Cardiff Tweets Conf

Interdisciplinary postgraduate-led conference exploring how to engage with and utilise Twitter effectively for teaching, research and impact. Wed Oct 12th 2016.

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Our Keynote speaker, @DrLukeSloan will present his research on "Who tweets?" Register here https://t.co/7c2f07kFhx

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Prior to her talk @JennyKitzinger asked her followers why they used Twitter. Jenny discussed the responses during her presentation.

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Our speaker @DaveRiley2810 fields questions. He "didn't feel bad at all" about navigating the 140 character limit with the use of pictures

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Conference keynote @DrLukeSloan explained that only 1-2% of tweets are sent from a verifiable location

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Our entire round table- that was neither round nor a table

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There's nothing wrong with being a twitter lurker- in fact @JennyKitzinger was one until an incident involving a motorway services.

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The quality of the coffee at the conference was second to none. It received this delegate's full endorsement

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Later in the day, @DrLukeSloan was kicked out of the band, to be replaced by @garwboy

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Our second speaker @DaveRiley2810 speaks about former Pakistani President Yahya Khan

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Our keynote @DrLukeSloan explained that tweets are sent from places that aren't even over land!

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Our MC @KatieRichards5 welcoming delegates and introducing the speakers

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A great joke from @Roger_Scully had the round table in stitches

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Dr Dean Burnett trying to distance himself from Cardiff Uni's hottest new pop act @JennyKitzinger @DrLukeSloan @Garwboy @DaveRiley2810

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Check out these cool customers @JennyKitzinger @DrLukeSloan @DaveRiley2810

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A review of the conference proceedings- featuring tweets from the afternoon https://t.co/4LnfgpRtkA

[Simon Wood @[email protected] @MrSimonWood]

Now @tweets_conf is kicking off, given the nature of the subject, I may tweet a bit, so firing up @MrSimonWoodLive… #cardifftweetsconf

[Sefa Ozalp @SefaOzalp]

@tweets_conf #cardifftweetsconf

[Luisa Pèrcopo @lpercopo]

Twitter for academics conf just started Very exciting! @tweets_conf @cardiff

[Dr Katie Richards @KatieRichards5]

@tweets_conf And we're underway! Dr Luke Sloan on 'Who tweets?'

[Dr Katie Richards @KatieRichards5]

@DrLukeSloan says role of academy is to engage with& consider ethics of Twitter data @tweets_conf #cardifftweetsconf

[Sefa Ozalp @SefaOzalp]

@tweets_conf #cardifftweetsconf Enlightening keynote from @DrLukeSloan. Got new ideas for my discussion chapter. Thanks!