Edward P Randviir
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
Prof Sam Illingworth S.Illingworth@napier.ac.uk
Professor
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 |
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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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