Comments on: WordCamp 2008 Badges

By: Andrew Mager

Andrew Mager — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:20:46 +0000

Love my badge. Here is a pic:

http://flickr.com/photos/mager/2767458275/

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:33:46 +0000

Crud, my gravatar has me with a mickey mouse hat on.

By: David McKendrick

David McKendrick — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:34:27 +0000

@M: Actually, they did have some at one of the latest hacker events (HOPE) performed several functions — but the jist of it:

“to track and bring together hackers based on a huge array of matching interests.”

Sources:
http://www.thelasthope.org/amd.php
http://www.openbeacon.org/

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:20:10 +0000

If only scholarship frequent flyer miles were available. Maine is a LONG way from San Francisco…

By: m@

m@ — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:34:38 +0000

Pictures on badges is the first step. Wait until we have location aware badges that will note, who we came in contact with at events. Social networking at its finest.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:34:11 +0000

Mmmm…Gravatars on the badges! “Automattically” even…

By: Carson

Carson — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:49:31 +0000

Sometimes I wonder about you guys. Excited about pictures on badges? We have been putting pictures on badges for at least 30 years.

By: Gravatars On Badges For WordCamp San Francisco 2008 | The Blog Herald

Gravatars On Badges For WordCamp San Francisco 2008 | The Blog Herald — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:16:44 +0000

[...] Hat tip: Matt Mullenweg’s blog [...]

By: Rishi

Rishi — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:50:00 +0000

It’s tiny innovations like this which make me wish I could attend.