"Taking first steps in the Twitterverse can be a nerve-wrecking experience with new users unsure what thoughts to tweet to the world. Here, Paul André, Michael Bernstein and Kurt Luther attempt to fill the void and give some insights into what makes interesting and valuable microblog content."
Actually doesn't give any real insights about 'academic' content - the first comment makes that point well. Perhaps the full paper is better.
Crystal's relaxed style and unassuming manner are at the forefront as he discusses the impact of texts and tweets on written language use.
Crystal is actually quite positive about their impact and discusses findings relating the number of texts a student sends and their attainment in formal testing - contrary to conventional wisdom texting is actually positively related to school achievement.
"I was roused from my teaching this week by the cacophony of tweets and blog posts on the merits and pitfalls of tweeting another scholar's ideas (the most cited ones authored or collected by Roopika Risam, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Adeline Koh), culminating in "The Academic Twitterazzi" on Inside Higher Ed"
"If you want people to find and read your research, build up a digital presence in your discipline, and use it to promote your work when you have something interesting to share. It's pretty darn obvious, really"
The huge benefit of tweeting about your research.
Archive your tweets to your server. Open source app. Doesn't talk about being able to select for e.g. hashtags but may be possible to write into the code?
Twapper Keeper "Allows you to archive and organize your tweets based upon hash tags. Why would you do this? Say you are holding an event and would like a snapshot of all the tweets during the event and organize them based upon topics. That is what the Twapper Keeper is all about."