Couple of people amongst us prefer social medias like facebook,twitter and Instagram etc when they are invited to be member of Research gate.How do you see this matter,what can be the reasons behind it?
Is it lack of awareness ?
lack advertisement by RG?
or any other factor?
This is difficult for me to answer as I do not belong or participate in any social medias.
Participating in Research Gate helps to keep me focused and gain colleagues in my area. Sorry to say, but the topic of making friends "spreads me too thin". I did not get involved with RD to make friends, but to exchange information in my area (biomechanics of the pelvis). I value comments. I value researchers who show me my faults and help me to correct them. Making friends to be liked and admired is for social media. Correcting my errors or positive comments on my research is where my real friends lie. in Research Gate. However, I believe Research Gate ihas gotten off target with its emphasis on friendship. I would like to see similar projects cataloged so various specialties can access them easily. You are all nice people, but, please, if you are not interested in sharing pertinent information on biomechanics of the pelvis, work to find people with similar interests on RD.
Dear Syad
I don t prefer social media because we lose time there with the thing without scientific sense, but for in researchgates, I found all opportunities that I'm looking for, such as interesting papers, good collaborators, advice, comments, friends, ...it's better for me.
Awareness of and exposure to RG is widespread among my fellow researchers across continents.
My fellows without on active RG profile have made a considered decision based on their cost (time) and benefits.
For me, benefits include quick and affordable access to research papers and the opportunity to discuss science with the authors. However, experience has made me reluctant to discuss research ideas, concepts and insights in depth before we have published. In this context, software, data, methods and results seem a safer bet for Q&A.
if i share my experience i was on one of the social media for last four years and was spending more than 2 hours daily from my hectic schedule --- so all my family time and leisure time was going to that social media where i had more than 3000 friends, they are of different categories (in my case )
1) whatever you upload or write they like it--- they are blind appreciators they need you or they respect you. -- 60% ( students,candidates,subordinates,employees,colleagues ,job seekers etc)
2) Whatever you write or upload which you believe is very important for your friends,they respond about 5% (in my case).
3) whatever you write they criticise--- Jealousy lovers-- 5%
4) They read and watch but never like or comment on your comments or postings ( relatives and enemies- 15% in my case)
5) Politics lovers; if you share a posting related to politics or society they jump in with their ideas regardless of their background. (5%).
6) They added you by chance and they are lost--- either inactive or sleeping friends-10%.
in that social media i found my self in a jungle where i felt unsecured.
Few months back one of my co-author invited me to Research gate-- i responded on his third of forth email followed by a telephone call.
Since then i have my university then clinic then RG- and weekends mostly for family and RG. and i spend hardly 5-10 mins per day on that social media.I was addicted of that Thanx RG to help me to get rid of that addiction.
At RG I downloaded hundreds of excellent articles, many questions and answers opened my eyes by knowing how people from different backgrounds and origins think about one thing how they share.
I am still learning how to get max benefit of GR and articles on it but one thing is panic when i see someone with 200 articles have RG score of 40 but another member having no research article have good 240 ( because of answers and reads and bla bla).
RG will loose its dignity and respect and literary or extraordinary people will be depressed and leave it or another similar site will come and attract all those who are researchers. So people entered through RESEARCH GATE will go to RESEARCH PARADISE.
I request RG management to keep it mind.
Thanx to all RG friends for their input,i respect your opinion.
i look forward to hear from other friends.
I consider Researchgate the most outstanding worldwide instrument to be in contact with researchers in plural fields, Jorge (F, de C.)
Different social media platforms serve different functions.
ResearchGate is for professional interactions, whereas Facebook and other general platforms are for more social and personal life interactions.
Sometimes I think I would lie to see a Facebook-like "wall" or timeline in ResearchGate, but that would greatly change the character of the site and it might not be a good thing.
I think this happens because maybe the person invited to this platform does not anything about it.
Best wishes,
Litart
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