Where can I find academic literature about Twitter and Online Profiles?

Asked by sushilovinfun (161

) May 2nd, 2011

I am beginning to do research about Twitter profiles and how they relate to our own identities. I have been having some trouble finding academic literature about the subject. Most of it focuses instead on blogs, Web 2.0 and YouTube. While these are important, I would love to see literature that instead focuses on how identities are created through things like Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare.

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Here’s to get you started: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=twitter&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=1%2C6

MyNewtBoobs (19069

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Have you tried databases like Academic Search Premier?

janbb (63401

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While not academic, this is a start. You are probably going to find information tied to “personal branding”. Check out Media Post; they have been running a lot of articles on personal brand lately. This is a relatively new topic, so there might not be much available in scholarly publications. However, a screen name relates closely to pen names.

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