tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post297407803420968892..comments2024-03-28T00:36:36.460-07:00Comments on The Tree of Life: Why I Tweet and Blog: Captured by Beryl Lieff Benderly Jonathan Eisenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953790938128734305noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-85662366976113719362014-10-03T07:19:40.955-07:002014-10-03T07:19:40.955-07:00I had a very poor result in my first serious dust-...I had a very poor result in my first serious dust-up with the media in 2006, in the pre-twitter days. I have actually been using social media to correct certain misstatements of fact and intent that were started by poor (sensationalist) science reporting back then. And even then, there were excellent reporters (Alison Motluck who wrote for CBC) in addition to poor ones that shall go unnamed...Kirk Maxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11864529687578909475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-66702635363371087652014-10-03T04:47:25.669-07:002014-10-03T04:47:25.669-07:00http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazi...<a href="http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_02_28/science.opms.r1400141" rel="nofollow">http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_02_28/science.opms.r1400141</a>Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10781944.post-87800835498600997372014-10-03T04:46:54.982-07:002014-10-03T04:46:54.982-07:00It continues to amaze me how many other scientists...It continues to amaze me how many other scientists I know (or any professional for that matter) say things like "Why do you use Twitter? Isn't that for teenagers?" It's nice to see Science Careers still plugging away at the importance of Social Media nowadays. They ran a similar story last February (shameless self promotion follows!) http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_02_28/science.opms.r1400141 Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.com