Third Annual Nerd HQ Returns To San Diego July 18-21, Finds New Home At Petco Pa

[YouThinkMeMad]

There's no need to even delete it really, just don't use it. I can't stress enough how important Twitter is during SDCC.

[Alvetica]

Add Twitter a few weeks before Comic Con then delete it after. It's soooo worth it.  Off site announcements, party announcements etc. It was an invaluable resource for me and I'm not a regular tweeter either.

Now I remember, twitter wouldn't let me turn on SMS notifications. Thus I missed out on everything while SDCC was going on.

[Friends of Comic Cons]

[numbercrunch]

I also want to add a recommendation to check out the TV show Chuck. One of my top 5 TV series of all time. Fun dramady with such heartwarming characters. It's one of those shows you can just relax while watching versus watching something intense like 24 or Homeland (both of which I also like).

Looking at all the photos and reading reviews, I really missed out on some great NerdHQ stuff this year. I really need to get Twitter.

[Angology]

Now I remember, twitter wouldn't let me turn on SMS notifications. Thus I missed out on everything while SDCC was going on.

They were having some trouble with setting mobile notifications on the web. I tried it, and it would tell me to add my phone first, even though it was already added. I was able to add them through the app on my phone. I think they finally fixed it.

[Devorah]

There is a thread for best moments of SDCC 2013, but since my best and worst moments of 2013 happened at Nerd HQ I'm putting it here.

BEST:  Running into Zac outside Nerd HQ on Thursday after Psych panel, getting picture with him.  He's so nice!

WORST:  Got in the photo booth with Zac and my friend on Sunday morning, and got this kind of weird vibe from him.  A couple of hours later was the Tom Hiddleston panel when Zac was talking about people on Twitter complaining about not being allowed into the Nerd party.  Well guess what, I was one of them, and I suddenly had this horrible feeling that he recognized me from my Twitter pic.  Feeling backed up by the fact that I looked at Twitter and only saw one other complaint.  Sigh.  So now Zachary Levi will never be my boyfriend.  My husband will be so relieved.

[wikkibird]

There is a thread for best moments of SDCC 2013, but since my best and worst moments of 2013 happened at Nerd HQ I'm putting it here.

BEST:  Running into Zac outside Nerd HQ on Thursday after Psych panel, getting picture with him.  He's so nice!

WORST:  Got in the photo booth with Zac and my friend on Sunday morning, and got this kind of weird vibe from him.  A couple of hours later was the Tom Hiddleston panel when Zac was talking about people on Twitter complaining about not being allowed into the Nerd party.  Well guess what, I was one of them, and I suddenly had this horrible feeling that he recognized me from my Twitter pic.  Feeling backed up by the fact that I looked at Twitter and only saw one other complaint.  Sigh.  So now Zachary Levi will never be my boyfriend.  My husband will be so relieved.

LOL, I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you, but I was feeling really sorry about your situation at being mortified until I laughed out loud at the "My husband will be so relieved." part. My husband is the same way at my crush on Tom Hiddleston, though I tease him about his man-crush on Zac Levi.

I want to say that I'm sure Zac wasn't targeting you specifically, but...I think he DOES pay attention to his Twitter feed (and the NerdHQ feed). I'm sure you probably thought it was just more than you and one other person who were complaining and didn't think anything of it. You probably NEVER expected him to recognize you in a million years!

 I was there at the same Tom panel, and I get what he was saying. I don't think he was being mean or rude about what he said, but you gotta admit that's kinda amusing in a horrified way that it's like "Oh damn, he recognizes me..." *hides in shame*

[Devorah]

I wasn't upset by what he said, and what I tweeted wasn't too bad either. I totally respect what he said about the parties, it was just frustrating that they didn't really put that info out there, so no one knew what was going on there any given night.  I really liked how Geek & Sundry put their schedule up in their web site, and something similar for Nerd HQ could have helped avoid confusion.

[wikkibird]

I wasn't upset by what he said, and what I tweeted wasn't too bad either. I totally respect what he said about the parties, it was just frustrating that they didn't really put that info out there, so no one knew what was going on there any given night.  I really liked how Geek & Sundry put their schedule up in their web site, and something similar for Nerd HQ could have helped avoid confusion.

I agree. I didn't know what was really going there any given night either, and my hotel was right across the street. Kinda feels weird going up to a big, beefy security guy not knowing if you can go inside or not. I know they tried to tweet out to stop by NerdHQ some night of the con, but not always.

[YouThinkMeMad]

I've heard that Nerd HQ handled everything themselves this year, where in the past they had an outside PR person (like the team they teamed up with Break.com). I think it was obvious with the way everything was handled. Not that everything was bad, just with how last minute a few things were.

[CptMyCpt24]

We talked with a nice woman while waiting for our flight back home.  We mentioned we didn't get to catch any Nerd HQ this year and she understood.  She has volunteered every year and everything was done in house.  We tried and the schedule just did not meet up with our plans.  Zac was a machine getting things done all day/night to bring a great time for all who got to attend.

[FBS]

Does anyone know how I can contact David & Courtney who run The Nerd Machine?

I have sent them a couple of tweets, but they don't seem that active on there. I can't find any email addresses for them either. There is a contact us form on the website, but not sure if that goes to them.

[YouThinkMeMad]

I don't even know who those people are lol I'd say your best bet is to just email TNM.

[FBS]

Yeah, think I'll have to do that. Hopefully it gets passed onto them.

[YouThinkMeMad]

Nerd HQ raised $215,000 this year!

[Pyramid]

Nerd HQ raised $215,000 this year!

Holy crap, that's awesome!  I missed out on this two years but not next year!   Do they sell tickets before Comic Con or only during?