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> On 11 July 2019 at 07:51 Tom via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 10/07/2019 18:58, maceion@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > On 10/07/2019 18:12, Andy Wills wrote: > > > > > In my professional life (I'm a university academic) the key social medium > > > everyone uses professionally is Twitter. > > As one who has never used Twitter or seen any point in it, can you explain why > > it is used in Academia? > > > > What is the 'lure' of random posts to a website? > > I normally only correspond with those I know. > > > > PS My son is an academic and I have never heard him mention Twitter. > > > > -- > > Regards > > Eion MacDonald > > > Anyone who has used twitter should realise that (like FB which I use a lot) is > totally useless for anything other than shouting into the void. > > > I like the idea of diaspora - I have an account somewhere that I tried to set up > but billy-no-mates! I feel it may be worth another look as it should be a way to > go if they can get to the point where you can rip out your account and move it to > another server. > > > I'm on https://joindiaspora.com/ as madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx but that doesnt > seem to work as an email! > > > Anyone want to play - we can see if we can get something going via diaspora and a > thread here? > > > Tom te tom te tom I have just added you and created the 'aespect' DCGLUG ....whatever that means ? Jon > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq