Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-20 Thread William Silvert
exta-feira, 20 de Novembro de 2009 5:01 Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking Bill's story is quite amusing, but serious amateurs (some of whom might be bartenders and waitresses, and other non-academic rabble) might be hard-pressed to remain amused under such circumstances. While a

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-20 Thread Dennis Pilien
orward" towards our goal(s). From: Jocelyn Tsai To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Sent: Thu, November 19, 2009 11:37:22 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking Note: Forwarded message is attached. Junk Score: 2 out of 10 (below your Auto Allow

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-20 Thread Wayne Tyson
heir study can help me jell my understanding of ecological principles, I'd like to hear what they're up to. - Original Message - From: "William Silvert" To: Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking Many thanks

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread Yasmin Lucero
I set up a profile on Academia.edu and have been pretty impressed with their interface. They have several features on the profiles pages that are tailored to academic needs, including a very natural way to upload CVs and pdfs of publications. I get the impression that they are working steadily to i

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread William Silvert
Many thanks to all of you who responded, both on and off list. I spent the afternoon trying out the various suggestions, and the best for my purposes seems to be academia.edu which many people recommended. The others seem to be suffering from newness and there were a number of inappropriate mes

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread Kevin Burls
www.Academia.edu is a somewhat successful site that operates as an academic family tree of sorts. Where it's filled in, there can be useful in finding students of a particular advisor or topic. I think if people really got into it, the site could be a useful repository for academic lineages. It als

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread Joanne Isaac
rants, jobs, news" > (on behalf of William Silvert >) >Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking >To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > >I've joined a few of the various social networks and find them of little >professional value, although I have met up with some old f

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread Jocelyn Tsai
Nature currently has an online website that is very similar to a social network that lets you search and connect with people in a given field, set up discussions, read key papers on a given topic. For teachers, it also has materials you can bring to the classroom. It has many other functions wort

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread Wendee Holtcamp
You definitely can create a list on facebook and send email just to that list (Go to Compose email and it will say "type the name of a friend, list or email address." I have created lists but not to the extent I probably could/should. As a writer I really enjoy facebook for its various social netwo

[ECOLOG-L] Scientific Networking

2009-11-19 Thread William Silvert
I've joined a few of the various social networks and find them of little professional value, although I have met up with some old friends and schoolmates. However it strikes me that this kind of networking could be of considerable value to scientists, and I am posting to enquire whether any sui