Tag Archives: Twitter

Why all #academics should have professional @twitter accounts

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

I started my professional Twitter account @leekgroup about a year and half ago at the suggestion of a colleague of mine, John Storey (@storeylab). I started using the account to post updates on papers/software my group was publishing. Basically, everything I … Continue reading →

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An R function to map your Twitter Followers

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

I wrote a little function to make a personalized map of who follows you or who you follow on Twitter. The idea for this function was inspired by some plots I discussed in a previous post. I also found a … Continue reading →

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Statisticians on Twitter...help me find more!

Posted on November 9, 2011 by admin

In honor of our blog finally dragging itself into the 21st century and jumping onto Twitter/Facebook, I have been compiling a list of statistical people on Twitter. I couldn’t figure out an easy way to find statisticians in one go … Continue reading →

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