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Just a random comment

So while I was doing research for my BA thesis today, I came across an interesting sentiment in one of the books I was reading about New Media. It reminded me of what Anna Vera had written about her reasons for not registering on Twitter. She claimed that even without doing that, she had completed half of the assignment: she was completely aware of the different uses, advantages and disadvantages of Twitter.

So here is the excerpt. David Gauntlett (author, Professor of Media and Communications at the University of Westminster) is listing the key points of an outline for Media Studies 2.0 (in contrast to 1.0, which lacks an appropriate assessment of Web 2.0).

“The patronizing belief that students should be taught how to 'read' the media is replaced by the recognition that media audiences in general are already extremely capable interpreters of media content, with a critical eye and an understanding of contemporary media techniques, thanks in large to the large amount of coverage of this in popular media itself.” (David Gauntlett in Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media, 2009: 8)

Comment if you will, I just thought it was an interesting viewpoint, worthy of sharing. (And I haven't posted anything here in a while now, so this totally came in handy.)

And here's an awesome gif of Troy and Abed sitting in a blanket fort.

Notes on twitter.blog.com

Hey Guys!

I think you've already read and heard my opinion about Twitter and guess what: I accidentally chose a post-it in class with the following note: twitter.blog.com, so my negative reactions reached the directory of Twitter and this is my challenging punishment that I have to follow the events of Twitter.

(I think it's needless to state it again but I will: I do know the advantages of Twitter, I like it, I agree with its users but I do not want to have an account because of personal issues and that's it, nothing more.)

I started to catch up with this blog's entries and my early observation is the following: they care too much about the new star, Ryan Gosling, which is totally acceptable concerning his good-looking appearance and acting skills.

Twitter.blog.com is a blog, where the editors usually write a weekly summary of the events. They quote the most interesting Tweets and complement them with opinions and background information. You can read about stars' games and life and there are some really important issues and cases, for example, this week Tweeters saved the life of a kidnapped South African man, which is an amazing and fortunate story of the guy.

The blog's outlook has the same blue colors and design as Twitter, and their description-like text is the following "Every week we capture and share the incredible moments that could happen #OnlyOnTwitter". From now on I will share with you my experiences with this official Twitter blog and I'll emphasize the most interesting happenings.


Cheers,
Anna

PLN

PLN is the new buzzword in social media, it stands for : Professional Learning Network.

People who are eager to learn and train themselves even outside of university courses, degrees, and conferences, participate in professional online discussions. They are looking for like-minded professionals and engage in conversations about professional issues, events, trends, etc. They do it by following colleagues on Twitter, friending them on Facebook, or maybe sharing a beer with them in a pub if they are lucky enough to live in the same city.

Read this article on How Twitter can be used for professional development. Feel free to comment.

Let's put a smile on that face!

As next week's topic is going to be Twitter, I thought I'd warm you guys up by sharing one of my favourite Twitter accounts/profiles/whatevers.

Here it is!

It's very informative, register and follow now!