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Social Media Citation Guide
MLA
Blog Post
Format:
Lastname, Firstname. “Title of the Blog Post Entry.” Blog Title. Publisher. Date posted. Web. Date accessed.
YouTube Video
Format:
Title of Video. Date of Publication of Video. YouTube. Web. Date Accessed.
Tweet
Format:
Lastname, Firstname (Username). “Enter the tweet message here.” Date posted, time viewed. Tweet.
Facebook Post
Format:
Lastname, Firstname. “Enter Facebook post here.” Facebook. Date posted. [Date accessed, <Web address>]
Format:
Lastname, Firstname. “Subject of Message.” Message to recipient’s Name. Date of Message. Email.
APA
Blog Post
Format:
Lastname, Firstinitial. (Year, Month Date). Title of the Blog Post Entry. [Web Log Post]. Retrieved from http://thewebsite.com
YouTube Video
Format:
Lastname, Firstinitial. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/specificURL
Tweet
Format:
Twitter handle. (Year, Month Day). Enter the tweet message here. [Twitter post]. Retrieved from http://twitter.com
Facebook Post
Format:
Username. (Year, Month Day). Enter Facebook post here. [Facebook update]. Retrieved from http://facebook.com
Format:
In text citation only (personal communication, Month Day, Year)
Source
Rao, Aditi. “Social Media Citation Guide.” TeachBytes. Aditi Rao. 9 Apr. 2013. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.