Social micro-blogging or twittering, has become increasingly popular throughout the social networking scene. Prominent users include actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore to Oprah Winfrey and Jon Stewart of the Daily Show. Sure, it's great to read what type of soup Oprah is eating for lunch, or the latest parody idea from Jon Stewart, but how does twitter connect to education? What do social micro-blogging and twittering mean to the academic world?
A recent paper (How People are Using Twitter at Conferences) presented at the EduMedia Conference in Salzburg, Austria discusses the implications of social microblogging in a scholarly context (academic conferences). This is a draft paper, but does provide a good overview.
May 27, 2009
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