A tip on how to deal with the storm and aftermath of Hurricane Gustav this week: Join Twitter.
Make your own Conference
I hope Hodg*Con09 has a CFP next year, so I can share my own areas of expertise with John Hodgman.
Twitter is the Final Cylon
Fictional characters using social networking platforms are nothing new, but they can be a entertaining way for fans to share their enthusiasm.
Was Obama on Military time?
3:47am? I’m not even up that late when I’m not sleeping. Despite the buzz, The Text fails in the end.
Creative Uses of Twitter
Add baseball and laundry to the list of interesting uses of a Twitter account.
Phatic Power
Often overlooked, the phatic function is a sort of linguistic ping that serves to maintain connection to others. Perhaps it also holds the key to a successful business model for Twitter.
Vicarious Blogging
I couldn’t go to BlogIndiana, so I sent someone in my place. In between academic research, I used Twitter to follow the action in Indianapolis.