If you’re starting to wonder if all this Twitter stuff might be worth investigating, I’ve just picked up a recommendation of an excellent blog post explaining it all. It’s from the point of view someone more interested in keeping up with academic research and others working in their field, than celebs or blow-by-blow accounts of someone’s eating habits.
Although it’s over a year old, I’d still recommend reading this post from Dorothy Bishop, Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology at Oxford (Twitter account: @deevybee) before dismissing Twitter out of hand:
BishopBlog: A gentle introduction to Twitter for the apprehensive academic
How did I find this blog post? On Twitter, of course – via @AtheneDonald (Professor of Physics at Cambridge), who I follow, who re-tweeted an update by @JennyAKoenig (Science education and communication consultant)
A gentle introduction to Twitter for the apprehensive academic by Dorothy Bishop bit.ly/IEEG9c mentioned at @camawise last night—
Jenny Koenig (@JennyAKoenig) October 24, 2012
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UPDATE, 29/10/12:
Another example from @AtheneDonald – how she was invited to contribute a news article to Nature, through her Twitter interactions:
140 character witness. Twitter's value in "spreading the word". Fantastic: bit.ly/TOnnGk #scicomm #socialmedia by @AtheneDonald—
Malcolm M. Campbell (@m_m_campbell) October 28, 2012
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