MicroForums: Here to Stay


	MicroForums: Here to Stay

n2teaching

11-2-2008 11:56 AM

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microforum, microblogging, plurk, jaiku, forum, conversations, technology

n2teaching says:

MicroForums are connected conversations that happen through microblogging sites like Jaiku, Plurk, etc.

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11-2-2008 12:15 PM

Lexica

Sounds interesting - I look forward to reading the original.

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