2012 AFS Osborne-Gowey Twitter For Scientists
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For Scientist s Twitter: @JeremiahOsGo Feather River Consulting / OSU Email: [email protected] The changing face of science communication
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Twitter for scientists - the ins and outs, whys and how. With some tips and useful links. Additional information and useful links at the end of the talk. Talk given by Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey during a special Science Communication session of the 2012 American Fisheries Society annual meeting, St. Paul, MN, August 19-23. http://afs2012.org/
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For Scientists
Twitter: @JeremiahOsGoFeather River Consulting / OSU
Email: [email protected]
The changing face of science communication
Late to the party?
• Platform for public conversation
• 140 character messages
• Social network channel
• Best thing since…• End of…
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1844/poll-main-source-national-international-news-internet-television-newspapers
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1844/poll-main-source-national-international-news-internet-television-newspapers
http://www.schools.com/visuals/social-media-news.html
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News• Crowd-sourcing
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News• Crowd-sourcing
http://scifundchallenge.org/
2009-2010 RangeProjected Range
See Tweet Map & Compare
Dr. Mary Z. Fuka • EnPhysica LLC • @MzPhyz • [email protected]
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News• Crowd-sourcing• Amplification
http://www.jmir.org/2011/4/e123/
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News• Crowd-sourcing• Amplification
http://www.jmir.org/2011/4/e123/
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community• News• Crowd-sourcing• Amplification
http://www.jmir.org/2011/4/e123/
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj-journals-development-blog/2012/01/06/twimpact-factors-can-tweets-really-predict-citations/
What to tweet?
What to tweet?
What to tweet?
• Relevant news• Info (links)• Research and the
caveats• Opinions (seriously)• Culture• Anything you typically
discuss in conversation
When to tweet?
Tweet tips
• Know your audience• Identify main messages/key themes• Find/follow users with similar interests• Create/utilize lists• Favorite tweets• Filter (using a third-party twitter app)• Active participation – ENGAGE!
Quick Tips
• Profile (pic,bio,link)
Useful Links
• Analyze– TweetCharts– Twitalyzer– TweetReach– TweetArchivist– TweetStats
• Influence– Klout– PeerIndex
Additional links (from talk)
• Live autotweet tools for PowerPoint talks– SAP2.0 Twitter-PPT tools
Twitter explained
Twitter how to: following
Twitter how to: followers
Twitter how to: favorites
Twitter how to: lists
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community
Why use it?
• Conversation• Community
Twitter: tweet locations
http://www.mapmyfollowers.com/
Twitter: live conference updates
Influence
Read full article here.
Twitter metrics: sentiment
From Sentiment140.com.
Twitter metrics: reach
Twitter: metrics
• Topics• Users• TweetSpectrum• StreamGraph
Twitter: StreamGraph
Wordle
• Wordle– AmFisheriesSoc
Twitter uses – jobs!
