X's Deminishing Relevance

Abby Ohlheiser suggests that current events coverage demonstrates a decline in the relevance of X (formerly Twitter).

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Twitter and Academics

Lee Skallerup Bessette reasons why Twitter can be an academic tool.

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Avoiding Internet Trolls by Avoiding Twitter

Mike Elgin suggests that Twitter is more open to trolling because of less ability to limit comments.

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Tweatmap

Harvard University has developed a map of tweet activity which displays word usage on Twitter throughout the world.

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Twitter for Educators

Becky Krill tells new teachers how to use Twitter .

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Tritter's Vine Service Now Allow Editing of Video Clips

Twitter's Vine video sharing service now allows editing of the three to six second clips that users can upload, according to Zack Miners, a ComputerWorld report.

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Twitter Is Becoming the New Facebook for Teens

Zack Miners cites a Pew study which indicates "Teens [Are] Growing Cool on Facebook but Warming to Twitter ."   Ned Potter notes that library bloggers seem to have abandoned blogging for Twitter.   Perhaps I should hang up my blog after 500 posts? Let me know. . . .

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Twitter As A Japanese Yellow Pages

Jay Alabaster reports that DoCoMo has launched Twitter based yellow pages. He sayes that "Twitter has become popular in Japan, especially since the earthquake and tsunami that devastated a large swath of the country's northeastern coast two years ago, when it became a key tool for sharing information on stricken areas. But the service's increasingly popularity makes it harder for users to find relevant information" (para. 4).

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Who Owns A Workplace Twitter Account?

Zach Miners muses on ownership rights to a social media persona developed in the workplace. If one blogs in one's personal name, does the company own the blog when you quit?

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