My Interviewees on Social Media

            This blogpost was able to give me a better insight on how my interviewees take advantage of different forms of social media.

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What are the names of each interviewee and which social media networks were you able to find each of them on?

Allison Gabriel:

• Linkedin
• Twitter

Jerel Slaughter:

• Linkedin

How would you describe each interviewee's social media presence? What kinds of things are they talking about or sharing on social media? How does their persona on social media differ from their persona in the pages of the academic journal?

Allison Gabriel: Allison Gabriel can only be found on Linkedin and Twitter.  Her Linkedin is very informative on everything that she is associated with. She has over 500 connections, and one can find groups that she's a part of, awards and honors, pages she's following, and an extensive background analysis. She also has a Twitter account made in 2013 that seems to be more active now than in the past with a little over 450 tweets. She seems to tweet about things in her area of expertise, and it all stays professional. It appears to be more of links to posts, and one can see that she is a happy alumni of Penn State. Her persona on social media is very much like her persona in her academic journals. She speaks very professionally and presents information that supports what she has to say. For example she promotes some of her research with Serge da Motta Veiga in this tweet.

Jerel Slaughter: The only form of social media that I could find for Jerel was his Linkedin, which had minimal information compared to that of Allison Gabriel. There is a slight background on his professional and academic career. It also includes the groups he is a part of and the pages that he follows. Seeing as though his Linkedin account is his only form of social media, it is hard to make a connection with his publications.