Comments on: Social Media for Scientists

By: Robert Rich

Robert Rich — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:52:13 +0000

I’d recommend the ACS Network, http://www.acs.org/network, which allows for friending, discussion forums, profiles, groups, and more.

If your science has anything to do with chemistry, check it out.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:19:39 +0000

David, fantastic article for scientists. Social media is part of life. twitter is good for all people.
so next please provide more of these types of article.
thanks for sharing information.

By: Bill Kelly

Bill Kelly — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:36:40 +0000

David,

Thanks for bringing attention to the wide variety of social (or in some cases “professional”) networks of scientists. I’d like to invite you to also take a look at The Science Advisory Board (http://www.scienceboard.net) We launched our site in September 1997 and today have over 41,000 registered members from more than 60 countries. In addition to the ability to network with, and learn from, fellow life scientists, our members are compensated each time they share their opinions on emerging technologies and techniques advancing biological research and drug discovery. More than 300 lab supply, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies have benefited from the collective knowledge of our members to develop more effective products and better serve their scientific customers.

Best regards,

Bill Kelly
The Science Advisory Board

By: Brian Krueger

Brian Krueger — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:54:45 +0000

My God David, they keep multiplying…

By: Mark Kaganovich

Mark Kaganovich — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:33:12 +0000

David,
You mentioned http://www.labmeeting.com in this post, so I wanted to follow up and mention that it’s not so much a digital paper repository, but what’s new about it is that it’s a combination of a publication PDF manager (all online, no desktop software to download, and free for academics) and a network of thousands of researchers from top institutions built around that concept. People collect papers, search them, find new ones, and share their collections with colleagues.

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:57:24 +0000

Along the lines of Myspace and Facebook comes MySDscience — the new social networking space for San Diegans who really are molecular biologists or rocket scientists.

MySDscience already has nearly 1,900 members, with a few more joining every day. They’re working scientists, along with business professionals, academics and students in the sciences, and anyone else interested in science. Membership is free.

The site was launched in June to help publicize the 2009 San Diego Science Festival, an event or series of events intended to be the biggest celebration of science in San Diego’s history.

Members include those well-recognized in the local science community, such as venture capitalist and biotech entrepreneur Ivor Royston, UCSD nanoscience researcher Ivan K. Schuller and prominent stem cell researcher Jeanne Loring of The Scripps Research Institute.

To learn more about the site’s founders and its features, check out the article at the North County Times.

By: Aniq Rahman

Aniq Rahman — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:34:53 +0000

Oops!!! Sorry David — It was a late night and my mind was running at 100mph getting the twitter setup! Thanks so much for your help in spreading the word! And yes, ResearchGATE is now in twitter — @researchgatenet – http://www.twitter.com/researchgatenet

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:18:54 +0000

Aniq, no, you definitely got a mention! Take another look (I quoted from your email). I notice ,a href=”http://twitter.com/researchgatenet”>ResearchGate.net is on Twitter though, interesting.

By: Aniq Rahman

Aniq Rahman — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:11:39 +0000

You forgot researchGate.net ;)

By: More on social networking in academia « spineless?

More on social networking in academia « spineless? — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:16:59 +0000

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