OAS NOVEMBER 20013 ASTRONOMY EZINE VOL 2 | Page 49

49 Coming in the next edition of the OASCast, Alastair Leith discusses the role of Social media and the internet in astronomy. How it made communication and networking easier than back in the day where people relied on snail mail and conferences mainly to keep up to date. He also takes the opportunity to look at how online astronomy societies have evolved over the years and the tools they use to collaborate, integrate and keep in touch OAS EZINE