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The majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X - LSE Impact For the first time, more UK universities and associated organisations are inactive on X than active.

💥New post | The majority of UK academic institutions now no longer post on X

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LSE Impact Blog. 🗣️ "For those with the largest followings on X, it has been universities who are most reluctant to let go." #AcademicSocialMedia #X

Do UK academic institutions feel the same pressures? Over the past year I have been following publishers, learned societies, funders, professional

UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point - LSE Impact Data collected on UK universities’ use of social media shows academic engagement with X is at a tipping point with more institutions off the platform than on.

🗣️ "For those with the largest followings on X, it has been universities who are most reluctant to let go."

#AcademicSocialMedia #X

UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point - Impact of Social Sciences Data collected on UK universities’ use of social media shows academic engagement with X is at a tipping point with more institutions off the platform than on.

💥New: UK academia’s presence on X is reaching a tipping point

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Guest Post — The Great Pullback: Why Academic Social Media’s Fragmentation Matters - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest bloggers share insights into the fragmented, tiring, and uncertain digital landscape for academics, and evidence that a shift is underway — with implications for scholarly communication ...

... den Versuch, neue Verbindungen über LinkedIn, Mastodon und Bluesky zu knüpfen und das Comeback der E-Mail.

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Are newsletters the new academic social media? - Impact of Social Sciences A new reports finds growing interest in more traditional and controlled forms of academic socialisation amongst early career researchers.

👀 ICYMI: "These channels lack the visibility of social media, but offer a sense of control, community and relevance that many now prefer."

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Bluesky will trap academics in the same way Twitter/X did Commercial platforms and social media companies are designed to maximise switching costs in order to retain users. Reflecting on the rise of Bluesky, Mark Carrigan warns the same market dynamics co…

💥New: Bluesky will trap academics in the same way Twitter/X did

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UK Universities are reluctant to break a toxic social media relationship Andy Tattersall presents new data on the extent to which UK universities are continuing to engage with X and shifting their activities to alternative social media platforms. Whether universities sh…

💥New: @andytattersall.bsky.social presents new data on the extent to which UK universities are continuing to engage with X and shifting their activities to alternative social media platforms.

#AcademicSky #AcademicSocialMedia #X

Twitter/X has ceased to be a neutral platform it’s time academics let go Following the recent US election Twitter/X has seen an exodus of users to other platforms. Mark Carrigan, argues that the platform no longer holds value for academics looking to share and communica…

💥New: Twitter/X has ceased to be a neutral platform it’s time academics let go
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How to get started with academic Bluesky As prominent individual and institutional accounts eschew Twitter/X for new social media platforms, Bluesky is having a moment. Drawing on the experience of colleagues on the platform, Ned Potter, …

🦋Ned Potter, offers ten tips for academics getting started on Bluesky.

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Requiem for a Tweet – Is there a future for the academic social capital held on the platform? As the real possibility of platform death looms for Twitter, Mark Carrigan reflects on the role of the platform as stage for the accumulation of academic social capital and urges academics, learned…

💭Thinking about this post by @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social from *checks notes* 2022 re. the future of academic capital mediated by social media platforms.

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