BlogWorld Expo Features Social Media In Health Care

If you’re reading this, you’ve been blogged Social media has changed the landscape in health care.  Social media is a powerful and phenomenal platform to help educate consumers, raise awareness of health issues and connect with consumers and colleagues. Social media gives a voice to patients and consumers and it allows the conversation to get … Read more

Adobe Flash is coming to Apple iOS devices – another brick in the wall

Never try to beat Apple, it’s a fool’s game…. Adobe’s Flash Media Server 4.5 will bring Flash to Apple’s iOS devices. Flash videos will be viewable in Safari even though Flash isn’t supported. Even before all the patent lawsuits the original mobile phone dispute is Apple vs. Adobe over Flash. Apple has made a point … Read more

5 signs for health care social media success

From MedPageToday’s – KevinMD.com – by Susan Guirleo I sense a movement in health care circles from, “no way we’re doing that social media,” to “ok, we get it social media is important, now what?” This is good to see. But like all things new,we’re experiencing some growing pains. Some health care providers take to social media … Read more

Going mobile – dental marketing

From Rosemont Media A recent study from comScore, Inc. provides a breakdown for the composition of smartphone owners by age in the U. S. As the demand for mobility continues to expand, mobile website design and mobile dental marketing is quickly becoming an essential ingredient in a successful online presence for your cosmetic dentistry practice. … Read more

They’ve got APPs for this, they’ve got APPs for that….

May 12, 2011 – If you’re reading this, there’s an APP for that. Integrated Media Solutions recently launched its Dental Product Promotions app for the iPhone and Android. In a continuing effort to connect dental professionals with dental product manufacturers, Integrated Media Solutions created a user-friendly application that allows dentists, hygienists, and assistants to browse … Read more

Blending social media and EHR – take a bite of the Apple

Consider the implications of sharing your clients work product with them so that they can keep a record until such time as such records are mandatory…..to say nothing of the marketing implications….. Image via CrunchBase Apple looks set to introduce social media features in the next release of the iPhone operating system, iOS 4.3. Trawling … Read more

New England Journal of Medicine – Social Media is in the BIBLE

By Jeremy A. Greene, M.D., Ph.D., and Aaron S. Kesselheim, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. Facebook and Twitter, the largest social media Web sites, have more than 350 million users worldwide, and surveys indicate that 60% of Americans turn first to the Internet when seeking health-related information.1 It is therefore surprising that the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries … Read more

Top 5 Social Media Myths Debunked

by Peter Wylie Published June 10,2010 It’s time to debunk the big myths that are keeping business owners and marketers on the social media sidelines. As with any new technology, social media has spawned its share of misconceptions and myths that keep people from interacting. Myth #1: My Customers Aren’t on Social Media Wow, if I had … Read more

Y Dentists Should Hook Up w/ Social Media

Social networking may not be your thing, and that’s okay. It can be difficult to keep up with daily, or even weekly, blogs and posts on Twitter, Facebook, and the many other networking sites out there in cyberspace. Even if you aren’t the tech-savvy dentist who Twitters in real time about a root canal or … Read more