TITLE:
Social Networks Sites (SNSs) Available to Promotion of Biotechnology Summit (BS12 & BS14) & Int. Biotechnol. Color J.
AUTHORS:
Susana Lozano-Muñiz, José Antonio Hernández Contreras, José Antonio Rosales Barrales
KEYWORDS:
Social Network Sites, International Research Journals, Biotechnology Journals, Open Access Publishing Journals, Non Profit Scholar Organizations
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.2 No.7,
July
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: Social network sites (SNSs) such as
Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook,
BioWebSpin, Blogger are increasingly attracting the attention of millions
users, academic and industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and
reach. They can vary in the extent to which they incorporate new information
and communication tools, such as mobileconnectivity, blogging, and
photo/video-sharing. SNSs have the potential to increase the reach and
efficiency of essential Open Access Publishing Journals, such as researches
and communications. Objective: The article showed the different kinds of SNSs
available in promotion of the aim of the International Foundation for
Biotechnology Research & Early Stimulation in the Culture of Health,
Nutrition, Sport, Art, Science, Technology and Society civil association, a
nonprofit organization (IFFBRAESITCOHNSASTAS A.C.) biotechnology summit 2012
& 2014 (BS12 & BS14) as the publication of International Biotechnology
Color Journal (Int. Biotechnol. Color J.). Methods: We performed a systematic
review and use of the social networks available in this area of the world as Instagram,
Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook (Fb), BioWebSpin& Blogger. Results: A
total of 7 SNSs were used to promote BS12, BS14 and the Int. Biotechnol. Color
J. publication. The first three SNSs did not provide statistics or graphical
analyses of the behavior of the network. The system provided the number of followers,
following, post, and the comments and the option to share or how qualify the
post; the last four SNSs systems offer statistical analyses of various aspects
as set forth in the figures. Conclusion: The number of organization that uses
SNSs has been steadily increasing in the past 9 years. SNSs available and
trending in this part of the world can be useful to promotion of events as
BS12, BS14 and the Int. Biotechnol. Color J. publication.