The web has had a profound effect on the ways people interact, with online social networks arguably playing an important role in changing or augmenting how we connect with others. However, uptake of online social networking by the academic community varies, and needs to be understood. This paper presents an independent, novel analysis of a large-scale dataset published by Nature Publishing Group detailing the results of a survey about academics use of online social networking services. An open coding approach was used to analyse 480 previously unused text responses. The analysis revealed a wide range of benefits and also problems associated with engaging with online networking, and tensions within this. The analysis provides further insight into the nuances of uptake, by exploring clusters of co-reported benefits and problems within the qualitative analysis. The findings will help move forward current debates surrounding social media use by academics from being viewed in solely beneficial terms, towards an understanding of the problems and tensions that arise through academic work online.

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学术界和社交网站：在线交流在专业参与中的收益，问题和张力

网络对人们的互动方式产生了深远的影响，网上社交网络在改变或增强我们与他人的联系方式方面可以发挥重要作用。但是，学术界对在线社交网络的接受程度各不相同，需要了解。本文介绍了对自然出版集团发布的大规模数据集的独立，新颖的分析，详细介绍了有关学者对在线社交网络服务使用情况的调查结果。使用开放编码方法来分析480个以前未使用的文本响应。分析显示了广泛的好处，以及与在线网络互动有关的问题，以及其中的紧张关系。该分析可进一步了解摄取的细微差别，通过在定性分析中探索共同报告的收益和问题的集群。这些发现将有助于推动当前围绕学术界对社交媒体使用的辩论，从仅仅以有益的眼光来看待，从而有助于理解由于在线学术工作而引起的问题和紧张局势。