You’ve got to excuse me. I've got this thing with Twitter disclaimers. I think we're like lemmings in the way we copy snippets of blind reassurance into our bios. I’ve suggested that the 911 blog disclaimer is a practical joke initiated by the legal community. 'These tweets are my own,' is the workhorse of disclaimers but I wonder what purpose it serves. What's ... Continue Reading about Should We Ditch Social Media Disclaimers?
CDC, Zombies and Our Creative Government
This is good. I knew the CDC was socially tuned-in but this came as a surprise: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse . It's every American's guide to dealing with a zombie attack. You come thinking zombies but take away principles for emergency preparedness. Well done, CDC. The real take away for those of us looking under the hood: effective health messaging ... Continue Reading about CDC, Zombies and Our Creative Government
Why Sermo Should be More Visible
I received an email notifying me that 33 charts has been chosen as a selected site by Sermo. While I haven’t exactly figured out what it means, I am thrilled. Not because I need a hug but because Sermo may have realized that there are doctors like me talking outside of their network. I always found it odd that the original social network for doctors was effectively ... Continue Reading about Why Sermo Should be More Visible
To Tweet or Not to Tweet – AGA/DDW Social Media
This is a rough transcript of a brief presentation given to the American Gastroenterological Association/Digestive Disease Week. I want to thank the AGA/Digestive Diseases Week for inviting me on this panel of speakers. It's exciting to see the AGA recognize the need for professional education in social media. I’ve been on Twitter since 2008 when there were few ... Continue Reading about To Tweet or Not to Tweet – AGA/DDW Social Media
Medicine 2.0 Early Bird Registration Ends May 15th
If you haven’t registered for the Fourth World Congress on Social Media and Web 2.0/Medicine 2.0 at the Stanford University School of Medicine on Sept. 16-18, time is running out. Early bird registration ends May 15th. This is the first time the Medicine 2.0 congress will be held in the United States. Look for data-driven studies of the latest projects applying ... Continue Reading about Medicine 2.0 Early Bird Registration Ends May 15th
American College of Surgeons Connects Rural Surgeons
This week Within3 announced the pending launch of a network built to serve surgeons in rural areas. The network is forming in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons. You can read more about this new social network here. Why is this important? Unlike large physician networks, tighter groups of doctors with similar needs and interests are more likely to ... Continue Reading about American College of Surgeons Connects Rural Surgeons