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Visual abstracts (VAs) and infographics are educational tools that allow readers to access a quick review of any article or a specific topic. They are currently used by some journals and societies as a dissemination tool through social media, which allows them to be easily shared. The major goal of this endeavor is to assess the reach of the ISN Education team's VAs via various social media platforms
An analysis of the reach (impressions, engagements, likes, shares, etc.) of the VAs or infographics published on different social media platforms was performed.
The ISN education team created nine VAs or infographics and published them on four social media platforms’ namely: X (previously Twitter), Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram. The median time from publication to the analysis was 100 days. The total number of engagements on X was 1’733,446 detail expands, 268 likes, 130 retweets and 71 profile clicks. All these cumulated to 37,314 impressions. Followed by Instagram with 130 likes, 17 shares, and 46 saved, cumulating to 20,612 impressions. While on Facebook, the total number of engagements was 149, with 42 shares cumulating to 6,329 impressions. LinkedIn had 401 clicks, 8.4% Click-Through Rate (CTR) , 137 reactions and 20 shares, cumulating to 4,734 impressions. Comparison of impressions and reach of the VA’s in different platforms is showed in graphic 1.
Overall, X (previously Twitter) had the maximum number of impressions, followed by Instagram, Facebook and finally, Linkedin. Social media is indeed a very useful and efficient tool for rapid dissemination of information to a larger audience.