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Social Networks & Social Research

How are social networks and social network sites being used by researchers? Guest lecture in Hanson’s COM529 class. [Two addenda!]

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Social Networks Web/Tech

Why Some Folks Love Twitter

WiredPen really isn’t All Twitter, All The Time, although it might feel like it lately! I just discovered this great little tribute to Twitter at ShinyRed … and of course, I found Shiny Red via Twitter. I love Twitter for its serendipity. I lurked for a long time before I started posting … erh, tweeting! […]

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Social Networks Web/Tech

Facebook “Chat” Annoyance

A friend asked me (via Facebook) how to use FB to follow a Twitter feed. As I was typing an explanation, Facebook decided to pitch its new “chat” feature. I wasn’t interested, so I clicked the “close” button. NOTHING happened! Well, nothing happened re the chat promo … but the interruption killed my ability to […]