My Interviewees on Social Media

Now that we've learned a little more about these two people, lets see what their social footprint has to say about them. They both spoke about the importance of social media in their fields, so this post is exploring how much of an impact do they have on social media.

Benjamin Renquist:

I can proudly say that I hardcore 'stalked' Benjamin on Facebook and found out that a couple of years ago he was selling his house in Nashville, has an adorable wife, and wears really short shorts when he goes running. He is also on Linked In as a more professional way of presenting himself, listing his experiences and past jobs and such. On Facebook he is more open about his personal life verses his more serious side on Linked In which can be expected from the premise of these two places for social media.

In the academic journals, he has a much much more elevated vocabulary and has a different tone than in his social media accounts. He often speaks more about himself on social media rather than the articles, where he speaks about the actual research.

For example, On Facebook he says this:

"OK, going to use a status update to pimp my house" 

And on one of his journal articles he is more formal:

"Pregnancy rate, calving interval, birth weight, weaning weight, and quarterly BCS were collected for 5 consecutive years"

S. Patricia Stock:

Patricia was also an easy person to 'stalk' on Facebook as well as Linked in, however, there was limited access to most of the social media accounts and she didn't delve into twitter or tumblr. In her Facebook posts she posts heavily in Spanish as she is from Argentina. On Facebook she is more calm and laid back verses her more formal research articles. 

I would describe her social media presence as limited, but after talking to her more about social media, she is very open and hopes to delve into it more and more as she continues her research.

Again, she is very different on social media than in her Journal articles, focusing more on the topic than on herself.

For example, her more serious tone in her articles:

"Nematodes are non-segmented animals with excre-tory, nervous, digestive, reproductive 

and muscular systems but lacking circulatory and respiratory systems"

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