--- title: "Social Media Roundup: The Best of #Tech12 (Day Two)" id: "14863" type: "post" slug: "social-media-roundup-the-best-of-tech12-day-two" published_at: "2012-12-06T22:07:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T19:18:19+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2012/12/06/social-media-roundup-the-best-of-tech12-day-two/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2012/12/06/social-media-roundup-the-best-of-tech12-day-two.md" excerpt: "Today was the last day of #Tech12, a.k.a. the 2012 ASAE Technology Conference & Expo. The Associations Now staff and many others were there, tweeting away about all the cool stuff they saw and heard—from funky background music to heated..." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "conferences" - "Social Media" - "Technology" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media Roundup: The Best of #Tech12 (Day Two) Today was the last day of #Tech12, a.k.a. the 2012 ASAE Technology Conference & Expo. The *Associations Now* staff and many others were there, tweeting away about all the cool stuff they saw and heard—from funky background music to heated opinions on the veracity of Klout to an impromptu video starring our social media journalist, Ernie Smith. ### Best Tweets from #Tech12 (Day Two) > What happens when [@ChatterBachs (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ChatterBachs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > & [@ErnieSmithAN (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ErnieSmithAN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > get together to chat about the [#tech12 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > conf. You’ll have to watch: [http://t.co/gbkeKsB5 (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/gbkeKsB5) > > — Personify (@Personifycorp) [December 6, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/Personifycorp/status/276787692371582978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#tech12 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > One more final highlight before the conference comes to a close: Backstreet Boys song playing in main conf hall. That’s right. > > — 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚢𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚠 (@BWasylkiw) [December 6, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/BWasylkiw/status/276785094860083200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Good point re: Klout, [@Tom_NSI (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/Tom_NSI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > . Someone will fill that gap for social media scoring if they don’t. It could be useful. [#tech12 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Jay S Daughtry M.Ed. (@ChatterBachs) [December 6, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ChatterBachs/status/276784723286716416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Dear [@joerominiecki (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/joerominiecki?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > , this is exceptional, “The Coming Flood of Data” [http://t.co/5VmnmH6B (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/5VmnmH6B) > [#welldone (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/welldone?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Brian Solis (@briansolis) [December 5, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/briansolis/status/276434075936514049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) https://twitter.com/RvanHilst/status/276783527704555520 > [#Google (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Google?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > + has potential b/c they’re trying to be different and they have the resources to make it right. [#tech12 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > LS2 [http://t.co/Q1h9NtBy (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/Q1h9NtBy) > > — Tom McClintock (@Tom_NSI) [December 6, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/Tom_NSI/status/276780689876209665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) https://twitter.com/tomjelen/status/276777396231892992 > Good point by [@nsatax (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/NSAtax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > ‘s Claire Berlin on social media growth: “It’s a marathon, it’s not a quick process.” [#tech12 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > SB1 > > — Ernie Smith (@ErnieSmithAN) [December 6, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ErnieSmithAN/status/276712505911410688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Meant to add an answer on this: [#socmed (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/socmed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > is Reality RT [@KyleeCoffman (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/KyleeCoffman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > : Social Media is _____________? [#tech12 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tech12?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > LS2 > > — Kim Kishbaugh (@kkish) [December 6, 2012 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/kkish/status/276767491861127169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) What’s your top takeaway from today’s conference? [Chloe Thompson](https://associationsnow.com/author/chloe-thompson/) Chloe Thompson is a contributing writer to Associations Now. 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