February 2012
15 posts
"For Women on Campuses, Access Doesn't Equal...
This article from last semester, by the president of the College of Saint Benedict, raises issues relevant to the why-are-so-few-women-editing-Wikipedia? question—a question we’ll encounter in “Define Gender Gap? Look up Wikipedia’s Contributor List” (one of our readings for 7 March). Particularly, Baenninger describes research finding that: Women underestimate their...
Feb 28th
Google shortcuts round-up
”” [must include term or complete phrase, exactly as typed] - [not] OR () .. [numerical range] site: [limit to a domain, like site:.gov, or to a particular website] intitle: link:
Feb 27th
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Feel like being exploited? Pinterest can help! →
Really interesting, and relevant to our recent conversations about intellectual property rights, images, and social media.
Feb 27th
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16 Twitter analogies →
Another set of answers to the “what’s the point of Twitter? why does anyone like it?” questions, especially for those of you who are still baffled! lydiagartner: As this class prompted my first experience with Twitter, I previously had no idea how it worked or what the point was. Answering the question, “what am i doing?” multiple times a day just seemed stupid to me. Everyone...
Feb 27th
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Cool twitter info →
Feb 22nd
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How Twitter Will Change the Way We Live →
Super-interesting piece on Twitter, especially worth reading if you just can’t figure out why anyone would actually like it.
Feb 21st
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Who are these communication scholars we're...
“Communication as an Academic Discipline” more information, from Wikipedia
Feb 21st
how to discover blogs (for use in class, 27 Feb.)
Where can you search for blogs?: Technorati (choose ‘search for blogs’ or ‘search for posts’ thoughtfully) BlogScope Google, using a keyword search + the word blogs (can sometimes get you to a list of relevant blogs as well as to individual blogs) Google Blogs (not a perfect filter: some results are not actually blogs, though they may be websites of interest to you...
Feb 21st
Feb 17th
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Google Reader [try me for managing your... →
also: What is RSS? Google Reader: Getting Started
Feb 16th
attribution & citation in (non-micro)blogs: two...
“Boobs, Bottles, Advocacy, and Shame: Logic to the Rescue?” at Birthing Beautiful Ideas “Rebecca Jo Plant, Mom: The Transformation of Motherhood in Modern America” at First the Egg
Feb 7th
How can I find images online? [for use in class on...
two great Flickr-only search engines Compfight: After searching, click “Creative Commons” in the left column if that’s what you want. FlickrStorm: Click “Advanced” immediately under the search box to get CC options. Google Images Use Advanced Image Search. Limit to images that are “labeled for reuse” (click on the dropdown menu that says “not...
Feb 7th
What images can I use online (ethically &...
In any other work that you’re sharing publicly (whether in a published article or grant proposal, or just on your blog or other social media), you have multiple options for using images ethically and legally: Make an image yourself. Take a photo, draw a picture, create a chart or graph, whatever. Find an image that has been licensed for use by its creator. Creative Commons (CC)...
Feb 7th
Bustillos's Daniel Jonah Goldhagen / Wikipedia... →
Feb 7th
Tumblr according to Wikipedia (we'll look at this... →
Feb 7th