There's a movement to reclaim blogging as a vibrant, vital space in academia. Dan Cohen, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, and Alan Jacobs have written about their renewed efforts to have smart exchanges of ideas take place on blogs of their own. Rather than taking place on, say Twitter, where well-intentioned discussions are easily derailed by trolls, bots,… Continue reading Facebook Killed the Feed
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Facebook versus Twitter
Facebook is the past, Twitter is the future. Or phrased less starkly, Facebook reconnects while Twitter connects. All of my friends on Facebook are exactly that: friends from real life, or at the very least, people whom I actually know. Colleagues, students, family members, former classmates, childhood friends. A significant chunk of those Facebook friends… Continue reading Facebook versus Twitter
Facebook, Intellectual Property, and Why am I not richer than I am?
I am glad to see that Facebook relented and reverted back to its old Terms of Service. Having had my likeness used without my permission (you know who you are, Kirk Cameron), my songs stolen from me repeatedly (yes, I'm looking at you Beyoncé), and even movie ideas ripped off (see below), I was appalled… Continue reading Facebook, Intellectual Property, and Why am I not richer than I am?
25 Random Things about Me (Breakfast Edition)
I must be desperate for content. I spent some time last week fulfilling my "25 Random Things" Facebook viral meme obligations. I am reposting that list here, for the benefit of those three readers of mine who are not yet on Facebook. And to make it look like I've written twice as much as I… Continue reading 25 Random Things about Me (Breakfast Edition)
What happens on Facebook when we die?
Anybody who follows Facebook has probably heard about the user who found it impossible to delete his account; even after he deactivated his profile, it showed up in searches and various Facebook news feeds. If you can't get out of Facebook when you're alive, what happens when you die? What happens to your Facebook profile… Continue reading What happens on Facebook when we die?