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Smart connections with the #AppsWorld Africa TweetWall-extra


The organisers of Social Media World Forum & Apps World Africa have teamed up with Nokia to deliver a new and attractive way for attendees to connect with each other.

To start with, they’ve unveiled their TwitterWall design ahead of the Cape Town show next week, on 1-2 June. This will be projected onto a huge screen inside the conference, pulling in all tweets around the two show hashtags.

This means anyone tweeting into the #SMWF and #AppsWorld hashtags will see their tweet blown up to massive proportions.

However, as part of their efforts to ensure that delegates are able to make valuable connections with the right people across the apps and social media industries, the organisers have made available a raft of real-time statistics and info-graphics displaying information on the shows’ top tweeters, their networks, their connections, reach and influence. (more…)