Live Tweeting at Anatomical Society conferences: a short history of its rise and impact

Background: Social media (SoMe) are increasingly becoming fundamental components of networking and dissemination at academic conferences, for which Twitter can be a valuable tool [1,2]. We sought to investigate the role, usage and contributions of Twitter at Anatomical Society (AS) conferences in order to identify the value of this approach to delegates, members and the Society. The increased availability and utility of SoMe analytics have allowed detailed investigations of SoMe activity to be performed.