====== Web Tools ======

===== Twitter =====
  * The big questions
    * What information do you want to get?
    * What information do you want to create/propagate?
    * How do you want others to see you?
  * Why use social media?
    * To know
      * New publications
      * People’s thoughts
    * To be known (visibility)
      * Your online presence
    * To interact
      * Open conversation threads
    * Private messages 
  * Decisions to make
    * Purpose?
    * Target audience?
  * References
    * https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.9b01273
    * https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007513
    * https://blogs.plos.org/scicomm/2019/06/18/a-nifty-guide-for-academics-on-using-twitter/
    * https://www.natureindex.com/news-blog/ten-tips-tweeting-research-academic
    * https://plantae.org/how-top-scientists-use-twitter-to-support-their-research/
    * https://www.physoc.org/magazine-articles/scientists-and-social-media-can-you-tweet-your-way-to-impact/
    * https://www.fasttrackimpact.com/post/2018/02/16/how-to-generate-research-impact-from-twitter-and-linkedin
    * https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229446


===== Online Profiles =====
  * ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
    * Work, education, publication; simplified CV
    * Used by many journals to identify authors
    * Strongly recommended for people interested in an academic career
    * All lab members should sign up for an account and fill out the basic info
  * Google Scholar
    * Publication list and citation statistics
    * Email notifications of new publications based on keyword/people
    * Strongly recommended for people interested in an academic career
  * Web of Science (WoS)
    * More limited than Google Scholar
    * Includes contribution as editors/reviewers
    * Recommended for people interested in an academic career
  * LinkedIn
    * “Facebook for industry”
    * Strongly recommended for people interested in moving to industry


===== Other =====
  * [[https://joplinapp.org/|Joplin]]: notes 
  * Group chat
    * [[https://mattermost.com/|Mattermost]]: option for self-hosting; takes effort & resource to setup but offers privacy/security
    * [[https://discord.com/|Discord]]: easy to use; privacy concern
    * [[https://slack.com/|Slack]]: good integration with other tools; free plan is limited, paid plans can be expensive for large teams
  * [[https://doodle.com/|Doodle]]: scheduling
  * [[https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/|Worldtimebuddy]]: time zone conversion
  * [[https://delinea.com/resources/password-generator-it-tool|Delinea-password]]: random password generator
  * [[https://coolors.co/|Coolors]]: color palettes 
  * [[https://colorbrewer2.org/|Colorbrewer]]: color palettes 
  * [[https://biorender.com/|BioRender]]: making science figures
  * [[https://benchling.com/|Benchling]]: planning molecular biology experiments
    * For our lab members
      * Sign-up using this invitation code: [[https://benchling.com/signup?pubref=pubref_OIFaKKff]]
      * Request to join IPMB/lab groups