Scientists Use Social Media
Overview of recent survey of scientists’ use of social media.
tags: social_media, social_networking, science2.0, scholarship2.0

BioInformatics LLC conducted a survey in November 2007 that found some interesting trends:

77% of life scientists participate in some type of social media
50% see blogs, discussion groups, online communities, and social networking as beneficial to sharing ideas with colleagues
85% […]