About #SWChat

Social Workplace Tweet Chat (#SWChat) is a weekly event on Twitter where people from all corners of the globe come together to discuss topics around The Social Workplace for 1 hour.

But what is The Social Workplace? It's a term used by businesses that encourage the use of social communications and social collaboration by their employees to improve overall productivity inside the company. It's the Next Generation Workplace.

#SWChat is intense, it's passionate, it's an incredible knowledge resource on all things social, but most of all it's an opportunity to meet and engage with some fantastic people.

The #SWChat Framework

There are 3 different styles which are interchanged to keep the event fresh and engaging:

Standard Event:
A topic and supporting questions are pref-defined by the event organisers

Guest Event:
A reknowned specialist / expert is brought in to share their knowledge and experience on a particular social topic

UnChat Event:
No topic or questions are pre-defined. The participants joining are asked at the start of the event what hot topic they would like discussed. The most popular is chosen.

So if you have a passion for social media or social technologies, or an interest in increasing efficiency and productivity levels in the workplace, or just want to meet and chat with some social-minded people, then #SWChat is a must.

Come and drop in every Thursday on Twitter at 9pm GMT / 4pm ET / 1pm PT, we'd love to see you...

(For more information on what a Tweet Chat is and how to engage, read Pam Moore's fantastic blog post Tweet Chats 101).

The #SWChat Players

David Christopher (@davidchris); Brandie McCallum (@lttlewys) and Christy Confetti Higgins (@confetti) co-host the event each week.

We also have an elite group of people called The Advisors to help continuously evolve the Tweet Chat event to meets the needs of the users.

The History of #SWChat

#SWChat was establised back in November 2011 by @davidchris and has since been growing from strength to strength with the help of The Advisors.

Since February 2nd, the number of attendees averages 114 per event depending on the topic; has an average reach of over 330,000 people; and has peeked over the 6,000,000 impressions mark.

(all statistical information and transcripts are kindly provided by @hashtracking)