Tag Archives: Twitter

What Would Plato Tweet? – NYTimes.com

…For the past few years I’d been obsessed with trying to figure out what lay behind the spectacular achievements that had occurred there. In a mere couple of centuries, Greek speakers went from anomie and illiteracy, lacking even an alphabet, … Continue reading

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Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe | Impact of Social Sciences

Melonie Fullick offers a nice run-down of the recent discussion of the issue of live tweeting at academic conferences: Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe | Impact of Social Sciences. One of the more interesting points … Continue reading

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Toward A More Inclusive Backchannel: An Unusual Call To Action » Cyborgology

As the 2012 meeting of the American Sociological Association (#ASA2012) kicks into gear, I want to use this post to start a conversation about a somewhat-contentious topic: academics’ use of Twitter, particularly at conferences. via Toward A More Inclusive Backchannel: … Continue reading

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We Need to Talk – about #Twitter: Reciprocal Knowledge Engine PLUS « nigelcameron.org

One of my favorite “research assistants” is Nigel Cameron (follow him on Twitter @nigelcameron) . Why? He wrote this post on the value of Twitter: We Need to Talk – about #Twitter: Reciprocal Knowledge Engine PLUS « nigelcameron.org. I largely … Continue reading

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