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Twitter Suspends Trump – How it Could Change the Internet

January 14, 2021 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 5 minutes

Last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will live in infamy. Twitter suspends Trump and Facebook and YouTube follow in suit. It may serve as one of the most historic moments the history of the web. A few thoughts on how we got here and where we may be headed. This first appeared in the 33 charts newsletter. You can subscribe here to get stuff like this ... Continue Reading about Twitter Suspends Trump – How it Could Change the Internet

Digital culture, Physicians

The Problem with Policing Doctors on Social Media

September 10, 2020 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

We’ve all seen physicians occasionally act out on Twitter but few of us like to recognize it. Because policing doctors on social media is tricky business. The AMA has called peer-to-peer policing our professional responsibility. But when you do you’re often the odd man out. I know because I’ve called out. And I’ve been called out. It goes like this: Some doctor ... Continue Reading about The Problem with Policing Doctors on Social Media

Tagged With: Digital professionalism, professionalism

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Thought Leaders and Thought Followers

August 14, 2020 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

Industry is keen on identifying experts with unique insight and capacity to influence. They write the map for the rest of us to follow. They’re called thought leaders. Alternatively there are thought followers. These are the folks who repeat, regurgitate, reshape and mimic thought leaders. Their association by sharing on the stage of Twitter can make them seem ... Continue Reading about Thought Leaders and Thought Followers

Tagged With: Authority, Big Thinking, Digital influence, Leadership

Digital culture, Physicians

Medical Professionalism in an Age of Transparency

August 12, 2020 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

Is there a way we should look or behave as physicians? The question gets to the core of professionalism. It’s an important question since so many doctors feel they are being judged because of their appearance, dress or language - both IRL and online. We are who we are. I am who I am. This is the real us. We don’t live by someone else’s standard. While ... Continue Reading about Medical Professionalism in an Age of Transparency

Tagged With: Digital professionalism, professionalism

Digital culture, Information, Social/Public Media

Two Tweets a Day – How to Create Value Over Volume

August 3, 2020 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

What would happen if everyone listened more than they spoke? Here’s a thought experiment: If Twitter gave you a limit of two tweets a day, what would you share? How would you rethink what you send? You would probably consider how you can make the most impact with limited access to your followers. As Twitter has become more populated we have all become more ... Continue Reading about Two Tweets a Day – How to Create Value Over Volume

Tagged With: Attention, Twitter

Digital culture, Information, Social/Public Media

Twitter and the Dual Responsibility of Media

June 15, 2020 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

I found this tweet and it got me thinking about the tension that I feel on MedTwitter. It made me think that there is a dual responsibility of media. Trying to post something on #MedTwitter without invoking criticism: Attached was a gif of a woman executing an impossible rollerblade sequence around some obstacles. The tweet is from Dr. Kurt Lucas and ... Continue Reading about Twitter and the Dual Responsibility of Media

Tagged With: Attention, Digital professionalism, Social media, Twitter

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