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Social Media . How and when can I use it for research?. Blogs. Personal opinion Can be useful Check your information News blog example: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog Personal blog example: http://libraryallegra.wordpress.com/ . Micro-blogging. Broadcast media

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Social Media

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  1. Social Media How and when can I use it for research?

  2. Blogs • Personal opinion • Can be useful • Check your information News blog example: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iran-blog Personal blog example: http://libraryallegra.wordpress.com/

  3. Micro-blogging • Broadcast media • Small elements of information • Examples include: • Twitter • Google+ • Tumblr • Facebook

  4. Twitter • Finding information can be tricky • Hashtags • News feeds • Reliable sources • Check links

  5. Hashtags • Word or a phrase prefixed with the symbol # • Good for tracking information • #Jan25 • #seriousgames • Sports • #Bruins • Professional conferences and other events • #PAXeast • Some are just silly • #ImEasilyAnnoyedBy

  6. News Feeds • News is sometimes tweeted • @HuffingtonPost • "Iran planning on taking it pretty far over "Argo" http://huff.to/14RDTLO" • @BBCWorld • "Papal #conclave set to resume in Rome http://bbc.in/X57EWc"

  7. Is a source reliable? • How to tell if a Tweet is reliable • Check the information in other places • Read the profile of the user • If there is a link • See if the link is reliable • If it is an unknown source, double check

  8. Now what? • Finding information can be hard. • Research for hashtags you can search. • Find reliable Twitter feeds.

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