Social Media : benefits for researchers : Social Media : benefits for researchers by Inge de Waard
Please add remarks, notes, links : Please add remarks, notes, links Use the chat to add any comments, links, knowledge that you that could be relevant!
If something is not clear, demand the floor (=raise hand)
Web(2.0) was made for science : 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 remember CompuServe
Why is this the right time to dive into Social Media and Web2.0? : Why 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 : Closed => Open science Copyright and intellectual property => science commons - interested: podcast of John Wilbanks from Science Commons, interviewed by MIT Libraries News.
What about ownership of material?
What about protecting personal data that is used for research?
Science2.0 is emerging : Science2.0 is emerging Look at the site 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 : Lets digg in Why scientists embrace Web2.0?
Looking at simple applications
Diving in collaborative software
Examples galore!
Why? Well, Web2.0 = participation : Why? Well, Web2.0 = participation Sit around the campfire: go full circle Narratives + discussions + exchanging expertise
= science = benefits of Social Media
Social Media = Connections : Social Media = Connections lifelong learning + latest knowledge + (global) network = science = benefits of Social Media You and your immediate peers Connecting to peers within other (similar) communities You within your global digital peer network
Web2.0 = (informal) learning : 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 : 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 : Diving in is easy Social Media is subscribing
AND remembering username and password Use tag(s) to be able to retrieve relevant info.
simple Web2.0 applications: blog : simple Web2.0 applications: blog Write a post, publish it, enable others to comment/discuss
Keep track of your work and thought flow
Get in the top blogger list with Technorati
Writing enhances thought and reflection
Blog – zoom in : Blog – zoom in
Microblog – zoom in : Microblog – zoom in Short Q&A keeps everyone updated within a blink of an eye
Blog & microblog - links : Blog & microblog - links Blog start-up
Wordpress
Typepad
Blogger
Weebly
… Microblog start-up
Jaiku
Twitter Twitter search (find a topic) Twitter apps
Pownce
…
One purpose Multimedia : 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 : Multimedia – zoom in Share images with your colleagues
Multimedia – zoom in : Multimedia – zoom in Build a scientific show that reaches the world
Multimedia - links : Multimedia - links Flickr
Photobucket
Dropshot
Blip.tv
youTube.com
Ustream.tv: real life streaming
Free bookmarks & references : Free bookmarks & references Sharing bookmarks saves time and gives your colleagues relevant immediate access. Surfing => reading => saving => sharing
Tagging!
Bookmarks – zoom in : Bookmarks – zoom in
References – zoom in : References – zoom in
Bookmark & reference - links : Bookmark & reference - links bookmarks
Del.icio.us
Ma.gnolia
references
Connotea
Pubmed
CiteUlike
Zotero
Collaborative software: wiki : Collaborative software: wiki Wiki’s enable collaborative work on 1 web location web 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 – zoom in
Wiki - links : Wiki - links Wiki
Pbwiki
Wikispaces
Mediawiki
Or just look at the matrix and compare: wikimatrix
Good book: Wikipatterns by Stewart Mader
Document sharing = online office
Google docs
Zoho
Scribd
Issuu
Communities : Communities Social Media is all about connecting to communities.
Put your profile out there and become a member of communities.
Get your profile known : Get your profile known linkedIn
Wink
Orkut
Engage in a community : Engage in a community
Engage in a community : Engage in a community
Community software - links : Community software - links Community building software
Ning
Elgg
Find communities
facebook
Mybloglog
Crowdsourcing: what : 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 – zoom in
Crowdsourcing - links : 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/Atom : One last thing: RSS/Atom 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 : 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!
Links : Links Articles
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
Questions raised : Questions raised Social Media and you:
Do any of you use a prepared set of social media applications to help people on their way?
Do any of you have statistics of social media dropouts and social media newbies that stick with it?
What is the most successful social media app in your organisation?
Is social media use mandatory or do you deliver on demand?
What is your biggest question/problem facing social media?
=> let’s discuss!
Thank you ! : Thank you !
I will post this ppt on slideshare
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