actual quote from my quantitative research methods for comm textbook:
(while discussing chi-squares and degrees of freedom): “Since this is an important concept, let’s think of this in terms of a car lot.”

twitter has jumped the shark. in my mind it has become what it was destined to become: a way for celebrities of all stripes to connect with their fanbase. and it is excellent and revolutionary for doing that. it not so excellent for common-person communication.

but more importantly,

1. how do i know that twitter has jumped the shark?

2. does anyone agree with me?

3. do these people that agree with me agree with my other insights?

4. what do these insights mean for twitter and the www community in general?

5. how do you monetize these insights? (just kidding)

these are the things i hope to research someday. at least if you asked me “what would you like to research” today. tomorrow could be something totally different.