Hinda Mandell felt creepy after being followed by her OB on Twitter. Her post on Cognoscenti, Brave New World: Your Doctor, Your Private Parts, Twitter And You, is provocative on a number of levels. Think perverts, not OBs. It’s funny that the author's friends and husband are concerned with her OB. There’s little regard, however, for that serial pervert in a ... Continue Reading about Doctors and social media: Damned if you engage, damned if you don’t
Social Media: Managing Expectations with Doctors
I frequently speak to doctors about social media and the management of their public presence. There are 4 listeners who show up to my talks: The doctor who isn’t convinced social media is worth thinking about. The doctor who’s convinced it’s important but wants to know specifically how and where to get started. The doctor who’s started but needs help ... Continue Reading about Social Media: Managing Expectations with Doctors
Doctors and Social Media: Failure is Inevitable
I met with some high level educators not long ago and was talking about doctors and their public presence. As often is the case, the conversation came back to risk, failure and all that can go wrong. They wanted me to tell them if they did everything right, it would be smooth sailing. Everything was going to be okay. But I couldn't tell them that. I surprised ... Continue Reading about Doctors and Social Media: Failure is Inevitable
The Implosion of the Medical Blogosphere
Wes Fisher’s take on the slow death of the medical blogosphere is something to look at. I suspect most doctors reading his post will have no idea what he’s talking about. To understand the fabric of the medical community before social media requires having seen it. It was a world connected by nothing other than blogrolls, dynamic comment threads and the memorable ... Continue Reading about The Implosion of the Medical Blogosphere
Why Nobody Follows Miss America
Chris Brogan launched this question this morning. It’s an interesting question that gets to the root of who we listen to and why. While it does seem odd, I don’t know why this former Miss America lacks a proper Twitter audience. Celebrities normally draw an audience because they’re celebrities. Miley Cyrus, for example, doesn't need to offer anything good. ... Continue Reading about Why Nobody Follows Miss America
How Antique Thinking Will Make Higher Ed Irrelevant
The Kansas Board of Regents recently put the kibosh on open thinking. A new social media policy within University of Kansas institutions restricts “improper use of social media” and the posting of material “contrary to the best interest of the university.” Better put, if your superior doesn't like how you think, you could be out of a job. This reminds me of ... Continue Reading about How Antique Thinking Will Make Higher Ed Irrelevant