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2.2 Using Twitter hashtags to follow conferences

Some conference organisers encourage participants to tweet about conferences as they happen. Participants will be encouraged to use a particular hashtag so that anyone using Twitter can read updates about the proceedings.

Table 1 Twitter pros and cons
Tool	Pros	Cons
Twitter	Opportunity to network One of the fastest ways to receive news Able to follow conferences through attendees’ tweets	Volume of tweets can be considerable The same hashtags can be used in different contexts Limited information displayed in 140 characters

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2.2 Using Twitter hashtags to follow conferences