Social Media | APA References
X/Tweet
Elements: Last name, First and Middle initials or Name of Group. [@username]. (Year, Month and Day). Content of the post up to the first 20 words italicized [Description of audiovisuals] [Source type]. Site Name. URL
NASA. [@NASA]. (2020, January 5). A team of astronomers have found EGS77—the farthest galaxy group known to date! [Video attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/NASAUniverse/status/1213925744352661504
TikTok
Elements: Last name, First and Middle initials or Name of Group. [@username]. (Year, Month and Day). Content of the post up to the first 20 words italicized, including emojis and hashtags [Video]. Site Name. URL
Save the Music. [@savethemusic]. (2025, January 28). First graders at PS 30 in Jersey City are kicking off their musical journey by learning note values! [Video]. TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@savethemusic/video/7465116995487354158
Facebook Post
Elements: Last name, First and Middle initials or Name of Group. [@username]. (Year, Month and Day). Content of the post up to the first 20 words italicized [Description of audiovisuals] [Source type]. Site Name. URL
Excelsior Online Writing Lab. [@ExcelsiorOWL]. (2019, July 2). Another application for questioning is to develop good research questions. [Thumbnail with link attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ExcelsiorOWL/posts/1149183315268024
Instagram Photo or Video
Elements: Last name, First and Middle initials or Name of Group. [@username]. (Year, Month and Day). Content of the post up to the first 20 words italicized [Description of audiovisuals]. Site Name. URL
Sulic, L. [@lukasulicworld]. (2019, December 31). We wish you a happy new year! [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6vTyaZHNU9/?igshid=141g9y12b4gfn
LinkedIn Post
Elements: Last name, First and Middle initials or Name of Group. (Year, Month). Content of the post up to the first 20 words italicized [Description of audiovisuals, if necessary] [Source type]. Site Name. URL
Wallake, Braden. (2023, February). This will be the most vulnerable thing I'll ever share. We just had to layoff a few of our employees. [Image attached] [Post]. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6962886723617910784?trk=public_post_embed_social-actions-comments
NOTE: LinkedIn does not include dates on their posts, so approximate the posting date as closely as possible.
