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Top vs. latest tweets

I have been arguing that Twitter is less likely to influence how I see the world than Facebook because it does not use my online behavior to show what it thinks I want to see. It turns out that I … Continue reading

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Ed Tech graduate students – someone do a content analysis of Twitter Chats

Every few months, I do Google Scholar searches to see if anyone has published research studies focused on Twitter chats. I am looking for someone who has come up with a way to track the quality of interaction or the … Continue reading

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What happened to the tech dream?

This post is dedicated to the original technology dreamers and honors the unique contributions of John Perry Barlow – a dreamer. More and more it seems the dream of technology as a positive agent for change and empowerment is slipping … Continue reading

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Reaction to longer tweets

When Twitter announced the intention to double the length of tweets allowed, the results were mixed. I thought it was a great ideal especially for those wanting to use Twitter as a chat tool. Other disagreed and threatened to block … Continue reading

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More than 140

  Rumors has it that Twitter may move beyond the present 140 character limit.This makes a lot of sense to me and is something I have been supporting for a long time. Some of the speculation regarding the motives makes … Continue reading

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Twitter may allow deeper conversation

Within the various ways I think Twitter can be applied, I do not include serious discussion. The 140 character limit is simply not suited to formal discussion and the common practice of using the tool for group chats seems to … Continue reading

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