tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post1420167514206414005..comments2023-08-17T10:18:24.628-04:00Comments on Multilitteratus Incognitus: How to measure connected success (for academics)Apostolos K. ("AK")http://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-31821575999462243662015-02-18T15:01:20.511-05:002015-02-18T15:01:20.511-05:00Brian I agree - the "likes" or even retw...Brian I agree - the "likes" or even retweets don't necessarily mean that you get any sort of conversion. For this reason I think that there should be a lower weight associated with them - so they are work something (assuming that you don't pay to have the numbers pumped) but you not all likes are the same. I guess the way that I was thinking about it was more about how much your work is echoed out there, and in some way in the consciousness of others (in some way, shape, or form) and less about the actual impact.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8455468843833525066.post-46512572622222357322015-02-15T22:04:55.904-05:002015-02-15T22:04:55.904-05:00I like the idea of evaluating an academic's &q...I like the idea of evaluating an academic's "influence" (for lack of a more concrete concept) online. That said, these online metrics are fleeting. One thing we find in our business is that using these metrics don't correlate strongly with increased sales. I wouldn't be too fearful of applying that same logic to academia. "Likes" and "faves" don't hold a lot of weight—and mean different things to different people. <br /><br />Some level of value assigned to posts, relative to published papers, I think there could be something there. And keeping alumni connected is another really interesting idea, and perhaps challenging to measure, as well. <br /><br />I think the most interesting idea here, though, is I think maintaining an online presence is the new normal for academics. People research online, find colleagues, students search for academic programs online, and base enrollment choices partially upon the academic's they'd be working with. The value of this online presence for the academic and for the institution is only growing.Apostolos K. ("AK")https://www.blogger.com/profile/02198465120131968928noreply@blogger.com