{"id":122,"date":"2013-01-09T13:17:36","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T13:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/?p=122"},"modified":"2013-02-27T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T13:47:43","slug":"social-media-a-world-of-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/2013\/01\/09\/social-media-a-world-of-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media. A World of Possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"

I grew up in a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada.\u00a0 When I was in high school I joined a pen pal program that linked students from across the world.\u00a0 I spent years writing and receiving letters from a girl in Germany.\u00a0\u00a0 I still live and work in Northern Ontario and yesterday I organized a Skype meeting with a colleague in England.\u00a0 I know I\u2019ve given a lot of clues about my age in this anecdote; however, I\u2019m happy to be the age that I am and feel lucky to have witnessed the incredible changes in technology.\u00a0 I think any of you who searched for information from books in a library, or typed assignments on a typewriter, will understand the wonder and amazement with which I view our new world.<\/p>\n

Out of curiosity I googled \u2018world internet use\u2019.\u00a0 A total of 34.3% of the population uses the internet.\u00a0 Highest use is in North America (78.6%), next Australia (67.6%) and Europe (63.2%).\u00a0 Although numbers are lower in other parts of the world, the growth of internet use in the past 10 years has been phenomenal; Latin America\/Caribbean (1,310.8% increase), Middle East (2,639.9% increase) and Africa (3,606.7% increase)[1]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The internet has led to the development of social media. There are many types of social media and all are used extensively.\u00a0 Youtube \u201cis the largest collection of videos on the internet. More than 24 hours of video are published every minute\u201d [2]<\/a>(p. 38). Twitter is used by millions of people who send more than 200 million tweets each day. [3]<\/a>Twitter is a way to influence content that people review such as articles, news, blogs.[4]<\/a>\u00a0 Facebook network is used by 149 million Americans each month; each one connected to an average of 214 people.[5]<\/a> It is estimated that 92% of social network site users are on Facebook.4<\/a> \u00a0Facebook provides social networks in real time, promoting diffusion and social support and sites can include links to blogs and websites4,5<\/a>. Wikis are social media that encourage social interaction, support, collaborative learning and information sharing; Blogs are a way to disseminate opinions and information to communities; the sense of community establishes a sense of support and encouragement for the members.2<\/a><\/p>\n

The internet and social media have had a profound impact on the information we are privy to, and the speed at which we receive it.\u00a0 We learn about important world events, such as the protests against rape in India, in an instant. We are entertained, enlightened and educated by the internet and social media and the possibilities for communication and dissemination of information are only limited by our imaginations.<\/p>\n

Many people I know don\u2019t use the internet and social media.\u00a0 They\u2019re afraid, or don\u2019t want to take the time to learn.\u00a0 However, I\u2019m excited and intrigued with social media and what it can offer me personally and professionally.\u00a0 For example, I\u2019ve searched Youtube for laughing baby videos to cheer me up, for information about getting rid of fruit flies and to help me figure out how to run a statistical analysis. I have a Facebook account to keep in touch with friends and I joined Twitter.\u00a0 In fact, it was my interest in social media that led me to the position of Assistant Editor at the EBNursing Journal, to tweeting and blogging for this group and to setting up the EBN Twitter Journal Club.<\/p>\n

I think perhaps by now you may have figured out the purpose of this blog.\u00a0 I hope to encourage all of you to join our EBN Twitter Journal Club!\u00a0 It\u2019s easy and fun. You don\u2019t have to register or even identify yourself. It\u2019s a great opportunity to connect with nurses from around the world to discuss issues important to our practice.\u00a0 The following link will take you to information about how to join the discussion about interesting and relevant research articles https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/about-ebn-twitter-journal-club\/<\/a> and https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/2013\/01\/04\/week-one-ebn-twitter-journal-club\/<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0I hope you agree with me that our world holds amazing opportunities, in this case to learn from each other and to advance our profession.\u00a0 The first discussion starts on January 17th<\/sup>. I hope to see you there!<\/p>\n

Roberta Heale<\/p>\n

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[1]<\/a> http:\/\/www.internetworldstats.com\/stats.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[2]<\/a> Yarrow, L.\u00a0 (2012). Becoming social media savvy: using web 2.0 to enhance education. Topics in Clinical Nutrition, 27<\/i>(1), 34-40.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[3]<\/a> Schmidt, C.\u00a0 (2012). Trending now: using social media to predict and track disease outbreaks.\u00a0 Environmental Health Perspectives, <\/i>120(1), A31-A33.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[4]<\/a> Ralph, L., Berglas, N., Schartz, S., & Brindis, C.\u00a0 (2011). Finding teens in TheirSpace: using social networking sites to connect youth to sexual health services. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 8, <\/i>38-49.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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[5]<\/a> Cobb, N., Graham, A.\u00a0 (2012).\u00a0 Health behavior interventions in the age of Facebook. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 43<\/i>(5), 571-572.<\/p>\n

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