All Blog Posts Tagged '2.0' (43)

New Member Update ... Who Are We? ... What Do We Do? ... What's New? (PART 2)

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to accelerate our collective ability to translate medical technology from laboratory to market, we remain committed to delivering the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration" to the "MedTech-IQ" community.

Please find below Part 2 of the New Member update. As is our custom, we divide new members by their self identified choice of "Triple Helix" sector ... Academia, Industry or Government.

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 7, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Migrating Pharma to Web 2.0

I had occasion this week to write the specification for two website redesigns. And that has set me thinking about the new state of affairs within the wide range of marketing communications that includes a website as a communication tool.

When I was taught my trade we had a series of headings in our marketing budget and plan that included the word “Collateral” which used to mean anything-printed-that-promotes-our-brand.

Well, collateral now includes digital stuff as well as print and… Continue

Added by Rebecca Caroe on August 17, 2009 at 3:16am — No Comments

MedTech-IQ ... Updates ... Blogs, Members, Videos, Meetings, Books ....

Colleagues,

In the continuing quest to provide you with the 3C's of "Content, Community & Collaboration", and to advance the translation of medical technology from laboratory to marketplace, we will be providing MedTech-IQ updates over the next couple of days.

Today ... the Blogs:

Total MedTech-IQ Blog Posts = 382

Most Popular Blog Posts

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 14, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Guest Blog: Do 297 hospitals really use social media? Should you?

Colleagues,

Interesting guest blog from Roberta Rochman, RN, MBA in Examiner.Com on the spreading use of Health 2.0 tools by top flight medical institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic and Duke University...

ENJOY!

CC

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Yes, indeed, 297 hospitals use some form of Social… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 8, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Open Letter to President Obama in Support of Web 2.0, Social Media & Participation

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On the 70th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s letter to President Franklin Roosevelt encouraging attention to atomic technology and science, Ben Shneiderman, a computer science professor at the University of Maryland, and several colleagues decided to offer a new version. The following is an open letter to President Barack Obama encouraging exploration of technology-mediated social… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 4, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Top 100 Web Sites of 2009 (PC Mag.Com)

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As reported in PC Magazine .. Some things stay the same, others change rapidly. The PC Magazine list of the Top 100 Web Sites reflects that. They have selected 50 classic Web sites that many of us already know, and 50 new and/or undiscovered sites that you may not have heard of yet ...For your convenience the sites are broken down into categories: Applications, Information, Technology, News, Shopping and Fun.

They also provide a download application to add all… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 28, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Social Media Savvy Becoming a Must-Have Job Skill

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As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle ... Experts say social media skills are moving alongside knowledge of e-mail and Microsoft Word as basic job requirements. This emerging trend suggests that in finding a job, it's no longer just who you know, it's who you digitally "friend" & "connect" to ...

... said social media and career counselor Nance Rosen. "Who you have as your friends and how many people you have influence over have become a part of the… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 27, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Looking for Bloggers at "MedTech-IQ"

Colleagues,

If any of you are interested in becoming a regular blogger @ "MedTech-IQ", please let us know.

Do you have a special talent, skill or expertise? Do you have something to say? I know personally, that some of you are the top experts in the world in your respective fields.

If you would like to share that expertise with an international community of over 700 fellow members (MedTech-IQ membership includes academic researchers, CEOs, corporate executives,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 25, 2009 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments

Social Networking Tools Moving to Core of National Defenses/Developments ... Panel of Experts

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As reported in Government Computer News ... Social networking tools must be a core part of national defense, harnessing the power of communities of interest to collaborate and share knowledge to address a range of issues from analyzing intelligence data to post-war recovery initiatives, according to panelists speaking this week at the Open Government and Innovations Conference in Washington...

... Social media software is being used by activists, businesses,… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 24, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Ning Raises $15 million More

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As reported in the San Francisco Business Times ... The Marc Andreessen-backed social networking startup Ning has raised $15 million more at an impressive $750 million valuation. Ning is the social network platform used by "MedTech-IQ"...

... The funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners brings to $119 million the amount raised by Palo Alto-based Ning, which was founded in 2004 by Andreessen, of Netscape fame, and its current CEO Gina Bianchini ... Other… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 22, 2009 at 10:27pm — No Comments

Use of Social Networking Tools Growing in Medical & Nursing Schools

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As reported in HealthCare IT News... Social networking tools are becoming more popular in medical and nursing school curricula, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Medical Library Association ... The study found that 53% of nursing schools and 45% of medical schools include Web 2.0 tools in their curricula. The survey also found that 58% of nursing schools plan to implement social networking tools in their curricula in the upcoming year, compared with… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on July 13, 2009 at 10:10pm — No Comments

IBM Taps Social Network to Link Business Partners

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As noted in SmartBrief on Social Media & IT Jungle ... IBM is rolling out a social-networking site aimed at accelerating tech collaborations and facilitating sales among its members. PartnerWorld Communities will link the chip maker's 100,000 business partners based on shared technological expertise, geographic area and market reach.

Rich Hume, the general manager for IBM Global Business Partners, sees the new network as a giant leap for partner… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 17, 2009 at 1:24pm — No Comments

From MedTech-IQ member...Bertalan Meskó ...Offers "Webicina" Rheumatology 2.0!

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MedTech-IQ Member, Bertalan (Berci) Mesko, leading international expert of Web 2.0 healthcare delivery, offers as a part of his Webicina line of online products, "Rheumatology 2.0". Rheumatology is a rapidly evolving medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and other diseases of the joints, muscles and bones.

The Medical Web 2.0 Guidance Package… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 1, 2009 at 9:24pm — No Comments

From MedTech-IQ member...Bertalan Meskó ...How to create and manage a quality medical blog?

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As part of his "Webicina" line of products, MedTech-IQ member Bertalan (Berci) Mesko, an international leader in Web 2.0 delivered healthcare, offers "How to create and manage a quality medical blog? ".

This e-course contains several step-by-step tutorials and introductions into the realm of medical blogging and microblogging.

The Table of contents… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on June 1, 2009 at 8:10pm — No Comments

Ning: The future of online social networking?

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CNN.Com is carrying an excellent interview/article on Gina Bianchini, CEO of Ning ... the social network platform "MedTech-IQ" is delivered to you on. She does a good job of explaining the allure & emergence of "niche" networking, as represented by our online community.

Ning has over 4.7 million unique visitors and just surpassed 1 million social networks hosted.

Read on at:… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on May 25, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Health Care and the Social Media Landscape

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As reported in the Pugent Sound Business Journal, in a recent study by the MWW Group .... almost 80 % of people who use the internet to “connect with others” trust peer-created information found on blogs, podcasts and social networks...further, the Pew Internet & American Life Project reported nearly 113 million Americans were using the internet to gather health-related information ... Today, health care-centric social media encompass tools for people to exchange… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on May 18, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Web 2.0 White House takes to Facebook, Twitter

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As reported in ComputerWorld ... President Barack Obama and his administration are keeping up his image as a tech-savvy president by establishing a presence on a variety of social networking sites.

The White House, over the course of late last week and this weekend, joined Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, putting out information about the president's plans to block business tax havens and improve rural health care, along with information about the H1N1 virus, or… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on May 5, 2009 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Everything "Twitter"

Colleagues,

Thanks to MedTechIQ member, Mark Sendo, for this link on everthing "Twitter". Mark is Owner of urTurn, an innovative new virtual currency for online auctions ...

ENJOY!

CC

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Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on April 20, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Twitter Goes From Geek to Chic

Colleagues,

As predicted in MedTechIQ last January, 9 Web sites IT pros should master in 2009, Twitter has taken off in a big way, and has been much in the news as of late. In January of last year, Twitter revolved around the tech world -- the most-followed user on Jan. 18, 2008 was Twitteriffic, with 6,930 followers.

Today, the most-followed user, Ashton Kutcher, just… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on April 19, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Study: Social networks overtake e-mail

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As reported in the Washington Business Journal...Propelled by the growth of Facebook Inc. and LinkedIn Corp., social networks are now more popular than emailing on the internet, according to a Nielsen study. In fact, Facebook had a 168 percent increase in users, the study said, while Mountain View, Calif.-based LinkedIn had a 137 percent increase. The biggest growth spurt for Facebook has been in the category of users from 35 to 49 years of age.

Read on at:… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 10, 2009 at 4:34pm — 1 Comment