Category Archives: New Media

“the more we write and the great variety of genres…”

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Michael

As usual, Alex Reid delivers with a smart response to this Chronicle article. Reid: Why ask whether writing on the Internet makes you a better academic writer? Why not ask whether academic writing makes you a better user of social … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags: twitter doesn’t rehydrate like beer does

Posted on June 7, 2009 by Michael

It seems that there’s almost as much talk about Twitter as there is Twittering. • Chronicle Wired Campus: Tweeters are self-obsessed. What I found interesting: “This implies that Twitter’s resembles more of a one-way, one-to-many publishing service more than a two-way, … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags: ereading, twitter, plagiarism, potato chips

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Michael

• Harvard Business: An analysis of Twitter based on gender. Men are more likely to follow other men and more likely to be followed by more people, although there are more women on Twitter than men. Additionally, 90% of the … Continue reading →

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hate and web2.0: tweeting hate

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Michael

Mark links to this post of tweets celebrating the assassination of Dr. Tiller, who was murdered in his church on Sunday because he provides abortions. The tweets are a bit sickening, I think. I’ve read plenty of scholarly work on … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Michael

• Ira Socol’s post The Width of the World is an interesting read about social media tools. I don’t entirely agree with all his points, but he’s started a decent discussion about groupthink, time-wasting, and human relationships (arguing, largely, against … Continue reading →

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