APA Style Guide - 6th

Tweet

Format

Author Last Name, First Initial. [Screen Name]. (Year, Month Day of Posting]. Text of tweet [Tweet]. Retrieved from URL

Example

Gates, B. [BillGates]. (2013, February 26). #Polio is 99% eradicated. Join me & @FCBarcelona as we work to finish the job and #EndPolio. VIDEO: http://b-gat.es/X75Lvy [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/306195345845665792

(Example is from APA Style Blog)

Facebook Post

Provide the name of the page or the content or caption of the post (up to the first 40 words) as the title. Do not italicize the titles of status updates, pages, or photographs. Describe the content form (e.g. Facebook status update) after the title in square brackets.

Format

Author Last Name, First Initial. [Poster’s First Name] Title of posting [Facebook status update]. Retrieved from URL

Example

Gaiman, N. [Neil]. (2012, February 29). Please celebrate Leap Year Day in the traditional manner by taking a writer out for dinner. It’s been four years since many authors had a good dinner. We are waiting. Many of us have our forks or chopsticks at the [Facebook status update]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/neilgaiman/posts/101505 74185041016

(Example is from APA Style Blog)

Blogs

Format

Author Last Name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day of Posting). Title of blog entry [Blog post]. Retrieved from URL

Example

Laden, G. (2011, May 8). A history of childbirth and misconceptions about life expectancy [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/05/a_history_of_childbirth_and_mi.php