Genetics in Social Media September 10, 2009
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in genetics, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, twitter, Web 2.0.trackback
It seems more and more genetics societies start using web 2.0 tools in order to reach people more easily. As an example, here is the Twitter account of the American Society of Human Genetics.
And Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei wrote about the web 2.0 tools Human Genome Organization (HUGO) is using such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
It’s a good direction. I hope they have clear strategies for using social media.
Here is another blog worth looking at: http://cbr20.org The Canadian BioTechnologist2.0 Blog.
Thanks for the mention, Bertalan! ASHG definitely has social media strategies set in place, and we plan to continue to expand our Web 2.0 presence in a manner that is relevant and useful to our membership and the media. You can also check out our other social media groups/pages, at the following URL’s:
- Facebook (Fan Group): http://www.facebook.com/pages/ASHG-American-Society-of-Human-Genetics/123221313323/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=142742&trk=anet_ug_hm#h224-733/
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HumanGeneticsSociety/