CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight's Blog Posts Tagged 'media' (30)

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

Colleagues,

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

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

Twitter Goes From Geek to Chic

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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

Twitter, YouTube, Other Social Media Tools Becoming Popular in Medical World

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As reported in iHealthBeat...Social networking tools -- such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter -- are moving into the medical world. In an iHealthBeat Special Report by Kelly Wilkinson, health care and social media experts discuss the trend.

The Special Report includes comments from:

* Lee Aese, manager of syndication and social media at the Mayo Clinic;

* Russ Cucina, associate medical director for information technology at University of… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on March 7, 2009 at 6:17pm — No Comments

MedTechIQ Member, Berci Mesko...Launches "Webicina" - A Medical Web 2.0 Guidance Package

Colleagues,

MedTechIQ member, Bertalan Mesko, author of Science Roll (#31 Global English Language Medical Blog), http://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/BertalanMesko, has launched an exciting new endeavor, "Webicina"!

"Webicina" is a Medical Web 2.0 Guidance Package. The tools and services of web 2.0 can facilitate the work for medical professionals and help patients as well. If you would like an even more efficient medical practice; more productive research, pharma team; or… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on February 25, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

New Member Update

A message to all members of MedTechIQ

Colleagues,

We hope MedTechIQ members in the United States had a great Thanksgiving.

The MedTechIQ community now numbers over 280 experts, executives, policy makers & enthusiasts of medical technology.

Some new members include:

Industry:

Kate Eltzroth: Consultant, Medical Technology Development/ Investments & Congressional Policy

Raj: Health Information… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on December 1, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Study: Companies Say Social Media Has Transformative Results

41% of 500 companies surveyed by the IT consultancy Avanade, say social media has the potential to transform their customer relationships, improve their reputations and increase sales.

According to the report, companies around the globe said that:

o Social media technologies have the potential to transform the way companies build and manage relationships… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on September 21, 2008 at 3:40pm — No Comments

Defense & Intel Communities Wrestle with Promise & Challenge of Web 2.0

Dr Jeff Roller, MD, submitted excellent article "Defense in a Wiki World" from the most recent issue of Government Computer News. The article is about how the Defense and Intelligence communities are pursuing the information sharing power of Web 2.0, without breaching the security they require. Quite a dilemma, and a challenge many enterprises will face in the upcoming years. Read on, and let us know what… Continue

Added by CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight on August 6, 2008 at 6:05pm — No Comments