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The Emergence of Online Community Leadership

The Emergence of Online Community Leadership

What makes someone influential in an online community? Are there identifiable behaviors associated with being viewed by other participants as a leader? Are these emergent leaders different than other participants?

These are some of the questions that my colleagues and I address in:

Steven L. Johnson, Hani Safadi, and Samer Faraj (forthcoming). “The Emergence of Online Community Leadership” Inform…

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Temple University Campus Sustainability Week

All sorts of cool events going on next week for Temple University Campus Sustainability Week.

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Animated GIFs

Now that Google+ joins services like Tumblr in supporting animated GIFs, I’ve decided it’s high…

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What is Social Media?

Social media is…

Social media is a term used to collectively describe a set of tools that foster interaction, discussion and community, allowing people to build relationships and share information.

Social Media Is Driving Massive Online Video Growth

Socia…

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Management, Education and Gamification

I have a guest post up over at gammify.com: What Leading Teams Can Teach Us About Keeping Students Engaged.

It addresses what I see as a key challenge for any effort to increase engagement:

It’s easy to identify, recognize and reward top performers.

What’…

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mishpocha: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

mishpocha: a family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends. from Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://bit.ly/17PWX35

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cuento: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

cuento: [Spanish] el cuento [English] story from Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day http://bit.ly/19Fe8Fd

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"If your parents never had children, chances are... neither will you."

Dick Cavett http://bit.ly/11hcchK

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cuenta: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

cuenta: [Spanish] la cuenta [English] bill from Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day http://bit.ly/12w1o0C

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palinode: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

palinode: a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem. from Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://bit.ly/13NoyMK

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"Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops."

Cary Grant http://bit.ly/19BFGeG

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diglossia: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

diglossia: the widespread existence within a society of sharply divergent formal and informal varieties of a language. from Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://bit.ly/11jZtY5

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cuarto: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

cuarto: [Spanish] cuarto [English] fourth from Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day http://bit.ly/11jVHy5

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Ice Sheets http://bit.ly/19xAPex

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"The pay is good and I can walk to work."

John F. Kennedy http://bit.ly/13FToII

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Gamification of College Student Professional Development

Two major trends are shaping higher education today. One is that attracting high quality students…

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