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Comm 5660, Science Communication Workshop Cornell University Class notes 3/7/2019 Copyright © 2013‐2019 by Bruce V. Lewenstein 1 Writing for social media Comm 5660 Blogging and tweeting (“bleeting”) I don’t know But it’s important (as DNLee suggests) #scicomm on Twitter Tweeting guidelines from students

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Comm 5660, Science Communication WorkshopCornell UniversityClass notes

3/7/2019

Copyright © 2013‐2019 by Bruce V. Lewenstein 1

Writing for social media

Comm 5660

Blogging and tweeting (“bleeting”)

I don’t know

But it’s important (as DNLee suggests)

#scicomm on Twitter

Tweeting guidelines from students

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Copyright © 2013‐2019 by Bruce V. Lewenstein 2

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Why scientists blog

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Jarreau, Paige B (2015): #MySciBlog Interviewee Motivations to Blog about Science. figshare. Figure.https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.1345026.v2

Science Blogging: Essential Guide

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Suggestions from Maryn McKenna

Maryn McKenna, http://marynmckenna.com/

Some Thoughts on Being Social: http://germgirl.tumblr.com/ahcj12

How Going Social Feeds Freelancing: http://germgirl.tumblr.com/SoCon12

Tweet your research

Let’s try it…– First, the original: 140 characters

– Then, more modern: 280 characters

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Instagram your research?

You tell me….

Blog your research

Attract students to your lab….