Socialized

JANUARY 31, 2010

The free-form writing style of social networks like Twitter and Facebook is changing the way people communicate, and causing students to fail English. That’s the claim of a piece out this afternoon from the Canadian Press. And academicians are, in part, blaming social networking.

Twitter 216

Twitter SMS Facebook Social Networking 216

Socialized

FEBRUARY 6, 2010

This has implications for students who might move from home to classroom to cafe and home again, using the same Facebook and Twitter accounts, interacting with the same set of friends, real and internet, personal and academic, without considering what this entails.

Skills 177

Skills SMS Social Media Class 177

Socialized

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

You’ll also have the option to “cross-post” such that your location and message is published both within the application and to your Twitter or Facebook account. Brightkite automatically creates a short URL for every check-in and cross-posts to Twitter, Flickr and Facebook, though the Facebook implementation has had some issues.

Foursquare 173

Foursquare GPS Social Media iPhone 173