Social Media Reference
Author, A. A. [Screen name]. (Year, month day). Name of page or the content or caption of the post- up to the first 40 words [Content type- tweet, Facebook status update, photo, video file, etc.]. Retrieved from https://www.xxxxx
Social Media Examples
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Tweet with author and username |
APA Style [@APA_Style]. (2018, October 2). #APAStyle covers more than references and citations. Have you seen our blog posts about principles of good writing? http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/principles-of-good-writing/ … [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/APA_Style/status/1047143280075509761 |
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Instagram with author and username |
University of Southern California [@uscedu]. (2019, February 20). Great to have @CurbedLA take a look around the @lacoliseum today with USC VP of Auxiliary Services Dan Stimmler [Instagram picture]. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com/p/BuH0pbNAC2R/ |
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Twitter Moment |
Aliyah [@steeleio_]. (2019, February 19). My roommate’s cat is always breaking out of her bathroom. I set up this hidden camera to find out how...and y’all....i- [Twitter moment]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/i/moments/1098926026502127616 |
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YouTube Channel |
USC Libraries. (n.d.) Home [YouTube Channel]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/user/USCLibrariesLibwire |
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YouTube Comment |
Yurishch (2016). Re: USC Libraries 2015 holiday message [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sANgFwbK-w&lc=Ugj4fnnRdAqEwHgCoAEC |
Find out more by visiting APA’s Style Blog- How to Cite Social Media in APA Style (Twitter, Facebook, and Google+)
If you quote or paraphrase social media content that cannot be accessed by your audience (due to privacy settings/restricted access), cite the content as personal communication.