Social Media: benefits for researchers
by Inge de Waard
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Web(2.0) was made for science
Tim Berners-Lee created the idea of the World Wide Web in 1983
together with Robert Cailliau the WWW was turned into an instrument for
scientific information exchange
Is this the right time to dive into Social Media and Web2.0?
Some researchers are skeptical or feel an aversion to change but … shift happens
Generation C is here
Closed => Open science
Copyright and intellectual property => science commons - interested: podcast of John Wilbanks from Science Commons, interviewed by MIT Libraries News.
Science2.0 is emerging
Look at the wiki of the conference on science blogging.
Or look at The Open Laboratory: a paper book or digital book with great scientific blogposts
Lets digg in
Why scientists embrace Web2.0? Looking at simple applications Diving in collaborative software
Examples galore!
Why? Well, Web2.0 = participation
Sit around the campfire
Narratives + discussions + exchanging expertise
= science = benefits of Social Media
Social Media = Connections
lifelong learning + latest knowledge + (global) network= science = benefits of Social Media
You and F2F colleagues
You within network of institutional partners
You within your global digital peer network
Web2.0 = (informal) learning
Informal learning + personal content production = science = benefits of Social Media
Social Media gives everyone the means of production - Harold Jarche
Informal learning: definition and image by Jay Cross
You write, you learn => the read and write Web
Web2.0 = personal & collaborative growth
"A single ant or bee isn't smart, but their colonies are. The study of swarm intelligence is providing insights that can help humans manage complex systems, from truck routing to military robots." National Geographic
learning is a process of becoming something (Stephen Downs on How the Net Works).
Wisdom of crowds
Diving in is easy
Social Media is subscribingAND remembering username
and password
Use tag(s) to be able to retrieve relevant info.
simple Web2.0 applications: blog
Write a post, publish it, enable others to comment/discussKeep track of your work and thought flow
Get in the top blogger list with Technorati
Writing enhances thought and reflection
Blog – zoom in
Microblog – zoom in
Short Q&A keeps everyone updated within a blink of an eye
Blog & microblog - links
Blog start-upWordpress TypepadBloggerWeebly …
Microblog start-up
Jaiku
TwitterTwitter search (find a topic)Twitter apps
Pownce
…
One purpose Multimedia
Record media and publish it in one purpose Web2.0 apps.
Share your visual findings, record methods, show statistics… make your work known
Multimedia – zoom in
Share images with your colleagues
Multimedia – zoom in
Build a scientific show that reaches the world
Multimedia - links
Flickr Photobucket Dropshot
Blip.tv youTube.com Ustream.tv: real life streaming
Free bookmarks & references
Sharing bookmarks saves time and gives your colleagues relevant immediate access.
Surfing => reading => saving => sharing
Tagging!
Bookmarks – zoom in
References – zoom in
Bookmark & reference - links
bookmarks Del.icio.us Ma.gnolia
references Connotea Pubmed CiteUlike Zotero
Collaborative software: wiki
Wiki’s enable collaborative work on 1 web locationweb based => accessible from all around the world.
It can be private or open, free or pay.
You all write, build upon what is written, change… collaboratively
No more scattered documents, just wiki.
Wiki – zoom in
Wiki - links
Wiki Pbwiki Wikispaces Mediawiki
Document sharing = online office Google docs Zoho Scribd
Issuu
Communities
Social Media is all about connecting to communities.
Put your profile out there and become a member of communities.
Get your profile known
Wink
Orkut
Engage in a community
Engage in a community
Community software - links
Community building software Ning Elgg
Find communities facebook Mybloglog
Crowdsourcing: what
taking a task traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people, in the form of an open call. (wikipedia)
Crowdsourcing – zoom in
Crowdsourcing - links
Seti @ home: ET? InnoCentive: take up a challenge Stardust @ home: find stardust Engage in climate prediction
Crowdsourcing: the blog
One last thing: RSS
Add a feed reader for easy (easier) content follow-up
Syndication, picks up social media content and spreads it throughout the internet where it can be found by anyone looking for that information.
See how it works (commoncraft). Some feed readers:
Bloglines
Google reader
feedreader
Conclusions: benefits
Social Media gives you:
Network + personal profiling
Narratives + discussions + exchanging expertise
lifelong learning + latest knowledge + (global) network
Informal learning + personal content production
Most of it is web based => accessible from all around the world
=> It is easy, just do it!
LinksArticles Scientific American Science2.0 Business Week Science2.0 Social Computing Magazine network strategies Social Computing Magazine on social media
Books Wikipatterns by Stewart Mader Five minds of the Future, by Howard Gardner
Tutorials – movies on how to Common Craft videos RSS how to movie
Thank you !
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