Science Community Migrates from Twitter/X to Bluesky for Professional Networking
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Summary
The article discusses how the science community is migrating from Twitter/X to Bluesky as their preferred social media platform. Marine biologist David Shiffman, who previously trained thousands of scientists on using Twitter for professional networking and science communication, has shifted to Bluesky due to changes under Elon Musk's ownership. The platform change reflects broader dissatisfaction with Twitter/X among scientific communities who value the platform for sharing research, networking with colleagues, and public science communication.
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he trained more than 2,000 early career scientists on how to best use the platform for professional goals: networking with colleagues, sharing new scientific papers, and communicating with interested members of the public
But when Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, renaming it X, changes to both the platform
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