From Academia to Social Media

In this post, I am going to be looking up an author who was featured in the Engineering and Mining Journal (2014) on social media and report what I have learned about them from this medium.

Elaine R. Wilson.  "Mountain Bluebird" via Wikipedia.  CC SA license.

What is the name of the author (from the academic journal) that you selected and which social media networks were you able to find her/him on?

The author I selected is Steve Fiscor.  I was able to find Fiscor on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

How would you describe the author's social media presence? What kinds of things are they talking about or sharing on social media? Write a brief description of what you learned about them through the listed social media feeds.

Fiscor's LinkedIn purely professionally and simply illustrates Fiscor's skills and previous work experience, similar to a resume.  On his Facebook, Fiscor shares photos of him and his children doing general family activities such as having dinner and playing golf.  His Twitter is professional, and he uses it to tweet about new editions of the E&MJ and general professional activity.

Now return to the piece that this author published in the academic journal (from Blog Posts 6.5 & 6.6). How does their persona on social media differ from their persona in the pages of the academic journal? Be specific and cite details from both the journal and the social media posts you discovered.

Fiscor's LinkedIn and Twitter do not differ from his published persona.  All three personas are professional.

"While one is too many, only 40 US miners died on the job in 2014. #Coal #mining deaths fell from 20 in 2013 to 16 in 2014, the lowest ever" -from Fiscor's Twitter.

Fiscor's Facebook shows a different side to his life, demonstrating what goes on in his life outside of work.  However, the overall persona doesn't really change as Fiscor still presents himself as a functioning adult.

"Lunch time at top of the Swiss Alps. Driving winds 20 mph, blinding snow, and maybe 25 F. Refreshing. That's the weather report, back to the slopes for a few more runs" - from Facebook.