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How can Twitter, which limits users to 140 characters per tweet, have any relevance to universities and academia, where journal articles are between 3,000-8,000 words long? Can anything of academic value ever be said in just 140 characters? A new Twitter guide published by the LSE Public Policy Group |and the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog |seeks to answer this question, and show academics and researchers how to get the most out of the micro-blogging site. The Guide is designed to lead the novice through the basics of Twitter but also provide tips on how it can aid the teaching and research of the more experienced academic tweeter.

From Jenny Gilbert in the OZ?NZ Educators Diigo Group: This is a must for those teachers looking for support and resources via online networks in twitter and Google Plus. Is this also a useful resource for Fac of Ed Academics?

A great way to build visual representations for events from Twitter hashtags - and it's free!

A concise list of important tips.

This brief summarizes the main themes from the EDUCAUSE Analytics Sprint, held July 24-26, 2012. Presenters and participants exchanged ideas and information via webinars, online conversations, Twitter, and blog posts

"Use LiveWeb to insert web pages into a PowerPoint slide and refresh the pages real-time during slide show. " e.g. can add a Twitter feed to a slide. Need to have this PPT add-in installed on the computer that is presented from.

"I JUST can't see the point of doing research if no one is going to read it," says Simon Chapman, professor of public health and director of research at the University of Sydney.

TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions. ? Could be a good alternative to Twitter. Doesn't require signup, 'room' can be closed within a couple of hours or days. Could work well with LiveWeb embed in Powerpoint.