A talk on networking and blogging for life scientists. Part of a science communication seminar series, Diamantina Institute, Princess Alexandra hospital, Brisbane.
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What can science networking online do for you
1. 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
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2. where were we?
1 why network?
2 āfacebook for scientistsā
3 blogs: reading and writing
4 microblogging and ālifestreamingā
5 beneļ¬ts?
6 summary
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3. science without online networking...
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4. ...and how it could be
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5. still not convinced?
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6. still not convinced?
Wherever you work, most of the smart people are somewhere else
ā Bill Joy
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7. still not convinced?
Wherever you work, most of the smart people are somewhere else
ā Bill Joy
Itās not information overload, itās ļ¬lter failure
ā Clay Shirky
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8. web 2.0 and science
Whatās Web 2.0?
A Web where the users create, edit, share and discuss information
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9. web 2.0 and science
Whatās Web 2.0?
A Web where the users create, edit, share and discuss information
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10. where were we?
1 why network?
2 āfacebook for scientistsā
3 blogs: reading and writing
4 microblogging and ālifestreamingā
5 beneļ¬ts?
6 summary
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11. social networks for scientists
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12. social networks for scientists
too many
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13. social networks for scientists
too many
high barrier to entry
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14. social networks for scientists
too many
high barrier to entry
beneļ¬ts unclear
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15. social networks for scientists
too many
high barrier to entry
beneļ¬ts unclear
but do give you āweb presenceā
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16. where were we?
1 why network?
2 āfacebook for scientistsā
3 blogs: reading and writing
4 microblogging and ālifestreamingā
5 beneļ¬ts?
6 summary
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17. Questions for you
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18. Questions for you
weblog / blog?
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19. Questions for you
weblog / blog?
read?
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20. Questions for you
weblog / blog?
read?
subscribe?
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21. Questions for you
weblog / blog?
read?
subscribe?
write?
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22. Questions for you
weblog / blog?
read?
subscribe?
write?
A blog (a contraction of the term āWeb logā) 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. āBlogā can also be used as a verb,
meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.
ā http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
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35. using a feed reader
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36. using a feed reader
Google Reader is itself a social tool
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37. writing a science blog
Hosted
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38. writing a science blog
Hosted
wordpress.com
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39. writing a science blog
Hosted
wordpress.com www.blogger.com
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40. writing a science blog
Hosted
wordpress.com www.blogger.com www.vox.com
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41. writing a science blog
Hosted
wordpress.com www.blogger.com www.vox.com
Self-hosted
Numerous options
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42. a (lesser) science blog
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43. have a conversation!
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44. have a conversation!
comments ā” peer review for blogs
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45. have a conversation!
comments ā” peer review for blogs
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46. where were we?
1 why network?
2 āfacebook for scientistsā
3 blogs: reading and writing
4 microblogging and ālifestreamingā
5 beneļ¬ts?
6 summary
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47. what?
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48. what?
Microblogging = social instant messaging
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49. what?
Microblogging = social instant messaging
Lifestreaming = aggregation of online activity
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50. twitter in action
it sounds ridiculous...
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51. twitter in action
it sounds ridiculous... and yet it works
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52. friendfeed in action
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53. friendfeed in action
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54. friendfeed in action
Enhanced by comments (conversations) and rooms (e.g. life scientists)
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55. where were we?
1 why network?
2 āfacebook for scientistsā
3 blogs: reading and writing
4 microblogging and ālifestreamingā
5 beneļ¬ts?
6 summary
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56. why would I bother to blog?
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57. success stories
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58. success stories
I got a chance to work at MIT - Ricardo Vidal
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59. 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
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60. 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
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61. 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
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62. where were we?
1 why network?
2 āfacebook for scientistsā
3 blogs: reading and writing
4 microblogging and ālifestreamingā
5 beneļ¬ts?
6 summary
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64. in conclusion
networking and blogging:
give a voice to you and your work
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65. in conclusion
networking and blogging:
give a voice to you and your work
connect you with the right people
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66. 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
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67. 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 ļ¬nds data, then people ļ¬nd people
ā Jon Udell
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68. and we didnāt even talk about...
Social bibliography
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69. and we didnāt even talk about...
Social bibliography
Social bookmarking
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70. and we didnāt even talk about...
Social bibliography
Social bookmarking
Social presentations
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71. and we didnāt even talk about...
Social bibliography
Social bookmarking
Social presentations
Video
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72. and we didnāt even talk about...
Social bibliography
Social bookmarking
Social presentations
Video
Screencast/podcast
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73. and we didnāt even talk about...
Social bibliography
Social bookmarking
Social presentations
Video
Screencast/podcast
Open Notebook Science
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74. thank you
http://www.slideshare.net/neilfws
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