For those who may have missed TED Terminology 101, the “T” in TED stands for Technology. From its beginning, the event showcased new technologies and the organization was an early adopter of web technological innovations on their ted.com site.
Technology, especially in the form of social media, has been hugely instrumental in the creation, implementation, and ongoing evolution of TEDxAsheville. So it was only natural that as the TEDxAsheville team brainstormed ideas to enhance the audience experience, new technologies would be at the top of the list. We think you’ll agree that the below apps will make an already awesome event even better.
Droid App
Developer extraordinaire Peter Ma of TEDx Transmedia has created an Android program app for TEDxAsheville 2010. Go to Android Market and search for TEDxAsheville to download for free. The app will include a schedule of all presenters and topics, as well as other useful information.
ScanLife
Technology sponsor MMS Direct is providing a special service to TEDxAsheville attendees this year: encoded registration badges readable with a smart phone barcode scanner app, for exchanging information and networking at the conference. The barcodes will load information directly into your phone’s contact list.
“TEDxAsheville is as much a community of ideas as it is an event,” said Executive Director Jennifer Saylor. “Because ScanLife allows attendees to effortless exchange contact info, we believe it has the potential to facilitate the spread of evolutionary, action-based ideas.”
You can download ScanLife for free at at 2dscan.com. Only advanced purchase tickets will have the scannable bar codes.
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