In this workshop (Master in Translational Medicine-MSc, University of Barcelona's Faculty of Medicine-Hospital Clínic, 12 May 2021) I summarised the benefits which can be gained from use of social media (specially blogs,Twitter and other networks and repositories) to support research activities, and I provided examples of these innovative emerging socialnetwork sites as tools for scientific communication, as well as resources to increase the diffusion, visibility and impact of the scientific production. Structure of the lecture: Introduction,The digital revolution, Altmetrics, Open science, Active listening, Blogging, Microblogging (Twitter), Professional networking, Sharing, Health 2.0, Digital identity building, References to deepen and Conclusions.