http://socialnetworkingnews.org/beyond-lol-cats-social-networks-could-become-trove-of-biodiversity-data-e-science-news/
Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey. Grumpy Cat. “Peanut,” the Ugliest Dog in the World. These might be a sampling of the most familiar animals to millions of users of social networking sites like Facebook. But one doctoral student in geography at the University of Kansas recognizes social networking sites as a potential boon for scientifically documenting Earth’s biodiversity, particularly in developing nations. In fact, for this idea, Vijay Barve was just honored with a Young Researchers Award from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an international organization focused on making scientific data on biodiversity available via the Internet.
Source: esciencenews.com
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