Comments on: The Spider and the Web: Results http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/ Covering the intersection of digital technology and research, teaching, and learning in the humanities, including search, data mining, website development and design, and programming. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:43:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: “Tweaching” with Twitter « Digital Pedagog http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-4399 “Tweaching” with Twitter « Digital Pedagog Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:12:12 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-4399 [...] query” where “a scholar ask readers of a journal for assistance with a research project (Cohen, 2009).”   His employment of Twitter illustrates how such tools can be utilized to problem solve [...] [...] query” where “a scholar ask readers of a journal for assistance with a research project (Cohen, 2009).”   His employment of Twitter illustrates how such tools can be utilized to problem solve [...]

]]> By: Technology and Culture Matters » Blog Archive » Micro Volunteer – You are the next big thing http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3987 Technology and Culture Matters » Blog Archive » Micro Volunteer – You are the next big thing Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:30:28 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3987 [...] Last April, Dan Cohen, Director of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University used twitter “to replicate digitally the traditional ‘author’s query,” where a scholar asks readers of a journal for assistance with a research project . However, if the [...] [...] Last April, Dan Cohen, Director of the Center for History and New Media at George Mason University used twitter “to replicate digitally the traditional ‘author’s query,” where a scholar asks readers of a journal for assistance with a research project . However, if the [...]

]]> By: Early Modern Notes » On different reasons for resisting change http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3721 Early Modern Notes » On different reasons for resisting change Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:06:40 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3721 [...] manifestation of the adaptability of the blog as a medium of communication? You can use it for crowdsourcing. You can use it to protest against political repression. The famous can use it to stay in touch [...] [...] manifestation of the adaptability of the blog as a medium of communication? You can use it for crowdsourcing. You can use it to protest against political repression. The famous can use it to stay in touch [...]

]]> By: Backchannel via Twitter http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 Backchannel via Twitter Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:00:20 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3680 [...] Twitter accounts for Rankin’s course.  One of the aspects of Twitter that Dan Cohen noted in his crowdsourcing-via-Twitter experiment is the “multiplier effect,” in which a comment made on Twitter is [...] [...] Twitter accounts for Rankin’s course.  One of the aspects of Twitter that Dan Cohen noted in his crowdsourcing-via-Twitter experiment is the “multiplier effect,” in which a comment made on Twitter is [...]

]]> By: Examples of Collaborative Digital Humanities Projects « Digital Scholarship in the Humanities http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3637 Examples of Collaborative Digital Humanities Projects « Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:27:13 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3637 [...] are already some compelling models for humanities game play.  Dan Cohen recently used Twitter to crowdsource solving an historical puzzle. Ian Bogost and collaborators are investigating the intersections [...] [...] are already some compelling models for humanities game play.  Dan Cohen recently used Twitter to crowdsource solving an historical puzzle. Ian Bogost and collaborators are investigating the intersections [...]

]]> By: Crowdsourcing in the Classroom? http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 Crowdsourcing in the Classroom? Mon, 18 May 2009 03:24:14 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3568 [...] can read all about Cohen’s experiment on his blog, but here’s the short version: He posted an image of an object found at a Victorian [...] [...] can read all about Cohen’s experiment on his blog, but here’s the short version: He posted an image of an object found at a Victorian [...]

]]> By: On Crowdsourcing and History - Jefferson’s Newspaper http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3566 On Crowdsourcing and History - Jefferson’s Newspaper Sun, 17 May 2009 17:25:04 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3566 [...] Cohen’s Twitter Experiment http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results Description:  “…using Twitter to replicate digitally the traditional ‘author’s [...] [...] Cohen’s Twitter Experiment http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results Description:  “…using Twitter to replicate digitally the traditional ‘author’s [...]

]]> By: Dan Cohen http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3532 Dan Cohen Mon, 04 May 2009 20:19:30 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3532 A good point re: size of one's network, Jim. Obviously a larger network is more likely to produce good results, or a (perhaps smaller) network of one's peers in a discipline. Here is maybe where directories such as wefollow.com might come in handy--it's important to be able to find and mutually follow others in one's field. A good point re: size of one’s network, Jim. Obviously a larger network is more likely to produce good results, or a (perhaps smaller) network of one’s peers in a discipline. Here is maybe where directories such as wefollow.com might come in handy–it’s important to be able to find and mutually follow others in one’s field.

]]> By: Jim http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 Jim Mon, 04 May 2009 19:38:04 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3531 Just a thought/question - though I have been a Twitter user for over a year and have a decent network of folks who do similar work to mine, and my uses of Twitter are mostly about technology/teaching/higher education, I have yet to find that Twitter beats Google for me. But I certainly have heard that sentiment expressed by Twitterati with extensive networks of admiring followers. So, I wonder if there are predictors for when a Twitter user can expect this kind of response? And, how is this form of Twitter use best explained to someone new to Twitter for whom they will not soon (if ever) have such a network? Just a thought/question – though I have been a Twitter user for over a year and have a decent network of folks who do similar work to mine, and my uses of Twitter are mostly about technology/teaching/higher education, I have yet to find that Twitter beats Google for me. But I certainly have heard that sentiment expressed by Twitterati with extensive networks of admiring followers. So, I wonder if there are predictors for when a Twitter user can expect this kind of response? And, how is this form of Twitter use best explained to someone new to Twitter for whom they will not soon (if ever) have such a network?

]]> By: Caleb http://www.dancohen.org/2009/04/29/the-spider-and-the-web-results/comment-page-1/#comment-3523 Caleb Fri, 01 May 2009 01:02:33 +0000 http://www.dancohen.org/?p=625#comment-3523 Makes sense; thanks for the answer. By the way, I have a tumblelog on Tumblr and recently noticed that they are rolling out a new "question and answer" functionality to their posts. (<a href="http://microblink.com/2009/04/03/tumblr-testing-new-questions-feature/" rel="nofollow">Read about it here.</a>) For tumblr users, whose real-time "dashboard" interface strikes me as similar to Twitter in some ways, this might reproduce some of the syntax and multiplier effect advantages you describe (on Tumblr you can "reblog" posts too). Makes sense; thanks for the answer.

By the way, I have a tumblelog on Tumblr and recently noticed that they are rolling out a new “question and answer” functionality to their posts. (Read about it here.) For tumblr users, whose real-time “dashboard” interface strikes me as similar to Twitter in some ways, this might reproduce some of the syntax and multiplier effect advantages you describe (on Tumblr you can “reblog” posts too).

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