Scientists Don’t Use Social Media

From the 21 April 2011 posting of the Krafty Librarian

According the article “Scientists & Social Media” in Lab Manager Magazine, a survey 200 lab managers revealed that most of these scientists didn’t use social media for work.  Yet they are some of the exact types of people who should.

“Laboratories are at the forefront of research and analysis. But when it comes to communication, they are followers rather than leaders and can be very slow to adopt innovations.”

The article states the three most popular reasons for not using social networking resources are:

1. Blurred boundaries between private and business life
2. Loss of productivity
3. Fear that confidential information will be leaked

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