Dell To Utilize Twitter for Global Mobility Event

The news I am about to share is very exciting. I had to take a deep breath before posting this news. You ready?

Dell has selected Twitter for live Q&A during their "Global Mobility Event" tomorrow. The event will be held in San Francisco and will be live-streamed. Rather than use a chat service, Dell has decided that Twitter is the way-to-go for the event. Dell notes:

Users of Twitter…will be able to ask questions about Dell’s new products and the company will “tweet” the answers. Reporters and customers on Twitter can direct questions during the news conference to www.twitter.com/Digital_Nomads. Dell will also blog about the Global Mobility Event at Direct2Dell. Dell is among the first major companies to offer reporters and customers the opportunity to ask questions on Twitter during a live news conference."

An interactive chat would make more sense as the viewers of the event can chat in real-time. Twitter doesn’t provide this type of interactivity and instead will act more like email with the back and forth. We will watch the event live and will report back on any major announcements.

In case you are wondering, here’s my first question to the Dell Twitter account during the event, "So Dell, what’s the status of your trademark claim on Cloud Computing?"