Category Archives: Microblogging
Like a truffle pig in the woods – the hunt for blends.
To help me gather new examples, I’ve started a hashtag thread on Twitter as part of my hunt for linguistic blends new and old. A blend is an amalgamation of two words to create a new one. A Classic examples … Continue reading
Filed under linguistics, Microblogging, trends, Twitter
Response to research on journalists’ use of Twitter
Aussie journo and former ABC reporter Julie Posetti has published the results of research on the usefulness of Twitter to journalists. Part one was based on interviews with 25 mostly Australian twittering journalists and informed by her own experience of … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, media, Microblogging, Webby wonders
