What happens when you hand the keys to the Twitter kingdom … to a sometimes-erratic editor? @CEDIA took the chance and allowed me to take over its Twitter account during IBS 2017, the International Builders Show.
The results: an uncharacteristically tame (some would same lame) series of posts about the show, with just a couple shenanigans thrown in.
It was a rare show of decorum, following the style of Peter Aylett, my cohort on the CEDIA Tech Council. He did a swell job owning the CEDIA #TechCouncilTakeover at CES 2017.
IBS was a good show. CEDIA did itself and its members proud, hosting the Smart Home Pavilion comprised of roughly a dozen exhibitors. In many cases, these exhibitors would have had no where else to go on the show floor. They would have been swallowed by the giants in vinyl siding, showerheads and countertops.
Even though the home-technology category was woefully underrepresented at IBS, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which produces the show, is keenly interested in the smart-home space. Executives of the group attended an intimate CEDIA reception and expressed interest in getting more engaged with the IoT community.
Using the hashtag #JJTakeover, I posted a series of Tweets to CEDIA's Twitter account. Here they are, with a few others included as well.
Thanks for the opportunity, CEDIA!
I am taking over @CEDIA's Twitter account for #IBSOrlando. Follow tech news @IntlBldrsShow @KBIS2017. No shenanigans #JJtakeover
— Julie Jacobson/CEPro (@juliejacobson) January 10, 2017
Let's do this #ibsorlando — #jjtakeover. Use the hashtag if you want me to see your tech pic.twitter.com/Zz5cPWIITP
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
Says so right there. Must be true. #IBS2017 #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/g3mweIU58R
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Looking for smart home technology? There's a pavilion for that! #IBSorlando pic.twitter.com/t0Ji6PO76O
— Builders' Show (@IntlBldrsShow) January 10, 2017
Ready for a great week at KBIS2017 #IBSOrlando! Come see us at the CEDIA Smart Home Pavilion in booth W5771. pic.twitter.com/0kM5CVqufI
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
Pedigo pretends he doesn't txt in the bathroom. Raises his own hand when asks who think is it's gross. #jjtakeover #IBSOrlando pic.twitter.com/2qY1ya4Z9R
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
Folks, this is why you go to #IBSOrlando — a salve for sore wire monkeys! B/c it isn't always about the #smarthome. #JJTakeover (of course) pic.twitter.com/5kapLDNARE
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
Come experience our Orion Cinemascope at the @rayvatheaters demo(W5871) @CEDIA #smarthome pavilion at #IBSOrlando! pic.twitter.com/BcOslGRtzL
— Barco Residential (@Barco_Resi) January 12, 2017
WANTED: The nattily dressed man desecrating this #IBS2017 decal. Reward: Dinner with @davepedigo bwa ha ha … #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/0R8D3mRyKO
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
Pleasant surprise – @Legrand / OnQ Intuity #smarthome system for prodn builder mkt now works w/ @QMotionShades #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/SKnpRZlsTl
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
When teenage kids use too much H20, esp. of the hot variety…there's @NoritzAmerica connected water heaters. #IBSOrlando #JJtakeover pic.twitter.com/6cfGL9bHtH
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Look who CEDIA takeover artist @juliejacobson ran into at #IBSOrlando … @AzioneUnlimited's own Richard Glikes. #JJTakeover pic.twitter.com/nAsGBsxSrg
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
I know guys like this. He is going to ask some tough questions. #ces2017 meets #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover @juliejacobson pic.twitter.com/8atvWYOykT
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Asked by many builders: What do you do about #smarthome product obsolescence? To be addressed at another time … #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
Builder at #smarthome panel: “Would you recommend Siri, Alexa or Google Home?” Interesting on so many levels. #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
So builder in audience asks how to spell C-E-D-I-A so he can use it in his next presentation. Booyah! #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover @juliejacobson
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
His words. #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover pic.twitter.com/46TvtRrUrN
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
@davepedigo talks about the #InternetofThings + what it means for builders. #IBSOrlando @CEDIA #hometech pic.twitter.com/Z4b04khuim
— KMB Comm (@KMB_Comm) January 11, 2017
Working to make new connections between home tech and builder communities this week at #IBSOrlando. https://t.co/kvd11naTxs @resisys
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Meet your @ring guy 4 CEDIA channel: former integrator Rudy Trujillo “doing some really cool stuff for our channel” #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/vRPzRFfTCL
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
Meh, you already know what the video screen looks like, but I bet you've never seen THESE guys before. Rayva Demo #IBSOrlando #JJtakeover pic.twitter.com/1vGER01V81
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
“Used to be all about the 'green home.' Now #smarthome is kind of replacing the green home” -Neil Grosse @TiOHome #IBSOrlando #JJtakeover pic.twitter.com/wNz67U4cth
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Verdict: CEDIA's #SmartHome section at #IBS2017 was important. Many participants would've been lost anywhere else. More, I say! #JJtakeover
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
.@NAHBhome muckety mucks at CEDIA soiree. Genuinely interested in state of #smarthome. @CEDIA_Vin (left) is THE MAN. #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover pic.twitter.com/XQT8yHvWyE
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
.@ChrWright, Cris Pyle and THAT GUY enjoying Smart Home reception #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover pic.twitter.com/50JE2I0bp3
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
Hmm, not quite sure where to look. #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover @Legrand pic.twitter.com/MwMgPThQy8
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Um, I don't THINK so! #IBSOrlando Real #JJTakeover @juliejacobson pic.twitter.com/bWsxw738eG
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
“Say you have a 'spouse' who snores ….” –Pedigo on smart beds. Mhm. Glass houses. Stones. #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover.
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
.@firstalert OneLink likes CEDIA section BC that's where the connected home stuff is. #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/bY7udmHvlk
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
.@primextelecom uses plastic enclosures so wifi … Works. #ibsorlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/gFjnmzmOwa
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
I think they got the message: work with a CEDIA pro. #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover @juliejacobson
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Well @glancemirror can't make me pretty but it can help me plan my day. #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/k2uz2nbFEb
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 10, 2017
When did it get so complicated? @Kohler #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/ILT71AJYyk
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
Well that's something. @panasonic ties smart ventilation/iaq with#homeautomation. Great for CA Title 24. #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover pic.twitter.com/LR8LwjNSsX
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
.@propertybrother talking #IAQ at @elanhomesystems and @BroanNuTone booth. They say: Use a pro. Sound familiar? #IBSOrlando #JJTakeover pic.twitter.com/pudUvyz3Et
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
25watts of usb-c power. All fits in single gang. Woot! @HubbellCorp beats the others. #IBSOrlando #jjtakeover pic.twitter.com/haD36OQXx4
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 11, 2017
.@CEDIA dealers excited to see UL cert finished. LumenCache is in a category by itself, but we chose UL2108 #lighting to start. Booth S672 https://t.co/MSszNFJjwz
— LumenCache (@LumenCache) January 11, 2017
Ric Johnson speaks about #homebuyers' desires for a connected home. #smarthome #OnlyAtIBS @CEDIA @IntlBldrsShow #avtweeps pic.twitter.com/CzdO8mCIcb
— KMB Comm (@KMB_Comm) January 11, 2017
It's been a blast hijacking CEDIA's Twitter account during #IBS2017. Thanks for the privilege! #JJTakeover (over and out) pic.twitter.com/oxtwTqROH0
— CEDIA (@CEDIA) January 12, 2017
