Writing tips for the web - Biovision Next
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This document provides an overview of writing science for the web. It begins with a brief history of scientific blogging, noting its origins in the late 1990s to counter anti-science claims and its growth with research blogging and aggregator sites. Reasons to blog about science include increasing visibility, developing an online reputation, and seeing science from new perspectives. When writing for the web, it is important to know your goals and provide the right level of detail for your audience. Links, images, and other multimedia can help explain concepts but should only be used when truly useful. Proper attribution of sources is also important.
Writing tips for the web - Biovision Next
- 1. Wri$ng 油Science 油 油 for 油the 油Web 油 -足 油 BIOVISION.Next 油2013 油 油 Abby 油Tabor 油(@abbytabor) 油 Science 油Journalist 油 油
- 2. Wri7ng 油for 油the 油web 油 ≒ Science 油blogging: 油A 油short 油history 油 ≒ Why 油blog? 油 ≒ Speci鍖ci7es 油of 油the 油web 油& 油 油 油 油 油 油 油how 油to 油take 油advantage 油
- 3. A 油short 油history 油of 油scien7鍖c 油blogging 油 ≒ First 油plaEorms: 油late 油90s 油 油early 油2000s 油 countering 油an7-足science 油claims 油 油 ≒ Research 油blogging: 油academic 油papers 油 油 Carl 油Zimmer 油 ≒ Journals 油(PLOS), 油aggregators 油(ScienceBlogs), 油 university 油blogs, 油individual 油researchers 油 油 Source: 油Science 油Blogs 油 油de鍖ni3on, 油and 油a 油history 油by 油Bora 油Zivkovic, 油Scien3鍖c 油American 油(7/10/12) 油 油 Pharyngula, 油 PZ 油Myers 油personal 油blog 油
- 4. Why 油blog 油about 油science? 油 ≒ 油visibility 油of 油your 油work 油 ≒ 油visibility 油of 油your 油knowledge 油& 油exper7se 油 ≒ Develop 油your 油e-足reputa7on 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油= 油job 油opportuni3es 油 油 ≒ See 油your 油science 油di鍖erently 油(context, 油impact) 油 ≒ Improve 油wri7ng 油skills 油
- 5. Length: 油Know 油your 油goal 油 ≒ Online 油news 油is 油oYen 油shorter 油 ≒ but 油not 油always. 油 油 油 Know 油why 油youre 油wri$ng 油this 油ar$cle. 油 油 油Simply 油to 油share 油a 油piece 油of 油news? 油 油 油Or 油to 油examine 油a 油complex 油issue? 油 油
- 6. How 油much 油detail? 油 Technical 油wri3ng 油sheds 油truth; 油 油 science 油wri3ng 油breeds 油understanding. 油 -足 油Kris7na 油Bjoran, 油science 油writer 油 油 ≒ Tell 油only 油what 油you 油need 油to 油tell 油 油 油 油 ≒ Interpret 油& 油dis7ll 油 油 ≒ Express 油yourself 油simply: 油 油 油 油 油 油This 油is 油not 油academic 油wri7ng! 油 No 油glory 油in 油long 油sentences. 油 油
- 7. How 油much 油detail?, 油cont. 油 ≒ Break 油it 油down, 油step 油by 油step 油 油 油1 油ar7cle 油= 油1 油goal/angle 油 油 油 油 油 油1 油paragraph 油= 油1 油message 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油1 油sentence 油= 油1 油idea 油
- 8. The 油Beauty 油of 油Web 油Ar7cles 油 油 Links 油 油...provide 油depth 油in 油ways 油unique 油to 油the 油web 油medium. 油 油 油-足 油Robert 油Niles, 油in 油Online 油Journalism 油Review 油 油 ≒ Cite 油your 油sources 油 ≒ Explain 油details 油/ 油de鍖ni7ons 油 ≒ Open 油up 油discussion 油 油(Twieer, 油blogs: 油 油more 油info, 油connect 油& 油share) 油 But 油 ≒ Clueer 油& 油distract 油 ≒ Lead 油reader 油away 油from 油your 油ar7cle 油 油 Use 油links 油when 油truly 油useful. 油
- 9. The 油Beauty 油of 油Web 油Ar7cles 油 油 Images 油 ≒ A 油diagram 油or 油video 油may 油explain 油beeer 油 ≒ Beau7ful 油images 油draw 油us 油in 油 油 油 ≒ Very 油popular 油on 油Facebook 油& 油Twieer 油 ≒ Many 油available 油in 油public 油domain/ 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油Crea7ve 油Commons 油license 油 油 油
- 10. 油 Source: 油CDC 油/ 油Frank 油Collins 油
- 11. (Credit: 油Dr 油Jonathan 油Clarke. 油Wellcome 油Images. 油(Flickr/Rebecca-足Lee)) 油
- 12. Credit: 油Flickr 油/ 油LiebeGaby 油
- 13. Photo: 油Mike 油Bear 油
- 14. The 油Beauty 油of 油Web 油Ar7cles 油 油 Images 油-足 油Free, 油open 油resources 油 油 油Crea3ve 油Commons 油license 油or 油public 油domain 油 ≒ Flickr.com 油 ≒ 500px.com 油 ≒ CDC 油-足 油Public 油Health 油Image 油Library 油(PHIL) 油 油Copyright, 油with 油free 油use 油 ≒ NASA, 油ESA 油 油 Cite 油your 油source. 油 油
- 15. The 油Beauty 油of 油Web 油Ar7cles 油 油 Visibility 油 油 Google 油has 油needs, 油too. 油 ≒ Search 油Engine 油Op7miza7on 油(SEO) 油 油key 油words 油in 油7tle 油 油 油 Make 油your 油3tle 油tweetable. 油 ≒ < 油140 油characters 油lets 油Twieer 油users 油share 油your 油piece 油 油 油 油 油 油Connect! 油 The 油web 油is 油about 油connec7on. 油Use 油it! 油 油 油
- 16. Back 油to 油basics: 油Notetaking 油 Prepare 油background 油 油 油 Dont 油try 油to 油write 油every 油word 油 ≒ 油 sure 油quotes 油 ≒ 油 key 油data 油 Develop 油your 油own 油system 油 ≒ 油 symbols, 油abbrevia7ons, 油drop 油vowels 油 油 Return 油to 油your 油notes 油ASAP 油& 油鍖ll 油in 油blanks 油 油
- 17. The 油Beauty 油of 油Web 油Ar7cles 油 油 Online 油Resources 油 ≒ The 油Open 油Notebook 油 ≒ NASW 油(Natl 油Associa7on 油of 油Science 油Writers) 油 ≒ Duke 油Univ. 油Scien7鍖c 油Wri7ng 油Resource 油 油 and 油 ≒ Science 油bloggers! 油 油
- 18. Thank 油you. 油 Hope 油to 油see 油you 油& 油your 油science 油on 油the 油web! 油