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BYU Prof. David Wiley says this

more about our discussion about the anonymity of presence online: This site is a diving board for people who are homeless to begin using social media. It advocates the use of social media to give these people a voice in a community that is more apt to ignore them. People don't often listen to people who "look" homeless, but because with social media they can blog/tweet/status update from their hearts and be judged only on the basis of what they say without being preempted by something else, people listen.

a blog about the educational uses of blogging and podcasting if you're interested

this video explains massive open online courses MOOCs which sound rather interesting.

a great really basic explanation of twitter backchannel and its use in education

Gaiman talks about how allowing online copies of his work has directly influenced sales of his books, especially in countries where piracy is common.