David Warlick’s new web service is HitchHikr – an aggregator for participant generated summaries of conference experiences and related resources (flikr images). I suppose HitchHikr implies you get to go along without paying for the plane ticket (I tried HitchHiker and someone else evidently got that address first).
This is an interesting idea and I wonder how frequently and how the site will eventually be used. My first reaction was – I would rather be there than read about someone else’s experiences. Then I decided I would likely use the service even while attending. This is sort of a “smart mob” type of thinking – connecting with others linked to a location while in that location. I took some time to review the NECC information – it was a way to process my own NECC experiences in a little different way and to note some things I missed.
I am beginning to think I need an aggregator for the aggregators. Seriously, I don’t see myself combing this site to locate interesting tidbits within the large number of conferences I cannot possibly attend. However, perhaps some of the bloggers I follow will note interesting posts from unique conferences and I will make an attempt to explore.
Kudos to David for coding this site.
