If you missed it, Dr. Joel Topf (aka kidney boy) was recently awarded the coveted Robert Narins award for education from the American Society of Nephrology. You can read about him here. But what you’ll see beyond some traditional stuff is someone who has leveraged social tools in the most creative way to facilitate engagement and education among nephrologists. He’s a ... Continue Reading about Kidney Boy and the Slow Shift of Medicine
Twitter and the Lack of Constraint
This week Twitter continued its self-destructive behavior when it expanded its Tweet length to 280 characters. This is a problem because Twitter has been defined by constraint. It was the value proposition for users. When I looked at my feed there was the promise that no one person would take too much of my bandwidth. So for the past decade we learned to speak ... Continue Reading about Twitter and the Lack of Constraint
Cureus Redefines Medical Publishing
For several hundred years the barrier to publication for doctors was remarkably high. If you had something to say it was in a journal. All of this was permission-based and limited by the space allocated to the pages of a magazine. The web changed this. With the democratization of media every physician has grown accustomed to having a voice. But medical publishing ... Continue Reading about Cureus Redefines Medical Publishing
LinkedIn Introduces Video Creation
I've long believed that LinkedIn is powerful core platform for physicians building a public presence. It offers a strong, searchable public facing profile, a blogging platform and the ability to post presentations. Mashable reports this morning that LinkedIn will roll out video capability over the coming months. "Some stories are better shown than told. Video ... Continue Reading about LinkedIn Introduces Video Creation
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
Relevance is Optional
Not long ago received a review book from a mainstream New York publisher. Written by an power-hitting academic physician and intended for a general audience it was a beautifully produced book. So I did what I do when I want to learn about someone, I searched. My query turned up nothing. No conversation, content or even a bio. My failed search made me question his ... Continue Reading about Relevance is Optional