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“Social media: a guide for researchers”
This guide shows how social media can help researchers in their work – based on the experience of 10 researchers. It lists commonly used social media into groups for: communication, collaboration, and multi-media sharing. Communication via blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. … Continue reading
Twitter data accurately tracked Haiti cholera outbreak
A study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene showed that social media were roughly as accurate as the official records which recorded the start and progress of the disease epidemic. They were available much more quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged 'flu, Bristol University, cholera, Epidemics, geotagging, Haiti, SciDev Net, social media, Twitter
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