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CardioTweeters: an analysis of Twitter use by UK cardiologists

August 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:102–6 doi:10.5837/bjc.2018.023

CardioTweeters: an analysis of Twitter use by UK cardiologists

Sarah Hudson, Antony French

Abstract

Introduction Twitter is a web-based micro-blogging service that defines itself as “a service for friends, family, and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent messages.”1 Messages take the form of ‘Tweets’, which are a maximum of 280 characters long and may include photos, video or links to other websites, and may contain a ‘hashtag’ (e.g. #CardioEd) to help users find particular topics. Anyone can create a free Twitter account, and then start ‘following’ other accounts that they find interesting and, in turn, be ‘followed’ by individuals who are interested in their Tweets. An a

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