Searching Twitter and Facebook for other people's opinions on a topic is a daunting task, as it can be difficult to trust strangers. Many people like to interject their opinion, without even taking the time to research and understand the topic. This can be seen on social media, when people would rather hop on the bandwagon, than learn something for themselves. With enough digging, some really great information can be found. Storify really helped to find information about Stem Cells and their applications in medicine.
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This first tweet is from a professor and researcher at The University of California, Davis. He is known for his research and work with stem cells. He is reliable as he works in this field, so his book could be trusted. He has also survived cancer, and part of his research is based from preventing cancer. He tweeted from Davis, California, where he wrote this book.
Paul's twitter account is five years old. He updates it regularly, and posts about his books, research, or things going on at the college he works at. His followers are fellow researchers, and people who love his books.
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The second tweet is from a random branch of Fox news in Philadelphia. Fox is known for its conservative outlook on news, something I would not trust for science news. However, they are highlighting the bravery of the five year old daughter, not pointing at scientific facts. The tweet came from Philadelphia, and the donation happened in Elgin, Illinois.
This Fox news account was created in 2008, so it is rather reliable. I do not trust this company for news, but others might. This company mostly post 'shock value' news. Most of the stories are about politicians saying bizarre things, or random attacks in Philadelphia, and around the US. The followers of this twitter feed are people who share the same ideology of Fox news.
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