This evening represents the sunsetting of the longstanding #HCSM Twitter chat. Dana Lewis sums up the culture that evolved in the #HCSM chat here: The chat began in January of 2009, and continued almost every Sunday night at 8pm CT from then until now. Discussion has ranged around hundreds of topics related to healthcare and social media – such as interactions ... Continue Reading about 3 Reasons the Sun Went Down on #HCSM
Human Contact as Evidence of a Problem
Clay Shirky’s recent Twitter post about the changing role of the human contact is telling: We are beginning to normalize automated transactions. And encounters with smart machines, be it by voice or web, are emerging as the way we interface with businesses. They are technologically primitive at this point, but they are priming the pump for smarter machine ... Continue Reading about Human Contact as Evidence of a Problem
Is Apple Responsible for Your Child’s Smartphone Use?
Is Apple responsible for your child’s smartphone use? That’s like asking if Frito-Lay is responsible for what your children eat. Rather than believing we can regulate food we need to give our children the tools to regulate themselves. Concerning technology, we should expect a similar level of responsibility and control. But few of even the best parents have ... Continue Reading about Is Apple Responsible for Your Child’s Smartphone Use?
Doctors and the Rise of Authority Creep
This comment was posted on Twitter by a physician: Not referring to anyone specifically but the sentiment that in the era of SoMe it’s all too easy to publicize opinion only w/o doing the hard work of original research. New ideas are great. New ideas that are appropriately tested are even better. This is something that I’ve seen more of lately. I think of it as a ... Continue Reading about Doctors and the Rise of Authority Creep
Will Twitter’s 280 Character Expansion Kill the Twitter Chat?
I can’t help but think that Twitter’s move to 280 character tweets will have some effect on the way people use the application. Think of the Twitter chat. A part of Twitter since its earliest days, the Twitter chat is one of the platform’s unique uses for bringing likeminded folks together for some serious back and forth. Part of what makes a Twitter chat hum is ... Continue Reading about Will Twitter’s 280 Character Expansion Kill the Twitter Chat?
Since I Stopped Letting You Comment
I shut comments off here a couple of years ago. Let's explore this... Why did you decide to eliminate comments on 33 charts? I felt that they didn't add much to what I was writing. There were alot of cheerleaders and almost as many trolls. I didn't need either. Do you comment on other blogs? If I'm inspired by something I write a post here. That way the blogger ... Continue Reading about Since I Stopped Letting You Comment