The Daily WTF: Academic Papers Accept Twitter Citations Now

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Here is a shock! Tweets can be used for citations in some academic papers! I mean...wow. Just wow.

They’re good about adapting to the times. A few days ago, The Atlantic posted a fascinating tidbit informing us that the MLA had drawn up rules for citing tweets. That’s right, they actually approved the use of Twitter in academic papers. And it’s pretty simple:

The Daily WTF: Academic Papers Accept Twitter Citations Now

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