There has been some controversy over Twitter and its value.

As with any tool, it can be abused, mis-used and used badly by all types of people. On the whole though I have found it a very useful tool for finding people and for keeping your finger on the pulse of conversation.

One thing that Twitter is very good at however is helping to foster interaction and engagement among people who are interested in similar topics. So I have set HistoryJournal.ie up on twitter. You can find our Twitter feed here.

I am also hoping to set up  a list of Irish History Twitterers (is that a word I wonder?) to help people find and follow interesting history researchers, students, lecturers and writers. Leave your twitter name in the comments or tweet us @historyjie and we will add you to the list.

Eoin
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