How to Display a Twitter Feed for a Conference
During a conference, you can use an overhead projection of your Twitter home page to display your Twitter feed. You can ask everyone tweeting about the conference to use a hashtag for the conference (#ourconference, for example) to limit the feed and keep it on topic. This, however, can lead to an embarrassing situation if anyone not at the conference decides to misuse the hashtag. Creating a separate Twitter account solely for the conference can ensure only those at the conference will be included in the live Twitter feed.
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Instructions
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Open a Web browser and go to the Twitter signup page.
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Create a new account for your conference. Select a username that is appropriate for the conference. Use the description field to explain this account is the official Twitter account for the conference. Include a Twitter hashtag (e.g. #hashtag) for the conference in the description field.
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Navigate to your Twitter home page using your new account. Click the "Resources" link at the bottom right of the page.
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Click "See All Follow Buttons." Select a button style appropriate for your conference web page.
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Copy the code from the button and paste it into the web page for the conference. Invite everyone attending the conference to follow this Twitter account.
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Log into your conference Twitter account before the conference. Click "Followers."
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Follow back everyone following the account whom you want to be visible in your Twitter feed during the conference. Only the accounts you follow will be visible in this feed.
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Log in to your Twitter account during the conference. Project your Twitter home page onto the screen during the conference.
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Open Twitter on another computer. Type the Twitter hashtag for the conference in the "Search" field. Monitor the use of your hashtag on the public Twitter feed. Switch to this feed on the computer being projected to share what others are saying about the conference.
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