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gjmueller: 10 Commandments of Twitter for Academics Put up an avatar. It doesn’t really matter what the picture is, but the “egg picture” (the default avatar for new accounts) makes you look like a spammer. Don’t pick a Twitter name that is difficult to spell or remember. Tweet regularly. Don’t ignore people who tweet at you. Set Twitter to send you an e-mail notification when you get a mention or a private message. If you don’t do that, then check your account frequently. Engage in conversation. Don’t just drop in to post your own update and disappear. Twitter is not a “broadcast-only” mechanism; it’s CB radio. Learn the hashtags for your subject field or topics of interest, and use them. Don’t just make statements. Ask questions. Don’t just post links to news articles. I don’t need you to be my aggregator. Do show your personality. Crack some jokes. Have fun. photo via flickr:CC | @jbtaylo

gjmueller:

10 Commandments of Twitter for Academics

  1. Put up an avatar. It doesn’t really matter what the picture is, but the “egg picture” (the default avatar for new accounts) makes you look like a spammer.
  2. Don’t pick a Twitter name that is difficult to spell or remember.
  3. Tweet regularly.
  4. Don’t ignore people who tweet at you. Set Twitter to send you an e-mail notification when you get a mention or a private message. If you don’t do that, then check your account frequently.
  5. Engage in conversation. Don’t just drop in to post your own update and disappear. Twitter is not a “broadcast-only” mechanism; it’s CB radio.
  6. Learn the hashtags for your subject field or topics of interest, and use them.
  7. Don’t just make statements. Ask questions.
  8. Don’t just post links to news articles. I don’t need you to be my aggregator.
  9. Do show your personality. Crack some jokes.
  10. Have fun.

photo via flickr:CC | @jbtaylo

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Report: FTC investigating Facebook-Instagram deal

infoneer-pulse:

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of photo-sharing site Instagram violates fair competition rules, The Financial Times reported Thursday.

The newspaper said the review could delay the closure of the deal for at least six to twelve months.

» via The Hill’s Hillicon Valley

FTC investigating Facebook / Instagram - really? Does this seem odd to anyone else?

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It would be a tragedy if the social web revolution boils down to new methods of PR and marketing. But that’s what we seem to be obsessed with. As soon as any app from a famous founder gets released we give it tones of buzz while plenty of more deserving projects get barley a squeak. If the app gets a little traction (typically the ones that have Ego mechanics baked in) you see a million posts about how marketers can exploit it. Inevitably the app developers start to focus on how to ‘increase social coefficients’ instead of how to help human beings make a connection or find utility in their lives.

Paul Higgins: Here Here

The Open Web Is Dead – Long live the Open Web | Chris Saad (via futuristgerd)

(via emergentfutures)

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When you are upset talk to someone face to face. When you are happy, post a status update. Upset authors author words to their own regret.
Vicki Davis

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I do not consume media; media consumes me.: Twitter

mediaconsumesme:

Before this class, I was an extremely irresponsible Twitter-user. I posted daily (hourly) complaints and useless dribble. I never fully realized Twitter’s potential until I began researching how to use it effectively. Since then, I have become much more responsible with my Tweets, and I have an…

Learning to use Twitter well can improve your life. It has for me (although I am not perfect either.)

(via journalismworkshops)

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Facebook's "Groups for Schools" Is a Walled Garden of Higher Education

Facebook releases groups for schools. This is only for colleges but will allow you to create a community, classes, clubs, and groups and add people without havign to be their friend. Facebook may become an educational learning platform instead of just a social network. This is a huge move for Facebook. 

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Wikipedia’s Next Big Thing: Wikidata, A Machine-Readable, User-Editable Database Funded By Google, Paul Allen And Others Sarah Perez, techcrunch.com Wiki­da­ta, the first new project to emerge from the Wiki­me­dia Foun­da­tion since 2006, is now begin­ning devel­op­ment. The orga­ni­za­tion, known best for its user-edited ency­clo­pe­dia of knowl­edge Wikipedia, recent­ly announced the new… Wikidata, the new open database project by wiki foundation. Is this their response to Wolfram Alpha?

Wikipedia’s Next Big Thing: Wikidata, A Machine-Readable, User-Editable Database Funded By Google, Paul Allen And Others
Sarah Perez, techcrunch.com

Wiki­da­ta, the first new project to emerge from the Wiki­me­dia Foun­da­tion since 2006, is now begin­ning devel­op­ment. The orga­ni­za­tion, known best for its user-edited ency­clo­pe­dia of knowl­edge Wikipedia, recent­ly announced the new…

Wikidata, the new open database project by wiki foundation. Is this their response to Wolfram Alpha?

(Source: futuramb, via emergentfutures)

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