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   FediTips has moved! (feditips@mstdn.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jul-2023 01:36:48 JST FediTips has moved!

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   • Christo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

   @jacobward @Christo

   Hi Jacob, welcome! 👋

   There are a number of academic niches on here, I hope this can expand :)

   If you need help getting started I've got a website aimed at beginners at https://fedi.tips, there's a quick guide at the top and lots more questions answered below that.

   Feel free to ask for help!

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     Jacob Ward (jacobward@hcommons.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jul-2023 01:36:51 JST Jacob Ward

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     • Christo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

     @Christo thanks, both re. my research and feditips - subscribed!

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     Christo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 (christo@mastodonapp.uk)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jul-2023 01:36:53 JST Christo 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

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     • Jacob Ward

     @jacobward
     Good to see you here. @feditips is very useful re using this place. I'm a layperson but your research looks interesting

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     Jacob Ward (jacobward@hcommons.social)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jul-2023 01:36:54 JST Jacob Ward

     I've finally decided to experiment with Mastodon, so here's an #introduction #histodons

     I'm a historian of science, technology, and neoliberalism. My first book (coming out Spring 2024) investigates the digitalisation and privatisation of Britain's telecom infrastructure, and I've recently started a new project on the history of futurology in British government.

     I grew up and went to university in London, and now I work at Maastricht University, in the History department and STS research programme.

     I had a Twitter account but was shocking at actually using it. Twitter always felt a bit too "broadcast" and exposing for me, which I think I reacted to by only posting declarations and announcements (when I posted at all). I'd like to be more active here and I hope there's more space for dialogue and interaction. Thanks for reading!