NPG’s Pinterest Advent Calendar

NPG’s Pinterest Advent Calendar

Each year on Of Schemes and Memes we try to celebrate Christmas in some science-inspired way. So far we’ve had our YuleTube CalendarLou’s festive poem and Viktor Poor’s themed cartoon. This year is no different!

Back in August we unveiled our new account on Pinterest, the pinboard-style, photo-sharing website which enables users to create and manage image collections. You can find Nature Publishing group’s page here – where we’ve created boards exhibiting some of the cover art, videos and infographics from our website and journals.

This year we are feeling particularly festive, and to celebrate what we hope has been a brilliant year, we’ve created a Pinterest Advent Calendar:

Behind each window you won’t find a chocolate surprise…You will, however, find a written clue to help you identify what could be a picture, video, paper, infographic or special holiday treat. Don’t forget to check back each day for a new clue!

You can also join in the online conversation using the #npgadvent hashtag – and if you’re already a Pinterest user, follow us and get re-pinning!

NPG is now on Pinterest

Today we unveil our new account on Pinterest, the pinboard-style, photo-sharing website which enables users to create and manage image collections.  Think of it as a set of online scrapbooks, called boards, where you can browse, share and collect images. You can find the Nature Publishing group page here : we’ve created over a dozen boards showcasing some of the cover art, photos and diagrams from our website and journals.

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Tool Tales: Don’t completely write off Pinterest!

Science Online New York (SoNYC) encourages audience participation in the discussion of how science is carried out and communicated online. To celebrate our first birthday, we are handing the mic over to the audience so that anyone who would like to participate will get five minutes to show off their favourite online tool, application or website that makes science online fun. To complement the celebrations, we’re hosting a series of guest posts on Soapbox Science where a range of scientists share details about what’s in their online science toolkits.  Why not let us know how they compare to the tools that you use in the comment threads?

Susanna Speier currently works in social media and digital journalism. Her writing credits include Scientific American, Newsweek/The Daily Beast and The Denver Post and her science themed plays have been produced HERE Arts Center, The Tenri and Galapagos Arts Space. She has a Masters in Playwriting from Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y. and a Bachelors from Hampshire College. She has also created a couple dozen Pinterset boards for her social media clients in the fashion and real estate industries. The disproportionate amount of attention Pinterest users dedicated to fashion and decorating is probably her fault.

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