TikTok
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TikTok is one of the fastest-growing new social media platforms. The video sharing app allows users to share short videos (15 seconds-3 minutes) which can be viewed and shared by others.
A key feature of the app is its algorithm, which heavily curates what viewers are shown based on previous video interactions, creating communities based on topic, genre and trends.
TikTok has become increasingly popular with researchers and academics, who are finding fun and creative ways to share information and debunk mis-information with a younger audience.
| Useful Tik-Tok Links |
Blogging & Vlogging
| Blogging |
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That blogging thing
Blogging advice from The Research Whisperer -
How to write a blogpost from your journal article in eleven easy steps.
Learn how to make your research more accessible with a blog post
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How to Promote Your Research Through Blogging
Advice on blogging your research from Helen Eassom, Assistant Marketing Manager, Content And Communications, Wiley
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Academic Blogging
Why you should blog about your research, from the London School of Economics and Political Science
| Vlogging |
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Academic Vlogs: 5 tips to get you started
Tips to start vlogging about your research -
Why You Should Start a Research Vlog: LUCAS Explains
LUCAS Explains is a series of PhD Vlogs from Leiden University
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Vlog 166 - Video for PhD students
Advice from Tara Brabazon, Dean of Graduate Research, Flinders University
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Vlog 57 How (and why) to write a blog
Advice from Tara Brabazon, Dean of Graduate Research, Flinders University
Other Useful Links
Social Media Platforms for Academics, A Breakdown of the Networks - great overview of the Social media networks available.
A-Z of Social Media for Academics - definitive guide to the social media tools available to academics, and how you can use them as you go about your scholarly work
10 ways to use social media to get your research noticed - Four experts offer their advice on getting the most out of social media as an academic