social networking for scientists
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Presentation by Anna Sharman for King's College London, Dec 2013.TRANSCRIPT
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Social networking for scientists
Anna Sharman Kings College London
December 2013
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Social media
• Facebook • LinkedIn • Twitter • Blogs, forums, email lists • Google+, tumblr, reddit,
others?
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1. Why?
2. How?
3. Twitter
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Anna Sharman
PhD and postdoc
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Journal editor
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Freelance editor
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Consultant
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Why use social media as scientist?
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• Outreach
• Career
• Learning
• Getting help
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Objections
• All about trivia
• Don’t have time
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Social media for outreach
• Part of your job if publicly funded
• Your research is only useful if known about
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The old way
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The old way
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The old way
• Not interactive
• Filtered
• No control
• Have to oversimplify
• Can’t do alone
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The new way
• Blog post about paper
• Social media to spread word
• Altmetrics to measure
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Altmetrics
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Advantages of new way
• Smaller barrier to starting
• Interactive
• Can tailor to audiences
Colleagues
General public
• Control it yourself
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How to use social media
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Tips
• Separate personal/work accounts
• One username
• Real name? Something different? soozaphone
clathrin
agingroy
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Apps
• Tweetdeck
• Falcon
• Hootsuite
• Seesmic
• Uber
• Echofon
• Twitterific…
• Twitter app
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More tips
• Don’t just broadcast
• Ask questions
• Typos happen
• Don’t let it take over your life
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Risks
• Profanity
• Rudeness
• Spam
• Trolls
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Libel and contempt of court
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Safeguards
• Privacy settings
• Think twice
• Can delete
• Block and report for spam
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My Twitter history
• Personal account
• @sharmanedit account
• SfEP tweeter 2012-13
• 1500 followers December 2013
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Why I love Twitter
• Meet new people
• Gossip
• Profile
• Fits into spare moments
• Conferences
• Fun stuff
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Conferences
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Fun • #overlyhonestmethods
• #sciencecake
• Emergency kittens
• Bizarre animals
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Who to follow
• @Stephen_Curry
• @deevybee
• @Protohedgehog
• @KL_Wheat
• @AnneOsterrieder
• @thesiswhisperer
• @sharmanedit
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Key hashtags
• #phdchat - for PhD students
• #ecrchat - for early career researchers
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Resources
Is blogging and tweeting about research papers worth it? The verdict
Social Media for Scientists
Using Twitter as a Postgraduate Researcher
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities
A gentle introduction to Twitter for the apprehensive academic
The age of Twitter
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Summary
• Social media can help your career
• If you use it right
• Relax and enjoy it!
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Keep in touch
sharmanedit.co.uk
sharmanedit.wordpress.com
@sharmanedit