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Developing an Electronic Communication Policy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education

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: RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: "Developing an Electronic Communication Policy," by @captain_primate http://bit.ly/cG5EkB 
30.04.2010 11.42

: RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: "Developing an Electronic Communication Policy," by @captain_primate http://bit.ly/cG5EkB 
30.04.2010 11.22

: New at ProfHacker: "Developing an Electronic Communication Policy," by @captain_primate http://bit.ly/cG5EkB 
30.04.2010 11.20

: RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: "Developing an Electronic Communication Policy," by @captain_primate http://bit.ly/cG5EkB 
30.04.2010 13.41

: RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: "Developing an Electronic Communication Policy," by @captain_primate http://bit.ly/cG5EkB 
30.04.2010 11.41

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Apr/10

30

A Moment in Time (or, F.A.Q. on U.T.C.) – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com

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How to join our worldwide photo community on Sunday.

: Great project: everybody capturing a single moment in time, 15:00 GMT/UMT (11:00 am ET) Sunday. From NYT photo blog. http://nyti.ms/buB6mu 
01.05.2010 20.23

: RT @edmj: Join NYT’s A Moment in Time project – snap a picture at 15:00 GMT (11:00 am EDT) Sun, May 2. http://nyti.ms/aIdKEC. Very cool. 
01.05.2010 21.01

: RT @TimOBrienNYT: To sign on to the NY Times’ global photo crowdsourcing project, click here: http://nyti.ms/cyEHzs 
30.04.2010 11.35

: Via @NiemanReports: This Sunday at 11a ET, snap a shot for @nytimesphoto’s "international mosaic" of UG images http://j.mp/99cib9 
30.04.2010 09.35

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Apr/10

30

Buyers of E-Readers Like Kindle and iPad Still Like Print Books, Survey Shows – Digits – WSJ

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Owners of Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle are still buying more print-format books than e-books, according to a survey by the Codex Group, a book-market consultancy.

: Buyers of E-Books Still Like Print Too, Survey Shows,By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries (WSJ) http://is.gd/bODug 
30.04.2010 08.16

: RT @DUKEpress: Buyers of E-Books Still Like Print Too, Survey Shows,By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries (WSJ) http://is.gd/bODug ^nk 
30.04.2010 08.24

: RT @jafurtado: Buyers of E-Books Still Like Print Too, Survey Shows,By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries (WSJ) http://is.gd/bODug 
30.04.2010 08.23

: RT @HASTAC: RT @DUKEpress: Buyers of E-Books Still Like Print Too, Survey Shows,By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries (WSJ) http://is.gd/bODug ^nk 
30.04.2010 08.54

: RT @mattstaggs Buyers of E-Books Still Like Print Too, Survey Shows – Wall Street Journal http://bit.ly/9YSB8h 
30.04.2010 08.56

: RT @jafurtado: Buyers of E-Books Still Like Print Too, Survey Shows,By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries (WSJ) http://is.gd/bODug 
30.04.2010 08.21

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Apr/10

29

Thoughts on Flash

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: Marvel as Steve Jobs complains another company’s products aren’t "open"! Thrill as he claims to protect developers! http://bit.ly/bWLflu 
29.04.2010 08.03

: I feel like Steve Jobs is trying to send a message here, but I can’t quite put my finger on it: http://bit.ly/bWLflu (via @davebanks) 
29.04.2010 06.55

: Really? does Jobs have any right to say "First, there’s “Open”" in the context of his war on Flash? http://bit.ly/bWLflu 
29.04.2010 07.18

: RT @Carnage4Life: OHMYGOD! Steve Jobs writes about why iPhone & iPad don’t support Flash – http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ 
29.04.2010 07.13

: Steve Jobs’s Thoughs on Flash http://bit.ly/bWLflu are pretty good, except 6. The idea that converting from Flash "hinders platform" is BS 
29.04.2010 07.47

: Steve Jobs posts about Flash on the iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/9Lt9wD 
29.04.2010 07.43

: Steve Jobs on flash http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ 
29.04.2010 08.16

: Steve Jobs posts his thoughts on Flash http://slate.me/b4SNEE 
29.04.2010 07.08

: Wow. Steve Jobs’ Flash screed reveals that he’s an unskillful writer http://bit.ly/bWLflu 
29.04.2010 07.20

: Steve Jobs posts a long letter on Apple vs. Flash — the bottom line: it’s buggy, sucks power and is too proprietary: http://is.gd/bN133 
29.04.2010 06.27

: "Adobe claims that we are a closed system, and that Flash is open, but in fact the opposite is true." http://j.mp/aiaaNg 
29.04.2010 08.00

: Does Steve’s friendly jottings remind anyone else of Mom? http://bit.ly/9Lt9wD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mom_(Futurama) 
29.04.2010 07.34

: http://bit.ly/dCyufx – not sure why web apps should be open, but not OSes; isn’t this "I want my walled garden but you can’t have yours"? 
29.04.2010 08.47

: Jobs (Steve). Flash lack thereof. Explained. http://bit.ly/9kng8k /via @hughmcguire 
29.04.2010 09.44

: Fascinating and encouraging thoughts on Flash from Steve Jobs. Viva the open web! http://instapaper.com/zktpasy5 #html5 #webkit 
29.04.2010 09.16

: Do Steve’s friendly jottings remind anyone else of Mom? http://bit.ly/9Lt9wD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mom_(Futurama) 
29.04.2010 07.35

: "the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards" – Steve Jobs http://bit.ly/beRjqd 
29.04.2010 07.03

: Steve Jobs open letter: "Why we do not allow Flash on iPhones, iPods and iPads": http://bit.ly/bWLflu 
29.04.2010 08.42

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Apr/10

28

The Library and Twitter: An FAQ « Library of Congress Blog

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Twitter’s gift (link is PDF) to the Library of Congress of its entire archive of public tweets, announced two weeks ago today, sure has stoked the public’s interest.  (Also included as addenda to the previous link were Twitter’s current and previous terms of service.)
I’ve been working in journalism and public relations for nearly 20 years, and of all the stories with which I was personally involved, this one has beaten the rest by a mile. Thousands of hits on Goog..

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: RT @librarycongress: We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 13.33

: Photos and websites linked to in tweets will not be part of the LC’s Twitter archive. Let’s hope bit.ly stays in biz. http://bit.ly/aQmYoJ 
28.04.2010 11.57

: RT @librarycongress We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 11.20

: RT @librarycongress: We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 11.28

: RT @librarycongress: We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 11.35

: There’s "at least a 6-month window between the original date of a tweet and its date of availability for research use." http://bit.ly/aQmYoJ 
28.04.2010 11.59

: RT @ librarycongress We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 11.53

: New Library of Congress FAQ on Twitter archive http://bit.ly/aQmYoJ //via @samplereality 
28.04.2010 12.01

: RT @librarycongress: We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 11.29

: RT @librarycongress We’ve posted starter FAQ on gift to the Library of Twitter full public archive http://bit.ly/c4hRrw (via @jenserventi) 
28.04.2010 11.51

: The Library and Twitter: An FAQ http://icio.us/3r3xix 
28.04.2010 13.28

: The Library of Congress and Twitter: a FAQ http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/04/the-library-and-twitter-an-faq/ 
28.04.2010 11.22

: RT @librarycongress: We’ve posted a starter FAQ on the gift to the Library of Twitter’s full public archive http://go.usa.gov/iES 
28.04.2010 11.26

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Apr/10

28

In New Jersey, a Civics Lesson in the Internet Age

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Inspired by a Facebook message, thousands of students walked out of class Tuesday to protest cuts in school aid.

: We say we want politically engaged youth but when they engage, we dismiss/reprimand/punish them: http://nyti.ms/cWN3O5 
28.04.2010 09.21

: RT @NYTimesLearning: "A Civics Lesson in the Internet Age": teens in NJ protest school cuts after FB plea. http://nyti.ms/dCdIpH -md 
28.04.2010 07.01

: RT @billwolff: NYTimes: In New Jersey, a Civics Lesson in the Internet Age http://nyti.ms/cWN3O5 (on the student walkouts) 
28.04.2010 04.05

: NYTimes: In New Jersey, a Civics Lesson in the Internet Age http://nyti.ms/cWN3O5 (on the student walkouts) 
28.04.2010 04.04

: Students who love their teacher and practice democracy! Youth of today = WIN!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/nyregion/28jersey.html 

28.04.2010 11.06

: RT @MarcosSalazar: RT @levjoy: “All I did was make a Facebook page": http://nyti.ms/95M20h 
28.04.2010 09.07

: RT @zephoria: We say we want politically engaged youth but when they engage, we dismiss/reprimand/punish them: http://nyti.ms/cWN3O5 
28.04.2010 11.44

: RT @zephoria: We say we want politically engaged youth but when they engage, we dismiss/reprimand/punish them: http://nyti.ms/cWN3O5 
28.04.2010 09.29

: Crazy anarchist stdnts organize on FB! W/ signs saying “We are the future” &“We love our teachers.” http://is.gd/bLM8o link via/ @zephoria 
28.04.2010 09.25

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Apr/10

26

We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint

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PowerPoint has crept into the daily lives of U.S. military commanders and reached the level of near obsession.

: I’d say IT and GIS are pretty well infested with slideshows too http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html 
27.04.2010 03.21

: RT @betajames: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint – http://nyti.ms/c8GATa 
27.04.2010 02.04

: Comparison of PPT to well-reasoned legal brief! – Enemy Lurks in Briefings on Afghan War: PowerPoint http://s.nyt.com/u/XDEI 
27.04.2010 04.34

: Future Book I will co-write with a military anthropologist: discourse analysis of Af-Pak powerpoints 2001-2010. http://nyti.ms/bF3Kki #wish 
26.04.2010 21.54

: The worst PowerPoint slide ever: http://bit.ly/dr01A9 Backlash against PowerPoint in the US military: http://nyti.ms/cs1nN1 
26.04.2010 19.12

: "Those types of PowerPoint presentations, Dr. Hammes said, are known as ‘hypnotizing chickens.’" http://nyti.ms/9jnQmy (via @betajames) 
27.04.2010 02.08

: As if PowerPoint didn’t already have problems with its image http://nyti.ms/abOKis 
27.04.2010 03.41

: 2/2 Unfortunately, the example slide is a magnificent slide. It makes its point perfectly. It’s not meant to convey info http://is.gd/bJOE1 
27.04.2010 06.26

: PPT can be used safely if used properly. 1st, dont read frm ur PowerPoint! RT @gengelcox: Just say "No" to PowerPoint. http://nyti.ms/bF3Kki 
27.04.2010 05.33

: "PowerPoint makes us stupid" — General James Mattis of the U.S. Marine Corps: http://is.gd/bJhFc 
26.04.2010 20.44

: "PowerPoint makes us stupid" – Gen. James N. Mattis, Joint Forces commander – http://nyti.ms/c8GATa 
27.04.2010 08.28

: "When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war." PowerPoint infects the U.S. military: http://nyti.ms/90VAHM 
27.04.2010 10.48

: You can create art with a chainsaw but that doesn’t mean you should give everybody chainsaws (think PowerPoint) http://nyti.ms/d7grSG 
27.04.2010 10.32

: 1/2 NYTimes: the evils of PowerPoint have infected the US Military http://is.gd/bJOE1. 
27.04.2010 06.25

: “Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable.” http://nyti.ms/cAfrjr 
27.04.2010 05.56

: PPT can be used safely if used properly. Don’t read from your PowerPoint! RT @gengelcox: Just say "No" to PowerPoint. http://nyti.ms/bF3Kki 
27.04.2010 05.31

: I’d say IT and GIS are pretty well infested with slideshows too http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html 
27.04.2010 03.21

: US military leaders: "PowerPoint makes us stupid" "Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable"(NYT) http://is.gd/bJAXE Thx @tyturnbull 
27.04.2010 03.09

: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is #PowerPoint – http://nyti.ms/c8GATa 
27.04.2010 05.33

: RT @H_FJ: Not a joke: the U. S. Military Command on the dangers of Powerpoint. http://j.mp/9TIvGd 
27.04.2010 07.28

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uninvited guests: regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events « Bethany Nowviskie

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Over the past several years, I have been privileged both to attend and to help plan a number of invitation-only conferences, institutes, and symposia related to my field, the digital humanities. I use the word “privileged” not because of the exclusivity of these events, but because I know from personal experience how very hard their organizers work to set conditions leading to meaningful experiences and outcomes.
In recent weeks, I’ve attended two private events — UVa&r..

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: RT @nowviskie: (mega)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv (regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events) 
25.04.2010 16.12

: RT @kfitz: (mega)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv (regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events) /via @nowviskie 
25.04.2010 15.46

: RT @nowviskie: (mega)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv (regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events) 
25.04.2010 15.32

: RT @HASTACscholars: About public twittering of closed-door convos. RT @nowviskie: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv 
25.04.2010 16.15

: (mega)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv (regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events) /via @nowviskie 
25.04.2010 15.40

: Massive(ly important) post by @nowviskie about Twitter and invite-only conferences — http://bit.ly/aCa0as [sorry for the spelling error!] 
25.04.2010 16.01

: RT @nowviskie: (mega)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv (regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events) 
25.04.2010 15.32

: (mega)blogged: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv (regarding twitter at invitation-only academic events) 
25.04.2010 15.28

: Massive(ly important) post by @nowiskie about Twitter and invite-only conferences — http://bit.ly/aCa0as 
25.04.2010 15.49

: *The* must-read Twitter-at-conferences post by @nowviskie. http://bit.ly/dmmurj 
25.04.2010 16.08

: RT @HASTACscholars: About public twittering of closed-door convos. RT @nowviskie: "Uninvited Guests:" http://is.gd/bHFKv 
25.04.2010 16.15

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Apr/10

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Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions | Matthew L. Jockers

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: RT @mljockers: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and …" http://bit.ly/bWK570 [Smart post on something I've been saying a lot recently, too] 
23.04.2010 13.11

: RT @mljockers: Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 13.00

: RT @mljockers: Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 15.18

: RT @brettbobley: RT @mljockers: Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 15.10

: RT @mljockers Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 13.02

: RT @JenServenti: RT @mljockers Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 13.22

: RT @mljockers: Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 13.04

: rt @JenServenti @mljockers Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 #wsudh 
23.04.2010 13.06

: RT @mljockers: Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 15.02

: RT @dancohen: RT @mljockers: Blog Post: "Digital Humanities: Methodology and Questions," http://bit.ly/bWK570 
23.04.2010 13.16

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Apr/10

22

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree. FAQ

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: RT @ryancordell: A MUST READ: "The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree" http://bit.ly/cEjoOP 
22.04.2010 19.55

: RT @gnat: McSweeney’s "The Only Thing That Can Save Us Now Is Your Liberal Arts Degree" cracked me up: http://bit.ly/bKehER 
22.04.2010 21.48

: "The Only Thing that Can Stop This Asteroid Is Your Liberal Arts Degree": http://bit.ly/chAtZX 
23.04.2010 04.16

: A MUST READ: "The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree" http://bit.ly/cEjoOP 
22.04.2010 19.49

: RT @rkellett: The Only Thing That Can Stop This Asteroid is Your Liberal Arts Degree. http://bit.ly/dj169n (via @mcsweeneysbooks) 
22.04.2010 10.04

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