Comments on: Social Media and the Love of Science

By: Lakhyajyoti

Lakhyajyoti — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:06:27 +0000

Great piece of writing. Learn several new things about social media from the post. The popularity of social media is increasing day by day and it has both positive and negative effects on our society.

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By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:16:01 +0000

The beauty of social media is the ability for us to reach much larger audiences in a short time than would have been previously possible. While it may spread misinformation, having more scientists utilizing social media–answering questions, opening dialogues, blogging about research–can help spread the real science and perhaps inspire a much larger interest in the public.

Regardless of the negatives social media may cause, like the possible decrease in attention span, it’s certainly not going anywhere, and I think by embracing social media as a primary method of communication, scientists can make some great strides in diminishing (or abolishing) the intimidation of science, and engage the public in a way like never before. Thanks for the great article!

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Fri, 02 Mar 2012 09:00:20 +0000

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By: Chitra@SocialVani

Chitra@SocialVani — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:51:19 +0000

Like everything else, social media too has its pitfalls. It is reducing concentration / focus levels in the users, especially the young users.

The point you have highlighted above is just a tip of the iceberg. While I am a social media enthusiast personally, I also think that it should be used in moderation.