It’s coming up to 6 months since Musk took over Twitter, sending many of us over to Mastodon. “Scalloped growth” is what…
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Science Communication Mastodon’s Growth, and Communities Branching
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Science Communication Quote Tweeting: Over 30 Studies Dispel Some Myths
The first myth to dispense with: That there’s almost no research on quote tweets! I added to this misconception with my December…
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Science Communication Reflecting on Twitter, White Flight, & “Quote Tweet” Tensions at Mastodon
Why can’t we “quote boost” at Mastodon, the way we can “quote tweet” at Twitter? That might sound like an innocuous question…
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Science Communication Mapping the Mastodon Migration: Is It a One-Way Trip or an Each-Way Bet for Science Twitter?
Like many people, I opened a Mastodon account on the weekend the Musk era began on Twitter. This post picks up from…
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Bias A Communication Research Unicorn! Decent Evidence You Can Change People’s Minds & Actions Via Social Media
The field of research on communication interventions is heavily littered with studies that are too small, too indirect, and too riddled with…
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Science Communication Who’s Who on Science Twitter and Who Counts?
Remember the Kardashian index? That was Neil Hall’s 2014 tongue-in-cheek(ish) dig at science Twitter and “Science Kardashians” – scientists with a high…
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Justice The Value of 3 Degrees of Separation on Twitter
Update 2021: I wrote this post back in the Gamergate-affected Twitter era. While the issues here about degrees of separation are still…