Like the day tripper of musical fame, I’m taking the easy way out on this week’s Friday Five. How so? By offering up five recent, more-than-decent blog posts, each about five things. Which means that this week you’re actually getting 25 things for the price of five. That’s better than your average Friday Five, which is always a great deal for the money. So, enjoy, and you’re welcome. Happy reading, and happy weekend.
- 5 (+1) keys to social media platform adoption, or “why some [social media platforms] catch on easily and others don’t.” Wise words from fellow higher ed blogger Tim Nekritz.
- 5 tactics for civil disagreement, a thoughtful post from Amber Naslund on disagreeing in ways “that can help take the disagreement in a constructive direction instead of leaving a wake of destruction, misunderstanding, and hurt feelings.”
- 5 innovative websites that could reshape the news, via Mashable, which says: “It’s difficult to predict whether or not these newly noticed innovators will become as popular as their predecessors, but they are introducing new approaches to the consumption of information that few have tried or thought of before.”
- Five reasons I’m not quitting Facebook, by Peter Shankman. Any blog that quotes Casey Stengel is worth sharing, if you ask me.
- Conan O’Brien’s 5 favorite YouTube clips, via Mashable again.
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