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Reply 4120

Hylean

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Original post by hobnob

I'll try and restrict myself to making no more than one joke per month in the future. :wink:

Just slightly less better ones?

Reply 4121

Jake22

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Original post by Hylean

People actually use LinkedIn?

In my subject, the only social networking tool I use and have heard of being used (even by the older guys and gals) is facebook. I think the feeling is that if people don't have a personal social networking profile somewhere, they are unlikely to have a 'professional' one. A lot of academics are so involved in their work that they don't see a big seperation between their professional and personal persona anyway.

I added a couple of folks that I met at conferences to facebook - more so because I got on with them and thought it was worth keeping in touch in case I ever go to X University to give a talk etc. it would be good to know someone to go for a beer with than for professional reasons.

If I met someone of interest that I literally wanted to discuss work with - I would much rather swap email details since that would be more pragmatic. Everyone has websites now (or can be found on the people list on their departmental website) so once you know someone's name you have need to add them on LinkedIn or whatever. I really think that tool is for people who aren't in such a closed shop as the academic game.

A lot of the older guys are still on mailing lists and members of various newsgroups (as in NNTP).

Reply 4122

sj27

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Original post by Jake22

In my subject, the only social networking tool I use and have heard of being used (even by the older guys and gals) is facebook. I think the feeling is that if people don't have a personal social networking profile somewhere, they are unlikely to have a 'professional' one. A lot of academics are so involved in their work that they don't see a big seperation between their professional and personal persona anyway.

I added a couple of folks that I met at conferences to facebook - more so because I got on with them and thought it was worth keeping in touch in case I ever go to X University to give a talk etc. it would be good to know someone to go for a beer with than for professional reasons.

If I met someone of interest that I literally wanted to discuss work with - I would much rather swap email details since that would be more pragmatic. Everyone has websites now (or can be found on the people list on their departmental website) so once you know someone's name you have need to add them on LinkedIn or whatever. I really think that tool is for people who aren't in such a closed shop as the academic game.

I think this may be true (that said, I do have a sprinkling of academics on LinkedIn, most of whom invited me first, but these are mainly academics who tend to get involved in the industry I'm in). One thing I do like about it is it gives me an 'out' for people I don't want to offend but don't want to be Facebook friends with, as I try to keep that to " proper" friends and family. Like I said I do find it useful for networking, you can keep easier track of when people move jobs, etc. I view Facebook as my social network and LinkedIn as my professional network, if that makes sense.

Reply 4123

Socrates

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Original post by sj27

I view Facebook as my social network and LinkedIn as my professional network, if that makes sense.

This. I'm certainly much more comfortable having random people on LinkedIn.

Reply 4124

Cirsium

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Original post by sj27

Still enjoying the blog. Assuming ok if I send URL to some people I know?
thanks for the thoughts. I think we've accepted that we are unlikely to find him alive now, but we'd still like to find him.

Sure! And I'm sorry about teh kitty :frown:

Reply 4125

The Lyceum

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What about using academia.edu?

Reply 4126

Craghyrax

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I wouldn't so much say I 'use' academia.edu. I just put a whole lot of stuff on it and left it to rot :p:

Although it has come in handy once or twice... I've found articles I didn't have access to on there. And I assume Universities looked at my profile when I made my PhD application.

Reply 4127

Feefifofum

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It freaks me out whenever people find me on academia.edu by googling my name. It emails you their search terms and the country they're in. I get ever so paranoid :p:

Reply 4128

Craghyrax

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Original post by Feefifofum

It freaks me out whenever people find me on academia.edu by googling my name. It emails you their search terms and the country they're in. I get ever so paranoid :p:

Yeh, its quite weird. But I like having some kind of public profile for academic/employment reasons. Particularly since UEA only seem to update their website once ever 5 years :sigh:

Reply 4129

Hylean

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Original post by Feefifofum

It freaks me out whenever people find me on academia.edu by googling my name. It emails you their search terms and the country they're in. I get ever so paranoid :p:

My lecturer was a result for a search from the Middle East for something like incest and the plague.

Reply 4130

Craghyrax

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Speaking of plagues, this article makes me feel like we've been sent back to the Middle Ages :rolleyes:

Reply 4131

sj27

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Original post by Hylean

My lecturer was a result for a search from the Middle East for something like incest and the plague.

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery: and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

Reply 4132

The_Lonely_Goatherd

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Original post by sj27

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery:

and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

YAY! This is fantastic news! Really happy for you! And it let me rep you too! :woo:

Reply 4133

ktr

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Original post by sj27

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery: and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

great news! glad that he came back to you all. :smile:

Reply 4134

Feefifofum

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Original post by sj27

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery: and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

So glad to hear it! :biggrin:

Reply 4135

*Corinna*

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Original post by sj27

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery: and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

GREAT!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!!!

Reply 4136

The_Lonely_Goatherd

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Does anyone have access to this, by any chance? http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09502389100490311

Reply 4137

Kitty Pimms

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Original post by sj27

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery: and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

YAY!!

Quick question - when doing a presentation at a university job interview, do you use the powerplate template of the university you're coming from, the university you hope to go to, or neither?

Reply 4138

Craghyrax

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I would either use that of the Uni I was at, or none. I think I'd prefer none because a job application is your personal thing rather than something connected to your existing institution at all. The backdrop of the one you hope to go to would just look cocky.

Reply 4139

Hylean

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Original post by sj27

cat is home! Wet, coughing, sick and hungry but alive! Wonder where on earth he was ... :mystery: and thanks to you guys for support and you were right, we should not have given up faith!

YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! That's good news. :hugs:

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