The Twitter Backchannel at #CIRTLForum
Here’s a quick analysis of the Twitter backchannel at the CIRTL Network Forum. As of 10:10 am this morning, the #CIRTLForum Twitter stream included 679 tweets from 56 unique individuals, including at least six who weren’t physically at the Forum. Here’s a list of the most frequent contributors, by Twitter handle:
| Twitter User | Number of Tweets |
| derekbruff | 114 |
| sarahmilleruw | 103 |
| GinaSpitzUW | 64 |
| PeterC_UW | 61 |
| rkniemer | 43 |
| GinaSpitz | 38 |
| iTeach4NE | 34 |
| sciencegeekgirl | 28 |
| drhmw | 26 |
| DebRookPaleo | 24 |
| BrentABerger | 16 |
| cirtlnetwork | 15 |
| celetkewicz | 14 |
| scientificteach | 10 |
| robingreenler | 10 |
And here’s a word cloud (generated by Wordle) of those 679 tweets:
Click on the image to see a larger version.
Thanks to all those who contributed to (or just lurked within) the backchannel! It was incredibly robust for a relatively small conference.