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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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December 8, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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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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December 8, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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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
December 8, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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following:

http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/11/171371

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ibi.12403/full

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2011.01135.x

https://www.bou.org.uk/social-media/

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December 8, 2024 at 5:52 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
#Infographics are a great way of summarising lots of content and leaves your tweet or post to just addd additional commentary

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December 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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/

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December 8, 2024 at 5:35 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
Take time to learn your format and craft your tweets and posts. On Twitter remember to retweet! Don’t just like others tweets

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December 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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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December 8, 2024 at 5:19 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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

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December 8, 2024 at 5:14 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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!

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December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
The new feature Twitter threads is great for presentations (like this one) as it links (threads) all your tweets in to one continuous story

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December 8, 2024 at 5:03 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
When all the #tags @handles and links are in, I write the tweet around them

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December 8, 2024 at 4:57 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
When I write s tweet I first add all the important #tags @handles and links in before I add additional explanatory text

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December 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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
December 8, 2024 at 4:47 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
Use the #pinnedtweet feature! You can change this as often as you like so it can always promote your latest research, paper or project

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December 8, 2024 at 4:42 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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
December 8, 2024 at 4:37 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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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December 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Our study linked increased #altmetrics driven mainly by Twitter activity to citations of #ornithology articles.

http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/11/171371

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December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
In our study of #ornithologyshtag/ornithology" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#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

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December 8, 2024 at 4:16 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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.

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December 8, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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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

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December 8, 2024 at 4:06 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
Our study found that Twitter was by far the largest contributor to #altmetrics for articles published in #ornithology journals

http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/11/171371

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December 8, 2024 at 4:01 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
And last year we used #altmetrics to look at the link between #socialmedia mentions and citations for articles published across 10 #ornithology journals.

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December 8, 2024 at 3:56 PM
stevedudley.bsky.social
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.

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December 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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We broadened this to cover the key areas authors could improve their promotion and discoverability of their own published research.

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December 8, 2024 at 3:45 PM