From the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession webpage:
The Winter 2012 CSWEP Newsletter is now available online. Jennifer Imazeki has organized terrific articles around the theme of Using Social Media in Economics.
The articles an introduction by Imazeki, "the impact of economics blogs" (McKenzie and Ozler), "teaching with economics blogs" (Whitehead) and "using social media for self-promotion" (Connelly).
I eagerly anticipate learning about how I can more effectively self-promote (snarky comments welcome)!
Update, from Jennifer's intro (via her blog):
In “The Impact of Economics Blogs,” World Bank economists and bloggers Berk Özler and David McKenzie discuss the role of economics blogs in the dissemination of research. They point out that blogs provide both private benefits, in the form of increased recognition and prestige for bloggers themselves, and external benefits, in the form of increased recognition for the authors of papers that are mentioned on (at least the top) economics blogs, as well as increased knowledge and changed perceptions among readers. John Whitehead (who also blogs himself) turns from research to teaching in “Teaching with Economics Blogs.” His summary of a recent survey of bloggers and blog readers suggests that blogs can be an excellent way to have students begin engaging with economic material and learning the way that economists think. Finally, Rachel Connelly explores the idea of using technology to facilitate self-promotion, providing some concrete suggestions for how to get started in “Using Social Media for Self-Promotion.”
After all, I am, first and foremost, a dedicated teacher (snarky comments welcome).
