What can science networking online do for you

What can science networking online do for you? Neil Saunders School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences University of Queensland http://nsaunders.wordpress.com November 26, 2008 N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 1 / 29

where were we? 1 why network? 2 “facebook for scientists“ 3 blogs: reading and writing 4 microblogging and ”lifestreaming“ 5 beneﬁts? 6 summary N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 2 / 29

science without online networking... N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 3 / 29

...and how it could be N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 4 / 29

still not convinced? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 5 / 29

still not convinced? Wherever you work, most of the smart people are somewhere else – Bill Joy N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 5 / 29

still not convinced? Wherever you work, most of the smart people are somewhere else – Bill Joy It’s not information overload, it’s ﬁlter failure – Clay Shirky N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 5 / 29

web 2.0 and science What’s Web 2.0? A Web where the users create, edit, share and discuss information N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 6 / 29

social networks for scientists N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 8 / 29

social networks for scientists too many N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 8 / 29

social networks for scientists too many high barrier to entry N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 8 / 29

social networks for scientists too many high barrier to entry beneﬁts unclear N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 8 / 29

social networks for scientists too many high barrier to entry beneﬁts unclear but do give you ”web presence“ N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 8 / 29

Questions for you N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 10 / 29

Questions for you weblog / blog? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 10 / 29

Questions for you weblog / blog? read? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 10 / 29

Questions for you weblog / blog? read? subscribe? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 10 / 29

Questions for you weblog / blog? read? subscribe? write? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 10 / 29

Questions for you weblog / blog? read? subscribe? write? A blog (a contraction of the term ”Web log”) is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. ”Blog” can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 10 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Search tools N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 11 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Search tools blogsearch.google.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 11 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Search tools blogsearch.google.com www.technorati.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 11 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Aggregators N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 12 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Aggregators scintilla.nature.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 12 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Aggregators scintilla.nature.com www.postgenomic.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 12 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Aggregators scintilla.nature.com www.postgenomic.com blogs.nature.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 12 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Collections N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 13 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Collections scienceblogs.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 13 / 29

ﬁnding science blogs Collections scienceblogs.com network.nature.com/blogs N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 13 / 29

reading science blogs Subscribe to RSS feeds N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 14 / 29

using a feed reader N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 15 / 29

using a feed reader Google Reader is itself a social tool N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 15 / 29

writing a science blog Hosted N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 16 / 29

writing a science blog Hosted wordpress.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 16 / 29

writing a science blog Hosted wordpress.com www.blogger.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 16 / 29

writing a science blog Hosted wordpress.com www.blogger.com www.vox.com N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 16 / 29

writing a science blog Hosted wordpress.com www.blogger.com www.vox.com Self-hosted Numerous options N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 16 / 29

a (lesser) science blog N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 17 / 29

have a conversation! N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 18 / 29

have a conversation! comments ≡ peer review for blogs N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 18 / 29

what? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 20 / 29

what? Microblogging = social instant messaging N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 20 / 29

what? Microblogging = social instant messaging Lifestreaming = aggregation of online activity N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 20 / 29

twitter in action it sounds ridiculous... N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 21 / 29

twitter in action it sounds ridiculous... and yet it works N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 21 / 29

friendfeed in action N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 22 / 29

friendfeed in action Enhanced by comments (conversations) and rooms (e.g. life scientists) N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 22 / 29

why would I bother to blog? N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 24 / 29

success stories N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 25 / 29

success stories I got a chance to work at MIT - Ricardo Vidal N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 25 / 29

success stories I got a chance to work at MIT - Ricardo Vidal I got the job at PLoS in the comments of one of my blog posts - Bora Zivkovic N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 25 / 29

success stories I got a chance to work at MIT - Ricardo Vidal I got the job at PLoS in the comments of one of my blog posts - Bora Zivkovic I got invited to write an article for Nature, and then got invited to SciFoo - Richard Akerman N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 25 / 29

success stories I got a chance to work at MIT - Ricardo Vidal I got the job at PLoS in the comments of one of my blog posts - Bora Zivkovic I got invited to write an article for Nature, and then got invited to SciFoo - Richard Akerman funding from Submeta, superb collaborators, trip to UK, invitations to speak at confs, consulting work and just plain fun - Jean-Claude Bradley N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 25 / 29

in conclusion networking and blogging: N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 27 / 29

in conclusion networking and blogging: give a voice to you and your work N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 27 / 29

in conclusion networking and blogging: give a voice to you and your work connect you with the right people N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 27 / 29

in conclusion networking and blogging: give a voice to you and your work connect you with the right people connect you with the right information N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 27 / 29

in conclusion networking and blogging: give a voice to you and your work connect you with the right people connect you with the right information Data ﬁnds data, then people ﬁnd people – Jon Udell N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 27 / 29

and we didn’t even talk about... Social bibliography N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 28 / 29

and we didn’t even talk about... Social bibliography Social bookmarking N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 28 / 29

and we didn’t even talk about... Social bibliography Social bookmarking Social presentations N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 28 / 29

and we didn’t even talk about... Social bibliography Social bookmarking Social presentations Video N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 28 / 29

and we didn’t even talk about... Social bibliography Social bookmarking Social presentations Video Screencast/podcast N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 28 / 29

and we didn’t even talk about... Social bibliography Social bookmarking Social presentations Video Screencast/podcast Open Notebook Science N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 28 / 29

thank you http://www.slideshare.net/neilfws N. Saunders (SMMS, UQ) Science networks November 26, 2008 29 / 29

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