Do any of you allow people to tweet during a performance (gasp!) If so, what are your guidelines? We're thinking of telling people to tweet before the show, during intermission and after the show. Just wondering if anyone allows this during a performance.
We have a little note in our concert guides (programs) that encourages people to tweet before or after performances but not during.
However, my own take on it is that, as long as they're not being disruptive to patrons nearby, you should let people tweet whenever and wherever they like. To my mind, tweets during a show are a form of word-of-mouth advertising that you couldn't get anywhere else. A tweet goes out to the entire world, so if someone (or a group of someones) are sitting in your show, telling all the world how great you are - why would you want to put onerous restrictions on them?
Of course, some people don't appreciate seeing phones being lit up during a performance, so thus I think the "tweet seats" option that Levi talked about is the best way to go.
But put on a good show and let a tweeter loose in the house - it could be very good for PR.