As social media becomes more and more popular, the education institutions are going to have to recognize social media and legitimate sources. We're starting to see it more and more that traditional forms of published research are not as up-to-date as what can be found online. Who hasn't been frustrated by the outdated material they stumble across in an ancient book in your school library?


Right now it is on a instructor-by-instructor basis as to what they will except as credible sources but if you are given the go-ahead to cite social media mediums then here are some guidelines to follow:

Citing a Blog

MLA

• Lastname, Firstname, “Title of individual blog entry.” Weblog entry. Title of Weblog. Date posted. Date accessed (URL).

APA

• Lastname, FirstInitial. Title of individual blog entry. Retrieved January 1, 2007, from http://www.blog.com

Citing a Tweet

MLA

• Last Name, First Name. (@username). "Tweet in its entirety." Date, Time. Tweet.