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Archives: Sociology

All the News That Fits — What’s Really Driving Altmetric’s Top 100 Articles List?

The Altmetric “flower” is an icon, and the annual Top 100 list a much-anticipated event. But is the flower really a stalk?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 13, 2017
  • 13 Comments

Stay Close to Your Customers

Lessons learned from Mike Walsh’s keynote speech at the Special Libraries Association Meeting.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Jun 18, 2013
  • 8 Comments

How Do You Pronounce ‘Moleskine’?

A short video of the myriad ways to pronounce “moleskine,” the name of a favorite notebook.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 11, 2010
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The Strength of Weak Ties: Why Twitter Matters in Scholarly Communication

The special nature of Twitter makes it ideal for information sharing, and allows it to exploit the links that matter most for information dissemination — the weaker links in the social space.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Aug 12, 2009
  • 14 Comments

The Social Networks Horse Race

We need to focus less on social media and more on social function, lest we find ourselves chasing an elusive, fickle user around the Internet.

  • By Phil Davis
  • Sep 29, 2008
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