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I’ve been using Twitter (@awojdyla<\/a>) more frequently over the last 3 years, finding a lot value in this tool which allows to address a worldwide audience and reach out to people in a very effective way.<\/p>\n

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Straight goals<\/p>\n<\/div>

Twitter is a very strange medium, in that it can be extremely helpful to reach out to people (the six degrees of separation collapse to one, basically), but whose rules and purpose are hard to understand.<\/p>Here’s a few remarks on my experience, and some resources if you’re interested in engaging the tweet game!<\/p><\/p>\n

Twitter for science<\/h3>

The Berkeley Science Review published a set of practices and advice, which are useful to get started:
\n Toolbox: #Scicomm<\/a> – Berkeley Science Review<\/p>If your goal is to grow a large community of followers, here’s an interesting thread:<\/p>\n

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THREAD: I\u2019m a scientist and I gained 1K TWITTER FOLLOWERS in FIVE WEEKS. Here\u2019s how I did it. #medtwitter<\/a> #epitwitter<\/a> #AcademicTwitter<\/a> #AcademicChatter<\/a> #phdchat<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Epi Barbie, DrPH (@karenerrichetti) August 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>