title: An introduction to social media for scientists.
abstract: Online social media tools can be some of the most rewarding and informative resources for scientists-IF you know how to use them.
authors: UC Davis Genome Center, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA. holly.bik@gmail.com
authors: Holly M
authors: HM
authors: Bik
authors: Miriam C
authors: MC
authors: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D059232:Laboratory Personnel; D061108:Social Media / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D060756:Social Networking; D012984:Software
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