Journalists are increasingly covering their events with Twitter. Some companies that invite us to their shows pay very close attention to the number of tweets we produce, even ranking the journalists by their Twitter production. Rande Robinson, civil engineer, has been recognized as “top tweeter” at previous events. Does it work for the reader? Take a look at one writer’s journey as he negotiates through Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure (YII)—but now with some elaboration if 140 characters was not enough.
I like to tweet at an event. I am good at it. It allows me to do a couple of things.
- Comment on the event.
- Be in two or more places at once by following others’ tweets.
- Take notes.
It’s also fun.
The problem with tweets though can be context. Exactly what was going on at the time of the tweet? Why did I think it was interesting enough, important enough or sarcastic enough to comment? With that in mind, let’s look at some of my tweets from the 2016 Year in Infrastructure.
CrossRail is a long-term major project that employs technology to the hilt. From what I can tell, it is the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) world’s building information modeling (BIM) crown jewel. Bentley has been with the company from the beginning and is not afraid to let everyone know. If you want to see an example of how to implement BIM, then look no further.
This was about a quick demo video on OpenRail Designer. I’m a road and bridge guy, so…