Check it out at http://twitter.com/ if you're curious.

    Also I'm "Grifter801" on there, anyone else using it?
    .: Grifter :.
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    • Dark Tangent
      The Dark Tangent
      • Sep 2001
      • 2732
      #2
      Re: Defcon Twitter

      Good idea! We made one for Black Hat a week ago, and will make one for DEFCON this week.

      Originally posted by Grifter
      For those unfamiliar with Twitter it's kind of like a micro-blog that you send messages, limited to 140 characters, and answer the question...

      "What are you doing?"


      I think it might be nice to have a Defcon twitter account, though it looks like "defcon" as a username is taken, and have updates sent to it from the info booth during the con.

      It might be a nice way to have messages sent to those that want content delivered to their phones so they don't miss out on something.

      "About to unmask a reporter in Track 1, head over for shenanigans." or "Free t-shirts being thrown to the crowd in Track 2 in 5 minutes."

      I don't know, stuff like that. I've been using twitter for about a year now and I like it, it helps me keep tabs on friends or events that might have slipped my mind. Check it out at http://twitter.com/ if you're curious.

      Also I'm "Grifter801" on there, anyone else using it?
      PGP Key: https://defcon.org/html/links/dtangent.html

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        • Grifter
          Goon * Contests & Events
          • Sep 2001
          • 1296
          #3
          Re: Defcon Twitter

          Cool beans. I hadn't seen the Black Hat one, though I'm now following.
          .: Grifter :.

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            • Dark Tangent
              The Dark Tangent
              • Sep 2001
              • 2732
              #4
              Re: Defcon Twitter

              Originally posted by Grifter
              Cool beans. I hadn't seen the Black Hat one, though I'm now following.
              Well defcon and def_con is taken, but we have defcon16 set up now.
              PGP Key: https://defcon.org/html/links/dtangent.html

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                • veruus
                  Minister of Flamethrowers
                  • May 2002
                  • 92
                  #5
                  Re: Defcon Twitter

                  Did you register 17 and 18 also, or was that someone else?
                  cows like candy

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                    • Nikita
                      Member
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 763
                      #6
                      Re: Defcon Twitter

                      isn't this just the same as dodgeball?
                      "Haters, gonna hate"

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                        • noid
                          Fun Enforcement Agent
                          • Oct 2001
                          • 2394
                          #7
                          Re: Defcon Twitter

                          its like dodgeball, but less useful and more annoying.

                          I return whatever i wish . Its called FREEDOWM OF RANDOMNESS IN A HECK . CLUSTERED DEFEATED CORn FORUM . Welcome to me

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                            • Dark Tangent
                              The Dark Tangent
                              • Sep 2001
                              • 2732
                              #8
                              Re: Defcon Twitter

                              Originally posted by veruus
                              Did you register 17 and 18 also, or was that someone else?
                              Yep, that was me.. I didn't get defcon19 because by then there will be something else to use!
                              PGP Key: https://defcon.org/html/links/dtangent.html

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                                • Grifter
                                  Goon * Contests & Events
                                  • Sep 2001
                                  • 1296
                                  #9
                                  Re: Defcon Twitter

                                  Dodgeball is only available in 22 cities...in the world! Twitter is global. Tell dodgeball not to be so damn elitist and we'll use that.
                                  .: Grifter :.

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                                    • noid
                                      Fun Enforcement Agent
                                      • Oct 2001
                                      • 2394
                                      #10
                                      Re: Defcon Twitter

                                      Hey, works just fine in Vegas. Tons of us used it last year with great success

                                      I return whatever i wish . Its called FREEDOWM OF RANDOMNESS IN A HECK . CLUSTERED DEFEATED CORn FORUM . Welcome to me

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                                        • jur1st
                                          Goon
                                          • Aug 2005
                                          • 241
                                          #11
                                          Re: Defcon Twitter

                                          I'm set up on twitter...worked pretty well during Shmoocon. There seem to be a bunch of these services that will cross post to a bunch of these twitter clones which might be an option to take care of everyone.
                                          jur1st, esq.

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                                            • Voltage Spike
                                              Ce n'est pas un personne
                                              • Jun 2004
                                              • 1049
                                              #12
                                              Re: Defcon Twitter

                                              Originally posted by mfreeck
                                              I am wondering why we are splitting things between dodgeball and twitter?
                                              I'm with mfreeck. We had a decently successful Dodgeball service last year, and I don't want to go through the hassle of setting up another account without a compelling reason. Especially is Twitter is going to be down all weekend...

                                              That being said, my biggest problem with Dodgeball last year was the latency. Ten to fifteen minute delays (which wasn't uncommon during Defcon) were simply too great for the kinds of events people were trying to broadcast.

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                                                • bascule
                                                  omgpwnies!
                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                  • 1946
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Defcon Twitter

                                                  What'd be really nice with a Defcon Twitter account is if there were a screen up somewhere showing the latest tweets from all the attendees.

                                                  There's a lot of overlap between Twitter and Dodgeball, however I don't know of anything on Dodgeball that's like the Twitter timeline (i.e. an inbox of all the messages your account has received)
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                                                    • Dark Tangent
                                                      The Dark Tangent
                                                      • Sep 2001
                                                      • 2732
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Defcon Twitter

                                                      Sounds like the info booth might be a good place to have a spare projector and a twitter feed refresh running.
                                                      PGP Key: https://defcon.org/html/links/dtangent.html

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                                                        • veruus
                                                          Minister of Flamethrowers
                                                          • May 2002
                                                          • 92
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Defcon Twitter

                                                          Originally posted by bascule
                                                          What'd be really nice with a Defcon Twitter account is if there were a screen up somewhere showing the latest tweets from all the attendees.

                                                          There's a lot of overlap between Twitter and Dodgeball, however I don't know of anything on Dodgeball that's like the Twitter timeline (i.e. an inbox of all the messages your account has received)
                                                          Originally posted by Dark Tangent
                                                          Sounds like the info booth might be a good place to have a spare projector and a twitter feed refresh running.
                                                          Sweet idea... I can imagine the page overflowing very quickly though.
                                                          cows like candy

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