The First #SmartHomeChat: JOIN US!
November 27, 2014
When: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. MT)
Topic: Smart Home Technology, Trends & Insights
Moderator: Jeremy Glowacki of Residential Systems (@resisys)
Reasons to join:
- Discuss the basic concept of the smart home, benefits of the technology
- Gain a better understanding of how to get started and work with a CI pro
- Share predictions as to where the technology is headed
- Network with custom integration professionals, smart homeowners, tech lovers
- Ask your peers questions about the smart home & their projects
- Learn about emerging smart home technologies & trends
- Have fun interacting on Twitter and gain new followers!
It’s easy to join a Twitter chat! Below are two ways we prefer.
- Simply login to Twitter.
- In the top right-hand corner you will see the “Search Twitter” tool bar.
- Type in #SmartHomeChat. This will bring you to a live stream of everyone using the #SmartHomeChat hashtag. Be sure to click “All” to view all tweets in the broader conversation.
- Remember, you will have to continually load and refresh the page to see the most updated tweets, which makes this method a bit more cumbersome.
- You can also try TweetChat.
- Around 1:55 pm EST on Wednesday the 10th go to the URL TweetChat.com.
- Once on the site, enter the #SmartHomeChat hashtag into the search bubble. You will then be prompted to authorize the app and/or login to your Twitter account.
- Now you can tweet directly from TweetChat while viewing the entire conversation stream.
The chat:
- Jeremy Glowacki of Residential Systems (@resisys) will be the chat moderator. He will post the first question by tweeting “Q1: XXXX…” (with the question following)
- Example – Q1: What does a smart home mean to you? #smarthomechat
- To answer the question just tweet back “A1: XXXX… (with your answer or comment here)
- Example – A1: A smart home is one that offers comfort, security, entertainment and convenience via all devices working together.
#smarthomechat
- Example – A1: A smart home is one that offers comfort, security, entertainment and convenience via all devices working together.
- Feel free to Re-Tweet other users in the chat of comment directly to them, remember to always use the #SmartHomeChat hashtag so we can keep track of the entire conversation
- Chat, ask, tweet about the current question until question two (which will be labeled “Q2”, then “Q3”, etc.). Do not feel rushed, it is not a quiz, it is more of a conversation builder encouraging feedback on each question.
- Also remember, when using TweetChat.com there is no need to enter #SmartHomeChat at the end of every tweet you send. The program will automatically enter it after what you type in the comment box.
- Your tweet will take a second or two to show up so do not worry if you do not see it right away.
While we gear up, be sure to follow @Control4 on Twitter if you are not already – we’ll be tweeting right alongside of you and sharing our smart home ideas as well. If you have questions, please let us know – we’re looking forward to chatting with you!