My Interviewees on Social Media

Now it's time to do some (purely professional) cyber-stalking on the two people I am interviewing. Here is an in-depth analysis of Dr. Kupinsky and Dr. Saisian's professional social media presence.

Mkhmarketing. "The Art of Social Media" 7/31/11 via Flickr. Attribution 2.0 Generic.

Dr. Meredith Kupinsky, nee Meredith Whitaker

Social Media Networks:

• LinkedIn- (link)
• Facebook- (link)- Does not have a facebook but is part of an interview posted on the facebook of Arizona Public media

Presence in Social Media:
Dr. Kupinsky's presence in social media is very minimal. She created a LinkedIn but no other social media accounts. A professional interview she was in by Arizona Spotlight was posted on the facebook of Arizona Public Media. However, she does not have her own facebook.

Personas:
Dr. Kupinsky's interview involved her work in creating a program to engage Native American Kids in math and science. Her persona in social media is purely her professional work as Education Director in Optics at the U of A.

Dr. Jose Sasian

Social Media Networks:

• Youtube- (link)- A presentation in Spanish by Dr. Sasian on the Giant Magellan Telescope

Presence in Social Media:
Dr. Sasian's presence in social media is non-existent. He does not have a LinkedIn, facebook, twitter, or any other social media account. One of his presentations was uploaded to Youtube, but not by Dr. Sasian. His book is sold on Amazon, but he has no profile on Amazon.

Persons:
Dr. Sasian's presence in social media is completely professional and does not differ from his persona in the academic journals.