SXSW: Meebo Users Plot Revolt During Dull Panels | The Underwire from Wired.com

Chat rooms have long been part of internet conferences, but they’ve generally been more informal back channels, like the Macworld IRC back channel. Here at SXSW this year, Meebo-sponsored chat rooms are a major part of the panel-going experience. They provide live feedback on panelists’ performance with all the decorum and kindness you associate with blog comments. Or, in the words of nancy: “Chat room snobbery: high; chat room maturity: low. chat room dorkiness: out of the roof.”