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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

There is bonus material + other interviews that didn't make it into the book on my website here: mikeyoungacademy.dk/book-social-...
My co-author @bogers.bsky.social book webpage is here:
www.marcelbogers.com/social-media...

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

🦀As a niche medium, iNaturalist does EXTREMELY WELL what mainstream platforms like LinkedIn + Facebook (remember that?) only do well. Not by 'going viral' — but by enabling participation. Thanks Trond for the conversation. You can read more about our book here: www.routledge.com/Social-Media...

Social Media for Research Impact: How Scholars Can Share Ideas, Build Networks, and Make a Difference

This book reviews the effects of the professional use of social media on science and scholarship, providing practical tips, tools, and guidelines for platforms, practices, and routines on social media...

www.routledge.com

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

Our argument: researchers should (also) use platforms that are:
a) already integrated in their field (like iNaturalist), or
b) designed for other tasks but have a social layer that fits one thing researchers do really well.

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

📘I spoke with Trond while working on 'Social Media for Research Impact', a book that I’m co-authoring with @bogers.bsky.social (coming with @routledgebooks.bsky.social early 2026). We dig into cases like this — where a platform supports doing the work, not just talking about it.

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

🪼On iNaturalist, people outside academia aren’t an outreach audience. They’re part of the research infrastructure. That shift has boosted the field of marine biology in ways that a platform like, say, LinkedIn would not be able to do.

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

🪸Marine biologist @trondoskars.bsky.social calls iNaturalist the 'Twitter for species' (let us call it Bluesky for species 😆! ) Amateurs post photos + locations of organisms. Researchers and other skilled amateurs then help ID them. The result: verified, open data on #biodiversity.

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 8h

Most science social media aren’t built for doing science.
But one platform is — and it has reshaped #marine #biology. It is the kind of thing scientists on Bluesky will appreciate, so: Here’s a thread on the platform iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social 👇
mikeyoungacademy.dk/why-niche-so...

Why niche social platforms like iNaturalist matter to science

Forget viral content. Here is a quiet social platform where researcher impact comes from verified observations and open science

mikeyoungacademy.dk

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 15d

Hi Leah, thanks for taking it seriously! Your suggestion would give you a science feed if all scientists used the #sciencesky hashtag. But they don't. So as far as I understand, the problem still persists if you want an alternative Bluesky feed focussing on your scientific interest / best Mike

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 20d

How to avoid politics on Bluesky 🦋 [THREAD]
When scientists left X, many hoped for a quieter space. But politics will take over your feeds unless you actively do something about it. This guide will help you if you just want to follow your scientific interest!
mikeyoungacademy.dk/researchers-...

Researchers are (also) stoking politics on Bluesky. Here is how to avoid it

When researchers migrated from X to Bluesky, the hope was for a quieter space. They wanted less outrage, and more science. But reality is biting back. So here are a few tips to avoid the politics anyw...

mikeyoungacademy.dk

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 20d

💡3/ Spoiler alert: This phenomenon is not just because ALL scientists on Bluesky are from the US, and not because all scientists are into politics. In my post, I give my interpretation.
DISCLAIMER: Goes without saying, I am not making any political statement one way or the other.

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 20d

💡2/ I was inspired to write this by an analysis by my colleague @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social . It shows that among 200 highly influential scientists on Bluesky worldwide, the posts with the most reposts and likes are overwhelmingly about US politics:
lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

Scientists on Bluesky - What are they posting?

lassehjorthmadsen.github.io

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · 20d

How to avoid politics on Bluesky 🦋 [THREAD]
When scientists left X, many hoped for a quieter space. But politics will take over your feeds unless you actively do something about it. This guide will help you if you just want to follow your scientific interest!
mikeyoungacademy.dk/researchers-...

Researchers are (also) stoking politics on Bluesky. Here is how to avoid it

When researchers migrated from X to Bluesky, the hope was for a quieter space. They wanted less outrage, and more science. But reality is biting back. So here are a few tips to avoid the politics anyw...

mikeyoungacademy.dk

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Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social · 24d

It was a great pleasure to present our forthcoming book "Social Media for Research Impact: How scholars can share ideas, build networks, and make a difference" (with Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social) during a seminar at FGV EAEAP @fgvoficial.bsky.social in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Lasse Hjorth Madsen @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social · Sep 8

My favorite side project these days: Analyzing the Bluesky Science community (with @mkeyoung.bsky.social). Just finished a write-up of an angle not explored until now: A look at the most popular posts from the most influential network members. Lots of examples and some funky graphics—fun to explore!

Scientists on Bluesky - What are they posting?

lassehjorthmadsen.github.io

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Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History @brianwernham.bsky.social · Sep 1

"Bluesky: growing status as social media platform of choice for world’s scientists...

...more engagement and original scrutiny than on X"

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Science research gets more engagement on Bluesky than X, study finds

Bluesky posts referencing scholarly articles ‘find substantially higher levels of interaction’ than on Elon Musk’s platform

www.theguardian.com

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Johan Farkas @jfarkas.bsky.social · Aug 22

Presented a poster for 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction' at our department seminar: Can you guess the metaphors?

A poster for the book 'Digital Media Metaphors: A Critical Introduction"

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yes I agree completely. And this is 'kind' behaviour that social media algorithms specifically do NOT reward!

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 20

Oh yes, I would love to know if this turns out to be the case!!

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 20

4/ These are the questions I am pursuing, and I'd love to hear my followers' take! I think that @trineb.bsky.social might like this. Here is there paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Kindness as a public health action - Communications Medicine

Nguyen and Lee discuss how universal practice of kindness is a public health action. Using empirical evidence of randomised controlled trials combined with Rose’s theoretical framework of preventive m...

www.nature.com

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 20

3/ So how would their theory apply to scholarly social media?
• Do kind actions really proliferate on social media?
• How do algorithms help or hinder them?
• Do scholars' generosity on the platforms make academia a better place?

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 20

2/ Their claim: It is a REALLY good idea for society to promote voluntary acts of kindness. It costs little, is socially just, and is available to (and within) every one of us.

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 20

1/ IS KINDNESS CONTAGIOUS?
I had a philosophical conversation with Tri-Long Nguyen — an epidemiologist with an interest in #Zen #Buddhism — about his recent paper with Ji Young Lee on 'Kindness as a public health action'.
[THREAD]
mikeyoungacademy.dk/being-kind-i...

For scholars, being kind could be contagious

A new paper argues that small, voluntary acts of kindness can ripple through communities, improving mental health. What might this mean for researchers on social media?

mikeyoungacademy.dk

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Aug 7

I just submitted a book with Marcel Bogers to Routledge. Here is the link to my latest blog post on what I learned from co-authoring it: mikeyoungacademy.dk/what-i-learn...

What I learned from co-authoring a book

A few reflections on how co-writing a book has been a powerful experience for me.

mikeyoungacademy.dk

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Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · Nov 20

some little bluesky tips 🦋

your blocks, likes, lists, and just about everything except chats are PUBLIC

you can pin custom feeds; i like quiet posters, best of follows, mutuals, mentions

if your chronological feed is overwhelming, you can make and pin make a personal list of "unmissable" people

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Lasse Hjorth Madsen @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social · May 12

So happy to share another update of the growing network of scientists & researchers on Bluesky. ~18k science enthusiasts! With @mkeyoung.bsky.social

✨ See the 100 most influential ones
📊 Explore the interactive visualization
📄 Dive into our methodology
lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

Scientists on Bluesky - What is this?

lassehjorthmadsen.github.io

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