Social Media for Research and Scholarly Communication: Network

News sharing site where users collectively determine top stories by "up-" or "down-voting" each item. Subscribe to "subreddits" (topic categories) pertaining to your interests. Especially effective for promoting research findings.

Social network best suited to learn and promote research news. Post brief descriptions and links and follow colleagues and pertinent topics.

Using Internet relay chat (IRC) to facilitate communication & messaging in the form of text. Allows for community building and workplace exchanges and is fully searchable and can serve conferences and large groups.

Academia.edu helps academics follow the latest research in their field: follow what academics in your field are working on, the latest papers they are publishing, talks they are giving, blog posts and status updates they are writing.

Social network for current and former research scientists

A social utility that connects people with friends and others who work , study and live around them

Exchange information, ideas and opportunities

Organize, share and discover research papers

An online network for researchers, sponsored by Sage.

Professional network for scientists

A free science library and personal learning tool by Nature Publishing Group. Currently concentrates on genetics and cell biology, which include the topics of evolution, gene expression, and the rich complexity of cellular processes shared by living organisms.

A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Career advice, news, connect to fellow academics, and access career management tools.