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Whatever value Twitter might have, it is not my opinion that it is not particularly useful as a service for meaningful conversation. I have commented on this opinion in previous posts<\/a>. As twitter chats have been a popular format among educators for professional development, I have recommended that an analysis of the tweets during such chats would make a great grad student research project.<\/p>\n

This type of analysis is beginning to emerge. Social media discussions have been proposed as a way for researchers to interact concerning published research. The study cited in “Inside Higher education<\/a>” was not particularly positive.<\/p>\n

Much of the activity about academic journal articles posted on Twitter is \u201cmechanical and devoid of original thought,\u201d according to a new study that calls into question the value of some alternative metrics used to evaluate research.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter may be a way to increase awareness, but not to promote productive discussion.<\/p>\n

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