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Should Elites Get Off Twitter?

Bill Dutton Arts and Humanities, Broadcasting, Digital Industries, eHumanities, Friends and Colleagues, General Interest, Political Implications, Social Informatics, Socio-technical Systems , , , , ,

Should Elitists Get Off Twitter? An opinion piece in the Financial Times by Janan Ganesh (2022) argued that the real reason to get off Twitter was that it “reeks of low status”. Stay on it long enough and you can “catch” its tone of “domestic mediocrity”. Even elites who use this micro-blogging site should beware … Continue reading Should Elites Get Off Twitter?

The New Status Symbol: A Secret Email Address

Bill Dutton General Interest, Internet and Everyday Life , , , ,

I have been so wrapped up in communicating with my colleagues and those who contact me, that I have missed the rise of a new status symbol. I recently took on a task that led me to contact a range of academics, with excellent track records in their respective fields. Some are simply known to … Continue reading The New Status Symbol: A Secret Email Address