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Using Twitter to communicate science

by Alan Cann on Jun 09, 2009

Using Twitter to communicate science (& how to convince your boss it’s a good idea)

Using Twitter to communicate science (& how to convince your boss it’s a good idea)

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Dr Alan J. Cann, Department of Biology, Adrian Building, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. http://twitter.com/AJCann http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/about

Using Twitter to communicate science (& how to convince your boss it's a good idea) Alan Cann School of Biological Sciences University of Leicester www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/about
What it is and what it's not conversation broadcast
It's not about celebs
It’s a realtime medium
It’s a personal learning network There are plenty of scientists on Twitter. Use search to find them. Have conversations.
Events backchannel - social amplification "viral” #hashtags
It’s not new Twitter isn't new - it's a supplement to what you should already be doing.
How to convince your boss it's a good idea? By example. “ Just do it”
This Talk:
- www.slideshare.net/AJCann
- More:
- delicious
- CiteULike