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Twittering about research: A case study of the world’s first twitter poster competition [Version 3]

Randviir, Edward P; Illingworth, Samuel M; Baker, Matthew J; Cude, Matthew; Banks, Craig E

Authors

Edward P Randviir

Matthew J Baker

Matthew Cude

Craig E Banks



Abstract

The Royal Society of Chemistry held, to our knowledge, the world’s first Twitter conference at 9am on February 5 th, 2015. The conference was a Twitter-only conference, allowing researchers to upload academic posters as tweets, replacing a physical meeting. This paper reports the details of the event and discusses the outcomes, such as the potential for the use of social media to enhance scientific communication at conferences. In particular, the present work argues that social media outlets such as Twitter broaden audiences, speed up communication, and force clearer and more concise descriptions of a researcher’s work. The benefits of poster presentations are also discussed in terms of potential knowledge exchange and networking. This paper serves as a proof-of-concept approach for improving both the public opinion of the poster, and the enhancement of the poster through an innovative online format that some may feel more comfortable with, compared to face-to-face communication.

Citation

Randviir, E. P., Illingworth, S. M., Baker, M. J., Cude, M., & Banks, C. E. (2016). Twittering about research: A case study of the world’s first twitter poster competition [Version 3]. F1000Research, 4, Article 798. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6992.3

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 14, 2015
Online Publication Date Jun 20, 2016
Publication Date 2016
Deposit Date Feb 15, 2021
Publicly Available Date Feb 17, 2021
Journal F1000Research
Publisher F1000Research
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Article Number 798
DOI https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.6992.3
Keywords Twitter, Research, Poster, Competition, Engagement, Communication, Chemistry, Conference
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2736729

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© 2016 Randviir EP et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.





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