My thanks to @aneldavdw and @erikamias for the invite (and hosting) to present as part of the #RCCPii eConservation series. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Lastly my thanks to my #ornithology #scicomm colleagues from whom I get immense support and inspiration: @tomfinch89 @Nina_OHanlon @drredshank @WildlifeBioGal @JERutter @RallidaeRule
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Good luck on your chosen #socialmedia platform!
Remember to persevere. It might take time to get the hang of a platform and build a following. But engage, engage, engage. It’s fun!
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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following:
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https://www.bou.org.uk/social-media/
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#Infographics are a great way of summarising lots of content and leaves your tweet or post to just addd additional commentary
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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There are loads of online resources to tap into. Just look for what you want to do.
@IBIS_journal resources can be found at https://www.bou.org.uk/social-media/
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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Take time to learn your format and craft your tweets and posts. On Twitter remember to retweet! Don’t just like others tweets
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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Conferences and events are a great way to engage with others in your community. Remember to use the event #tag and presenter @handles if quoting them.
See also https://www.bou.org.uk/twitter-masterclass-8/
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Different platforms use different formats for their photos - so learn them to maximise your tweets and posts. Search of google for the platforms you use
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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Use the right image format! Twitter uses landscape 2:1 and if you don’t you can end up cutting off your subject’s head and feet!
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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The new feature Twitter threads is great for presentations (like this one) as it links (threads) all your tweets in to one continuous story
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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When all the #tags @handles and links are in, I write the tweet around them
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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When I write s tweet I first add all the important #tags @handles and links in before I add additional explanatory text
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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Take time to craft your tweets using #tags and @handles and good images (with permission if not your own or available for public use)
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter #ornithology
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Use the #pinnedtweet feature! You can change this as often as you like so it can always promote your latest research, paper or project
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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Make sure your profile represents you and your research. Use a good head and shoulders image people will recognise you from and use #tags and @handles
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter #ornithology
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Lastly, some tips to improve your use of a Twitter. Much of this applies to other #socialmedia platforms.
See also my #masterclass #bestpractices article at https://www.bou.org.uk/twitter-masterclass-12/
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Our study linked increased #altmetrics driven mainly by Twitter activity to citations of #ornithology articles.
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#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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In our study of #ornithology journals we also caught the increase in the mean #altmetrics of ornithological articles in main due to increased take up of social media by researchers
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter #ornithology
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Institutes can also use #altmetrics. Here @RSPBScience used @altmetric data to monitor the attention of their published research after increased used of Twitter and #sciblogging.
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter #ornithology
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Drilling down on the #altmetrics for individual articles it’s clear to see that authors themselves and help to drive the online attention of their own articles
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter #ornithology
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Our study found that Twitter was by far the largest contributor to #altmetrics for articles published in #ornithology journals
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And last year we used #altmetrics to look at the link between #socialmedia mentions and citations for articles published across 10 #ornithology journals.
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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It wasn’t long after the introduction of #altmetrics that research using @altmetric data was used linking online attention on #socialmedia to citations in #ecology.
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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We broadened this to cover the key areas authors could improve their promotion and discoverability of their own published research.
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter #ornithology
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On the introduction of #altmetrics in 2014 we were quick to educate our #ornithology community about the new metric via #theBOUblog.
See https://www.bou.org.uk/social-media/
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#Altmetrics capture mentions of individual articles which carry the article URL. Each media mention has a value (score) with different media values weighted. Some media don’t score at all.
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High discoverability and accessibility increases the chance of attention and citation. Online attention and citations can now both be tracked.
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Digital online publication versus print publication. Online articles are discoverable, accessible and their use measurable - huge advantages over the print copy sat on a library shelf.
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#Altmetrics became mainstream in 2014 and measure the online attention, or conversation, around an individual article
#RCCPii #TheTweetingBird #scicomm #sciencetwitter #scitwitter #academictwitter
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