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MLA 9 Citation Format: Social Media

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Abbreviating Months

In your works cited list, abbreviate months as follows: 

January = Jan.
February = Feb.
March = Mar.
April = Apr.
May = May
June = June
July = July
August = Aug.
September = Sept.
October = Oct.
November = Nov.
December = Dec.

Spell out months fully in the body of your paper. 

Important/Helpful links

Blog Post

Work Cited: Author's Last Name, First Name or Username if real name not provided. "Title of Blog Post." Name of Blog, Blog Network/Publisher if given, Day Month Year of blog post, URL of blog post. Accessed Day Month Year blog was visited.

Example:   Purton, Rachel. “Juicer vs Blender: Which One Is Better?" The Art of Healthy Living, 12 Dec. 2021, artofhealthyliving.com/juicer-vs-blender-which-one-is-better/.

In-Text Citation:  (Author's Last Name)

Example: (Purton)

 Note: Blog posts have no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings so this information is left out of the in-text citation.

Podcast Episode

Work Cited: Host's Last Name, First Name, host(s). "Title of Podcast Episode." Title of Overall Podcast, Season Number if given, Episode Number if given, Web Site Hosting if Different From Podcast Title, Day Month Year of Episode, URL of Episode. Accessed Day Month Year podcast was downloaded/played.

Example: Shetty, Jay. "Career Mistakes To Avoid". 9 Career Mistakes To Avoid & 9 Habits To Grow, 2021, https://jayshetty.me/podcast/9- career-mistakes-to-avoid-and-9-habits-to-grow/.

In-Text Citation : 

Example: (Shetty)

Twitter (Tweets)

 Work Cited: Screen Name [@handle]. "The entire tweet word-for-word." Twitter, Day Month Year of Tweet, Time of Tweet, URL.

 Example:  Sohaib Athar [@ReallyVirtual]. "Helicopter hovering above Abbottad at 1AM is a rare event." Twitter, 2 May 2011, 2:58 a.m., twitter.com/reallyvirtual/status/64780730286358528?lang=en.

In- Text Citation: (Screen Name)

Example:  (Sohaib Athar)

Facebook

 

Work Cited: Author Last Name, First Name or Account Name. Description of Post. Facebook, Day Month Year of Post, Time of Post, URL. Accessed Day Month Year post was viewed.

Note: As Facebook posts can be lengthy, describe the post instead of reposting its content. To find the time of a Facebook post, hover your mouse next to the date of the post over the clock icon. It may not be possible to link directly to the specific post itself.

Example:  Herbs, Health and Happiness. How to Make an Amazing Home Herbal Remedy KitHerbs, Facebook13 Dec. 2021, www.facebook.com/468118629901734/photos/a.475661129147484/4647162721997283/.

In-Text Citation: (Author's Last Name or Account Name)

Example:  (Herbs, Health and Happiness)

Instagram

Work Cited: Account holder’s Last name, First name [Username]. “Photo Title or Description. Instagram, other contributors, date photo was published, URL.

Note: If no title is available, create a simple description and do not place it in italics or quotation marks.

Example: National Geographic [@natgeo]. Photo of Bering Sea. Instagram, photographed by Corey Arnold, 3 Apr. 20, www.instagram.com/p/BSaisVuDk7S/?taken-by=natgeo.

In-Text Citation:   (Account Holder’s Name)

Example:  (National Geographic)