Conference Weekend - #ldsconf

For the last few years, Twitter users have been using the #ldsconf hashtag to have a global conversation during General Conference. In normal speak, a hashtag is a tag or a keyword prefixed by a hash (#) symbol that accompanies a Twitter post (tweet). The posts containing the relevant hashtag can be searched and indexed efficiently. Here are some stats for the conversation this General Conference.

• The conversation using #ldsconf was ranked as high as #2 on Twitter in the US


• There were 24,600+ individual tweets, made by over 2,000 different Twitter users


• 1,123,500+ Reach (Total # of Twitter Users who follow those Tweeting)


• Top Cities outside Utah that participated in the conversation in the US are the Washington DC Area, Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Houston, Sacramento, Orlando, and Los Angeles


• Top Countries outside US that participated in the conversation are Canada, Philippines, Mexico, Chile, UK, and Guatemala


• The most discussed session was Sunday Morning with more than 6100 tweets


• Morning Sessions appeared to be a popular time to discuss

2007 General Conference Memories

I enjoyed Joseph Walker's memories of General Conference in the Deseret Morning News. What are some of your memories from this last conference? (video or otherwise :) ).