I am happy to announce that I have created a Twitter account, that will become an essential resource towards the research and assignments completed throughout Writing 39C. As stated in my Twitter bio, I want to become better informed on issues that animals face. As one of the first steps in setting up my Twitter, I uploaded a photo of myself and a background image containing various animal silhouettes. I also decided to link my Writing 39C ePortfolio, so my followers have the opportunity to track my work and research topic on animal science. Right after, I began following important researchers, scientists, and prominent experts in the field. The first Twitter accounts I began to follow were from writers involved in the TIME article, “The Animal Mind,” like Jeffrey Kluger, Carl Zimmer, and Dr. Temple Grandin. I figured they would be knowledgeable and informed in the different branches of animal science like friendships, social groups, communication, and mourning because of the extensive information provided in the article. Next, I also thought that following many of the researchers, advocates, and experts mentioned in “The Animal Mind,” would be another good start in obtaining information and evidence in the future. Although some of the names included in the text did not have Twitter accounts, I was able to follow some of the researchers like Lauren Brent, Barbara J. King, Joan Silk, and Peter Singer. While I did take time to see some of their recent tweet and retweets, I also looked at the accounts they followed. I feel this was more helpful in finding other accounts that relate to the purpose of my Twitter, than the ones suggested by the platform. As a result, I followed not only did I follow new researchers like Kotrina, but I also found animal-research and issue-based organizations that caught my attention like AnimWelfareSci and Animal Protection US. The next step included tweeting and retweeting anything that I saw of interest and evidence for the research that Writing 39C requires. I tackled this task by starting to scroll through my Twitter feed and just retweet anything that I thought would not only help me but my peers too. In addition to this, I posted some tweets related to articles I read through my internet research on animal science. My initial posts thus did consist of a variety of topics and animals, but afterwards, I realized that the topics were mostly in regards to animal cognition and animal cruelty (two topics I am interested in). While I am not sure what branch within animal science I will research in the coming weeks, I do have a sense of what animal I could be focusing my research around. In fact, I followed some organizations that advocate for the endangered species I am interested in which include red pandas, sea turtles, and bears. I must admit I had to delete some of my tweets and then post them again because I would forget to include the hashtag #39canimals (our class hashtag). Nonetheless, after this first time exposure to Twitter, I feel more confident in how this social media platform works. I really love how through Twitter there is an abundance of information on animal science; in the few hours I was on Twitter, I learned so many animal related issues and ongoing research. I am excited to what new things I will be reading, retweeting and tweeting. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter @DCSiquin!
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