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INTRO:

The proposal explores using Twitter not just as a platform for chatting, but for playing games and exchanging information in an educational way. Many attendees will not have considered using Twitter in this way--i.e., using hashtags to play a game and therefore facilitate very specific conversations--so this proposal offers to address an interesting and informative topic in a unique way.

MERITS:

The proposed contribution is appealing for taking a platform that many attendees will know well and looking at it as a tool for achieving a specific goal using techniques that most attendees will not have considered--or, at least, that they won't have considered as having a distinctly educational purpose. The talk will also think about the important question 'what next', in terms of building on scicomm activities rather than allowing them to go stagnant; it will provide an interesting exploration of how you can move from one platform into another and capitalise on social media success in order to achieve additional scicomm goals.

CRITIQUE:

There are no weaknesses in this proposal.

DISCUSSION:

The proposal sounds interesting and relevant and does not require any improvements.

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INTRO:

This abstract describes the online social media game #DamOrNot and goes onto described the contents of the proposed talk - how the game fcommunicates science, how to measure engagement and potential expansions.

MERITS:

This abstract clearly outlines the proposed talk and talk contents in language that is easy and straightforward to follow. It reads well and contains interesting content. The questions at the beginning hook the readers interest and encourage the reading of the rest of the abstract.

CRITIQUE:

None

DISCUSSION:

This abstract is effective for encouraging interest in the proposed talk, and covers some important aspects of science communication not covered in the other talks in the symposium, namely social media and interactive outreach games. The talk will hopefully inspire attendees to explore this method of science communication in their own work.