Why use social media?
• Visibility – get noticed, build reputation, network• Information Sharing – broadcasting platform, ideas• Engagement – participating, conversation space• Information Gathering – personal newsfeed
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18 April 2023Twitter
• Connect with people with similar interests
• Participate in discussion and debate
• Receive information and keep up to date
• Share information about your research or events attended
• Raise your profile and visibility
For more info see guide by LSE:http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/files/2011/11/Published-Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdf
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• Online CV• Professional
network• Share updates &
info• Engage in discussion
through Groups• Network & connect• Profile & visibility
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• Personal voice & profile
• Share your reflections on research or event attended
• Seek feedback on ideas• Engage with a wider
audience
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• Engage with an academic audience
• Create exposure for your work
• Ask questions to help with your work
• Showcase skills and expertise
• Access to unpublished papers!
Some common concerns
• It takes up too much time• Information overload• Privacy and confidentiality• Speed of change• Quality
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Some things to think about
• Purpose – your primary goals for using social media?• Audiences – who are you trying to reach?• Tools – which are the best tools to use?• Content – what will you share?• Identity – what will your profile look like?• Evaluation – what does success look like?
Have a strategy & a plan then get started
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