Social Media Blitz
Today's the day! All that "
social media coverage" I've been hinting at is now available for your browsing pleasure. (Even some of our regulars like
Management Q&A,
Registry Perspectives and
Student Center got in on the action!)
The launch comes to my editor's and friends' relief, I'm sure. I've sufficiently chewed their ears off about Facebook, Twitter and "Oh hey, did you check out that blog I mentioned yet?" But in all fairness, the coverage arrives at a pretty opportune time. People are tweeting from health reform rallies and joining Facebook groups to promote their professions. (While you're at it, why not take the ADVANCE Facebook Tour and become a fan?)
According to a recent report, "The Social Life of Health Information," by Susannah Fox, associate director of digital strategy for the Pew Internet and American Life Project (she also presented her take on privacy and security issues at the latest HIT Policy Committee meeting), 61 percent of American adults go online for health information; 60 percent of those people use social media as a resource and 12 percent post updates about their health or track others' conditions via Twitter. (OK, a tweet might not be the most credible source, and far more trawlers flock to WebMD for self-diagnosis, but 12 percent's still pretty impressive.)
Now, I could use this post as an opportunity to blog about blogging (how meta!), but I left the philosophical waxing to our other ADVANCE bloggers. (Read "The Benefits of Blogging.")
Instead, I'm handing this virtual soapbox over to you to share some of your best social media tips. It is all about networking, after all, so post your input in the comments section below!