tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post3406904170603225685..comments2024-03-09T10:26:48.789+00:00Comments on economics, psychology, policy: TwitterEmma Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466193733741012673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-28176589876563118632009-10-04T20:45:26.389+00:002009-10-04T20:45:26.389+00:00not thinking about tweeting about actual classes. ...not thinking about tweeting about actual classes. More talking about using it as a tool for staying current with things being discussed as examples. I am, as said in the post, sceptical about whether someone with my role as lecturer and researcher will find it useful for these functions. but given that I do spend a good bit of time trying to get people outside of academia interested in some of the academic ideas it might be useful for that. one way to find out...Liam Delaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905424104233324535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38545607.post-41532750430935969622009-10-04T20:00:12.064+00:002009-10-04T20:00:12.064+00:00It's a glorified satiation tool for 21st centu...It's a glorified satiation tool for 21st century e-voyeurism: those interested in the everyday, mundane tasks of, well, everyone else. I really do not see the *point* of Twitter beyond that. It's a strange by-product of this celebrity-driven era.<br /><br />That said, good luck with the new venture. I can just imagine its use for Behavioural Econ: "Told joke. Lots o' laughs. Great victory!"Keithnoreply@blogger.com