July 2011 – Page 7 – Silence and Voice

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-07-05

@ianrobsons Good job! Do you have the paper or slides available? #phdchat #
Beginning the 3 hour drive home. #
@shelzangel Welcome to the PhD journey #phdchat #
@gawbul @cambgirl @mrgunn @aeratcliffe @ScrivenerApp #Papers2 has an insert feature into every application, including #Scrivener #phdchat #
@GPE @progresscholar Why limit it to only 2012 starts? #phdchat #
@SarahR_H @lizith I think within one day is fine. If people really want to discuss, they will #phdchat #
At a Cracker Barrel to use the restroom and get coffee. Goodness, how white everything is. Perhaps the diversity memo was misplaced? #
Still driving even further upstate. #
@hummingbird604 Enjoy the visit. Make the most of the annual visit. #
Time to begin prepping for the holiday drive. #
@hummingbird604 Goodness, sounds unhealthily healthy. Alas, to be young. #
@hummingbird604 Lots of coffee, 5-Hour Energy, or stress? #
@hummingbird604 True. BTW, shouldn't you be asleep?! #
@hummingbird604 Then again, I did an unpaid internship and that transitioned into a job. Of course, I did feel somewhat uninvested at first. #
@hummingbird604 Unpaid internships seem like a cross between an apprenticeship and slave labor. #
@skirrid Happy B'Day! #
@kiwicito @aeratcliffe I can just imagine how many new ideas you two will develop! #
@mark_carrigan What happened? #
@AndyRKett Need coffee and a bagel. #
@Zimbarama Alas, my not talking has nothing to do with the PhD, I just feel more comfortable online than in F2F crowds. #
@Zimbarama Yes, and I often feel that Tweets need to be responded to within 24 hours, but even then we lose the context. #
@WarrenPearce Looks like a great conference, though conflicts with #BERA where I am headed. Will your proceedings be available? #phdchat #
@ThijsMuis Keep up the good progress! #phdchat #
@hummingbird604 Let's hope it works! After wasting endless hours not understanding Google Wave, I will wait for + to catch on first. #
@Zimbarama To be honest, when I feel I stay on top of my Tweet feeds, my experience and conversations are much richer. #
@Zimbarama Well, I have said it before and will say it again, if it were not for Twitter, I would not talk to many people! #
@twithawker Thanks for the link about social media marketing. Looks like an interesting app. #
@macboyx So far, happy with #Reeder It has a certain smoothness I have not seen with other Mac RSS reader apps. #
The dogs got me up, so decided to do a quick check of Twitter. My others have been busy over night. Oh right, it is not night for everyone. #
@jenn_melon @aeratcliffe What a positive way of framing this; agree completely. #
@disavian @christiepooh @trentmkays @savasavasava Part of the challenge with using LinkedIn is contributing when you do not need a job. #
@disavian @christiepooh @trentmkays @savasavasava I suppose any other outlet to help get a job is good. #
@christiepooh Not looked at it either. Wasted too much time with Google things that have failed, so will wait @savasavasava @trentmkays #
@ASBO_Allstar Excellent videos to show how you developed your working style; thanks for sharing @NSRiazat @ScrivenerApp #phdchat #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-07-04

@ai1sa Great suggestion for Internet or Social Media marketing. Forgot about Seth's work. Thanks! #
@macboyx and voila, that solves that issue. Thanks! #
@aeratcliffe Yes, that seems to do the trick. #
@hummingbird604 You are Tweeting and such with your mother at lunch? She doesn't mind? #
@NSRiazat I am reading the manual for it yet again; it seems so rich and full of possibilities. #
@hummingbird604 Still waiting at the airport? #
@hummingbird604 Not familar with that term. Good, new learning for today. #
@hummingbird604 Tried to send you a DM, but alas, you do not follow . . . #
@macboyx I wish I could limit that to just the title of the story, and not all that text. #
@aeratcliffe @macboyx Well, #Reeder does not seem to allow me to rename feeds or shorten the summary specs in the center column. #
@pogie Thank you again! #
@christiepooh @savasavasava @trentmkays I have tried that with LinkedIn, but limited responses. Perhaps you need to be active like here? #
@hummingbird604 Meaning you can't drink it or they can't sell it 😉 #
@lizith Well, at least you caught up on other things in life that need doing #phdchat #
@pogie Thank you for the recommendation. Have you used this? #
@trentmkays @savasavasava I know. To be honest, she said she had never heard of it, either. #
@hummingbird604 Enjoy the visit, and get a bourbon or two while you wait. People then tend to look better then. #
@trentmkays @savasavasava A colleague told me she just got a great new job through LinkedIn. First experience of ever hearing of a benefit. #
@hummingbird604 Goodness, has your life come to that; you need to head to the airport to people watch?! #
RT @savasavasava: it's amazing how rarely I go to Linked In. <> Agreed #
@martin_eve That surprise you? Reminds me of the "No, man, those aren't my drugs in my pocket. I am holding them for a friend." #
@macboyx @aeratcliffe OK, I trust both of your recommendations, so just bought #Reeder I like most of it so far. Few rough spots, but nice #
I am looking for a social media 101 primer for a colleague who wants to start a small business. Any recommendations? #
@PeterFlomStat Sorry to hear 😉 though #Scrivener does have a beta version for Windows. #
@PeterFlomStat Scrivener is a writing program I swear by; it allows for writing in chunks and not linearly http://bit.ly/bGdmwr #phdchat #
@macboyx Odd they do not have a free trial. I hate buying software just to not like it . . . #
@PeterFlomStat Ahh, no, I do not use this., have become quite fond of #Scrivener for my writing @aeratcliffe #phdchat #
@PeterFlomStat You just spoke a language I have heard, but not enough to understand. Alas. @aeratcliffe #
@PeterFlomStat You are more conscientious! I know many a person who doesn't understand any of their own stats @katypearce #phdchat #
@OwhyOwhy Reading or using? #phdchat #
@katypearce I agree. Not sure how people use stats that they don't understand and hire others to do for their diss @PeterFlomStat #phdchat #
@cambgirl #Qigga only works on Windows #phdchat #
@jenn_melon @OwhyOwhy @SueFolley @merry30 @aeratcliffe Not sure willing to give #EndNote yet another chance #phdchat #
@jenn_melon @OwhyOwhy @SueFolley @merry30 @aeratcliffe Wasted many hours over the years fixing #EndNote field messes in Word #phdchat #
@aeratcliffe @macboyx I also need Google Reader intergration though want anything already read to be hidden, so I can focus on new things #
@macboyx @aeratcliffe I have always been fond of FeedDemon on a PC, though the Mac version, #NetNewsWire is somewhat limited. #
Our modem died this morning and just mysteriously started to work again. Alas, will exchange it at Time Warner first thing Tuesday morning. #
Here comes the thunder. Again. #
@aeratcliffe No; a colleague of mine recommended it. Is it worth the price, given there are a lot of free ones out there? #
@aeratcliffe Wow, what a summer! #
@savasavasava This must be a first. Do you have a temperature? #
@Lemness Does a certain number of followers matter? #
@aeratcliffe Wow, 3 weeks? Goodness! #
@OwhyOwhy Last version of #Mendeley was a disaster with duplicates; have not used the new version @SueFolley @merry30 @aeratcliffe #phdchat #
@agnesevardanega Cheers – enjoy the day! @insopportabile @pratichesociali @antoesp @drteresacairns #
Rrrrr, library database issues this morning; do not seem to be able to access Informaworld Taylor and Francis #phdchat #
@lindathestar Yes, I think karma plays a role in sharing via #phdchat #
@lindathestar I know, I know. I am sure a vineyard is more work than the fantasy allows! #
@SueFolley Excellent progress! #phdchat #
@aeratcliffe A 3 week holiday? #
@SueFolley #Endnote references in Word fields are a disaster if collaborating or using multiple pcs @OwhyOwhy @merry30 @aeratcliffe #phdchat #
@lindathestar Thanks; am formulating my request for participants, so stay tuned! #
@lindathestar I wish I had a vineyard! Would do anything to retire to France to have one. Alas, I make it at a facility with imported grapes #
@lindathestar Agreed. My research if much richer with interaction and sharing ideas and poking with questions via Twitter @ai1sa #phdchat #
@lindathestar I made a good quantity of wine that was bottled last week, and it was a hit at dinner last night. Surprised, though pleased. #
@kiwicito So you will not need to revisit these same people? So you don't want to compromise your access; unhappy participants #phdchat #
@gconole Wow, how wonderful! #
@gconole Goodness, you even birth cats. Are you not Wonder Woman? #
@lindathestar Why contemplate another wine? Enjoy life, that is unless you have to drive someplace. #
@gconole So saucy for a Sunday. Makes me wonder if that means you do not have all your chores done yet!!??!! #
@gconole I find them nice at times, though being surrounded by tall trees in a high elevation in upstate New York now, they are scary. #
@gconole You are a wild one!! #
@gconole I meant, WHY! #
@gconole Wh? Do tell. #
@lindathestar Did you mean to reply to yourself? Goodness, perhaps you do need a good break after all!! #phdchat #
@aeratcliffe Goodness, are you offering to organize one, or just noticing this for our collective benefits? #phdchat #
Just saw a flash of lightening out of the corner of my eye, followed by a loud peal of thunder. Now I hear the rain increasing. #
@kiwicito Perhaps, but for your first time around, seems a lot! Is this where you are hoping to do your thesis research, too? #phdchat #
@lindathestar Alas, I have been getting so little exercise these past few years, one day will not make a difference. #
Not a good sign, with the increasing thunder. It is getting darker out than it was at 5:30 this morning (when I got up). #
@ai1sa Are there any ways to allow for posts or comments on your blog to be subscribed to? I would like to get alerts for follow-up comments #
@lindathestar I can completely relate with you on this one. I think today may be a lit review day. #phdchat #
I hear a lot of thunder in the distance; looks like another weekend day lost to indoor-only weather. #
@kiwicito Why did you choose what seems to be a touchy issue as your initial area of research? #phdchat #
@kiwicito Did you know it was a low trust environment going in? If not, there is your learning. If so, what did you do to prepare? #phdchat #
@kiwicito However, if people do not want to discuss, you cannot make them. Use this as a topic for a supervisor discussion #phdchat #
@kiwicito All of these things can compromise your research on various levels #phdchat #
@kiwicito It also can be frustrating when you get accused of something unpleasant, as they can withdraw consent or complain #phdchat #
@kiwicito It can be a challenge in an organization you know to discuss things that people do not want to acknowledge #phdchat #
@kiwicito What do you think was going on there for it not to be discussed? Depending on your design, what is not said is valuable. #phdchat #
@antoesp @agnesevardanega Have either of you used this text? Looks interesting. #phdchat #
@kiwicito Who accused you of that? How did you prepare for the interview (i.e., what resources did you use to prepare for them?)? #phdchat #
@macboyx Did you compare that one to NetNewsWire or Gruml, both of which are free? Wondering what Reeder does to justify the price. #
Got up early with the dogs on a rainy Sunday, and now to listen to my two early music programs on NPR — Millennium of Music and Harmonia. #
@hummingbird604 Alas, sounds like it is time to outsource. #
@VGoodyear I know of it, though have not used it. Sorry. Is that your plan? #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-07-03

Decided I needed to get a bunch of errands out of the way, so will take it easy the remainder of the day. #
@spinuzzi Still too close, I suppose. #
In looking for RSS / Newsreaders for my Mac, I just learned that #NetNewsWire is no longer part of #NewsGator Hmm. #
@qui_oui @martin_eve @ernestopriego Many of my colleagues in my office are shocked I pay my own way. Perhaps I should be shocked, too! #
@martin_eve @cambgirl Agreed; depends on a mixture of static (stable bio, etc.) with updates for the interesting current things #phdchat #
@VGoodyear Thank you! #
I really need a better RSS reader for my Mac than the ones I have been using. I really wish #FeedDemon ran on a Mac. #
@hummingbird604 Please, send some of that cleaning energy (or better yet, bring it) this way. #
@VGoodyear Which text did you order? #
@cambgirl Of course! Having something outdated, if that be your only presence, sends as strong a message as having a current one. #
@rlk300 By rest, I mean not going to the office for a week!! #
@rlk300 Yes, I am not terribly good with "rest," and what I mean by that is not sitting and watching tv. #
@cambgirl Of course; lots of options! The trick is to find one(s) that works and leverage it #phdchat #
@cambgirl Any time; it is that teacher and learner in me! #
@qui_oui I love your new avatar! #
@cambgirl Good idea to establish and own your online identity; a blog or some readily identifiable and linked presence helps #phdchat #
@cambgirl For example, if I Google you, it is not clear who you are (there are a number of people with the same name). #phdchat #
@cambgirl I suggest a blog as it helps to establish a personal online identity that can be Googled. #phdchat #
@cambgirl I always thought a blog would help my research, and after my experience in December 2009, I was sold http://bit.ly/mH9Pyo #phdchat #
@cambgirl I also use my blog to help me get feedback or resources for my research #phdchat #
@cambgirl A couple of ways. I use my blog as an online home for my research request for participants and consent #phdchat #
@lizgloyn BTW, I think #Scrivener would work well for this!#phdchat #
@lizgloyn Interesting; thanks for sharing it. I think I missed an earlier post that explained the origins. #phdchat #
@cambgirl One more; how about a mention of your uni, or link to your blog or dept page or something to give a touch more context? #
@cambgirl Excellent! No need to change username, as now at least the real one is viewable on the account. #
@christiepooh Alas, we do. Yes, we do. #
@christiepooh Wow, I had no idea. Still have not been to Vegas, so limited frames of reference. #
@spinuzzi Perhaps we can iconize him into t-shirts like Che? #
T-shirt on the way home said "Define Normal." If that is not a way to frame paradigms, ontology ,and epistemology, nothing is. #phdchat #
@christiepooh Yes, help keep me honest! #
@christiepooh Must be cool to see it. Wow, I did not know it was so natural near you. #
@christiepooh Thanks! I plan to Tweet a lot more about it, so you can follow along (and maybe even participate 😉 ) #
@christiepooh Most excellent! What are you doing walking around the desert at night? #
@trentmkays Well, Windows itself is like the walking dead, so why not? #
@trentmkays I want a Tootsie Roll Pop. #
@christiepooh The kind that fly or the kind to break windows with? #
I took this upcoming week off and hope to use it to jumpstart my research. And rest. My rest is not often considered restful. #phdchat #
@GdnHigherEd I use my blog to talk about my research and gather most of my participants. For me, no blog = no research. #phdchat #
@OwhyOwhy Well, it depends. See? A response! @qui_oui @Helssi @thesiswhisperer #phdchat #
@christiepooh 4 day weekend? Wow, how lucky! #
@LBA_OX12 Don't you just have to create a free account on the Thomson website for it? #phdchat #
@cambgirl With so much interesting research, why don't you use your name or have a url in Twitter to your work? You seem unknowable! #
@lizgloyn @OwhyOwhy What is an academic otters document? Seems like something #Scrivener may help with? #phdchat #
@ScholarAtLarge Congrats on the acceptance! What do you need to do between now and then? #phdchat #
@jswann @ai1sa This is related to my thesis research; you may be interested in what I hope to investigate #phdchat #
@4KM Same right back to you! @mwells121 @kiwicito @rondon @TheatreZOO @demingSoS @BoraZ #
@lizgloyn Certainly hope to. You back in the UK safe and sound? #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-07-02

#InboxZero achieved at the office just before I leave for a week off. Hurray! #
5 more hours then a week of vacation! #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-07-01

@PM_OConnor Would consider following you back, though am wondering why you are protecting your Tweets and keeping them hidden? #
Read my book while on the roof watching the sun retreat. What a nice end of the day. #
@Zimbarama @savasavasava I could not make sense at all of Google Wave. Good riddance! #