LABROOTS AND OTHER

SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR

THE MEDICAL SCIENTIST
Real Collaboration or False Information?
Ryan Mullins
EDT321: Computer Literacy: Mobile Tech
 • Social Networking
• Advancement of Science
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explore

• Education
labroots.com

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 Virtual
Events

Articles Webinars

LabRoots
Features

Webcasts News

Continuing
Education

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Who Uses LabRoots?
Student
16% Research Scientist
21%

Other
Clinician/Medical Tech 3%
15%
Engineer/Industrial Tech
4%

Executive
5%

Lab Management Professor/Instructor

10% 7%

Doctor/Medical Expert Post Doc

10% 9%
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LabRoots

• Provides Free Continuing

Education Credits
• Provides Updated Scientific
Information

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Social Media: Pros and Cons
Is
social
media
good
or
bad?

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Social Media: Pros and Cons
PROS CONS

Real collaboration False information

Strengthen relationships/networking Ruin employment prospects

Increase life quality/reduce health problems Increase stress

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Pro: Real Collaboration
Reputable People Accurate Information

Scientific Progress Collaboration

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Con: False Information
Unethical Scientists

Misinformation Inaccurate data

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THANK YOU MUCH,
I APPRECIATE YOUR
INTEREST AND
ATTENTION.

Contact Me:
Ryan.Mullins.1@asu.edu

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Works Cited
• Science News, Educational Webinars & Virtual Events. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2019, from https://www.labroots.com/
• LabRoots Fact Sheet: Demographics. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2019, from
https://assets.labroots.com/_public/_files/system/static-content/press-room/LabRoots-Fact-Sheet-2019.pdf
• Social Networking ProCon.org. (n.d.). Retrieved February 21, 2019, from https://socialnetworking.procon.org/
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