Twitter at JazzFest - Where Y'at?!

I'm a big fan of music, and of new technologies.
I'm really a fan of applying new technologies to music.

So when VC Blogger Fred Wilson started a Lyric of the Day group on Twitter, I immediately started to consider ways to apply this new technology to the live music universe.

Allowing people to connect in real life at shows and Festivals, as well as let those not fortunate enough to be there get a glimpse into what was going on in real time seemed like a good enough idea.

The @lotd tech head Whitney McNamara was kind enough to publish his script code which powers the lyric group online, and I've adapted it into Classic ASP and made it available for my group.

The New Orleans JazzFest & Heritage Festival is currently going on in the crescent city, and while the first weekend is underway right now, I won't be making my voyage down there til next Thursday.

So, without further a-do do...Introducing the JazzFest Twitter Group.

Here's how it works. Simply follow the @nojf user on Twitter, post messages with @nojf before them and they'll be picked up and re-published on http://www.twitter.com/nojf and sent back to anyone following that user. Simple enough!

Fun if you're at to JazzFest, going to JazzFest, or home wondering what's going on at JazzFest.

Here are some example posts (which will very likely become real)

@nojf soft shelled crab poy boy - still best in the game
@nojf congo square is going off right now
@nojf Strawberry Lemondade - the perfect thirsty quencher
@nojf George Porter just shows up at Tips!
@nojf Crawfish Monica - How do they get it to be so good!!

We can use this first weekend as as test while I'm home and go big next weekend.

Seeya on the Fairgrounds!