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Citation: boyd, danah. 2009. "Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media."

"Streams of Content, Limited Attention: The Flow of Information through Social Media"

http://www.danah.org/papers/talks/Web2Expo.html
This article is based on a paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference on Research in Medical Education at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the AAMC, Miami Beach, Florida, November 6, 1972. Dr. Naftulin is associate professor and director of the Division of Continuing Education in Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine; Mr. http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r30034/PSY4180/Pages/Naftulin.html

www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r30034/PSY4180/Pages/Naftulin.html

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/professors-consider-classroom-uses-for-google-plus/32131

Professors Consider Classroom Uses for Google Plus - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Google Plus, the social-networking platform, is so new that most Internet users are not yet able to see it—an invitation is required while the service is in its test phase. But some professors who have tried it say they already see possible uses for teaching and research if the service catches on.

Twitter for Organizations

http://lowriderlibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/08/twitter-for-organizations.html Twitter for Organizations
We’ve witness a torrent of nature- and man-made news in 2011.

Why Are We Still Consuming News Like It’s 1899? | benhuh!com

http://www.benhuh.com/2011/05/23/why-are-we-still-consuming-the-news-like-its-1899/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6408927/Internet-rules-and-laws-the-top-10-from-Godwin-to-Poe.html

Internet rules and laws: the top 10, from Godwin to Poe - Telegraph

It is closely related to the logical fallacy “ reductio ad Hitlerum ”, which says “Hitler (or the Nazis) liked X, so X is bad”, frequently used to denigrate vegetarians and atheists.
When a teacher gives a test, he or she is trying to measure students' ability to recall and apply information learned over a particular period of time. The exams make it relatively straightforward: Did the student get an answer right or wrong? Was mastery of skills demonstrated? http://www.good.is/post/can-we-teach-creative-and-critical-thinking/

Can We Teach Creative and Critical Thinking? - Education - GOOD

David Armano is EVP, Global Innovation & Integration, at Edelman Digital , the interactive arm of global communications firm Edelman. http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/10/how_social-digital_is_your_com.html

How Social Digital Is Your Company? - David Armano - Harvard Business Review

http://www.whatmakesthemclick.net/2009/11/16/100-things-you-should-know-about-people-12-when-it-come-to-technology-you-definitely-act-your-age/

100 Things You Should Know About People: #12 — When it comes to technology, you definitely “act your age”. | What Makes Them Click

Let’s start with full disclosure: I’m a baby boomer. Ok, I’ve gotten that out of the way.
The following is a shortened version of a talk I gave at the " Engaging the Public " symposium held at Washington & Jefferson College on Oct. 1. According to Cathy Davidson's Now You See It , 65 percent of students entering school today will have careers in fields that haven't been invented yet. While #IDontHaveFactsToBackThisUp, I'm willing to make the following prediction about writing: a full 100% of these students, at some point in their lives, will be required to use writing technologies that haven't been invented yet.

Digital Literacies for Writing in Social Media | DMLcentral

Google was late to search. Facebook was late to social networking.

It’s NEVER Too Late. - The Next Web

Why Writing Skills are More Important Than Ever

Digital technology makes a lot of things simpler. It's also causing some cherished forms of communication, like letter writing, to become almost obsolete. But a surprising paradox of digital technology is the emphasis it places on writing skills.

The Social Media Assessment - The Next Web

If you’re a member of the team, or perhaps the person who handles your organization’s social media profiles, I’d bet that your morning looks a little something like so: Check in with all the social platforms, scan through comments, @’s, retweets, likes, etc. and begin the task of crafting on-point, brand related responses. In doing so, you’re most probably also evaluating the previous day’s/week’s postings, shares, tweets, retweets, and overall spread and reach of your message. “How many RT’s did ‘bla bla bla’ receive?”