My New Favourite Blog: pwned experiments September 14, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Fun, science, Web 2.0.3 comments
My collegue, Peter Brazda, at in and around the lab found a very interesting blog, pwned experiments, that features “owned, pwned, and failed science”.
One of the recent examples, We didn’t start the fire! Oh wait…we did.
Help them and send your pwned experiments at pwnedexperiments@gmail.com
Spanish Medgadget on Spanish Webicina August 4, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Medgadget, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, PeRSSonalized Medicine, Web 2.0, Webicina.2 comments
My friends over at Medgadget, which is the best medical blog out there, launched the Spanish version of the site:
Medical technology affects just about every person in the world in one way or another. Because we write in English, a majority of the world’s population can’t read this site, and automatic online translators simply can’t translate industry specific, professional material. We believe in expanding access to our medical content and so would like to present Spanish Medgadget. We are now professionally translating our posts into Spanish, and if you prefer Medgadget en Español, head on over to es.medgadget.com or to Medgadget Español on Facebook.
And the Spanish Medgadget is featured in PeRSSonalized Medicine, the customizable collection of selected Spanish medical blogs, journals, news, Twitter users and more on Webicina.com which means you can follow the best Spanish medical blog in the simplest way. Click here for more selection and languages.
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Genomes Unzipped July 22, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, genetics, Genome, Web 2.0.add a comment
A new group blog was just launched under the name Genomes Unzipped featuring the best genomics bloggers out there.The sponsor is the PHG Foundation.
With a range of experience in the group, the aim of GNZ is to provide the basic knowledge and tools that individuals interested in personal genomics need to explore their own genetic information in a responsible, informed manner. GNZ will feature technical analyses of personal genomics developments and services, including detailed analysis of the scientific basis of tests offered direct-to-consumer by personal genomics companies. It will also include dissections of important new papers in the field and discussion of the ethical, legal and social issues presented by new developments in this rapidly evolving field.
Muscular claustrophobia: A case on a blog July 21, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Medical case, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0.2 comments
Chris Nickson at Life in the Fast Lane demonstrated how blogging can be used effectiely in medical education. Believe me, going through such a case presentation is much more useful than reading about it in a medical book. It’s also interactive as student/collegues can leave comments, ask questions, etc.
A 27 year-old man sustained an undisplaced midshaft fracture of his left tibia after his girlfriend inadvertently (or so she said…) backed into him in her car, with the rear bumper pinning his leg against the car behind. Following an orthopedic consult, he was put in a long leg cast and sent home, with orthopedics follow up arranged for the next day.
Read the case, go through the questions, engage in discussions.
MedMatcha: The dating agency for medical advertising May 26, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Medicine, Web 2.0.11 comments
Frankie Dolan, the founder of MedWorm.com, just came up with a great idea about how to bring closer quality advertisers to quality medical bloggers and services. Here is an excerpt of the mission statement of MedMatcha:
I started to realise that a lot of medical companies with worthwhile products that the industry would benefit from knowing more about, do not even bother with online advertising, since there simply isn’t an easy, reliable, trustworthy, cost effective way to go about advertising online. Advertisers need to be able to have control over where their ads are placed, to protect their product’s reputations, and of course they also want their ads going only to highly relevant audiences, which are often hard to identify on the net. They too want a simple solution, without any big financial commitment, so that they can ‘test the waters’ easily, and then further invest in only those campaigns that are proven to be effective.
MedMatcha can be thought of as the dating agency for medical advertising. You fill in a detailed profile of your product/service/website, and it finds you the most closely matched advertising partners. Both advertisers and publishers have to be in agreement about a match before the ads roll.
The more registered services it has, the sooner it can launch. You can register here.
Science in Social Media: From the Literature April 26, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Medicine, science, twitter, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
Friendfeed.com is really becoming a golden resource for scientists interested in social media. I’ve found the two papers below today on Friendfeed, in the life scientist room.
Understanding how Twitter is used to spread scientific messages (pdf)
According to a survey we recently conducted, Twitter was ranked in the top three services used by Semantic Web researchers to spread information. In order to understand how Twitter is practically used for spreading scienti c messages, we captured tweets containing the official hashtags of three conferences and studied (1) the type of content that researchers are more likely to tweet, (2) how they do it, and nally (3) if their tweets can reach other communities | in addition to their own. In addition, we also conducted some interviews to complete our understanding of researchers’ motivation to use Twitter during conferences.
Studying Scientific Discourse on the Web Using Bibliometrics: A Chemistry Blogging Case Study (pdf)
Scientific discourse occurs both in the academic literature and, increasingly, on the Web. What is discussed in the literature influences what is discussed on the web, and the reverse. However, the study of this discourse has largely been isolated based on medium either using bibliometrics for academic literature or webometrics for Web-based communication. In this work, the science blog aggregator Researchblogging.org is used to enable the study of scientific discourse on the Web using bibliometric techniques, in particular, keyword and citation similarity maps. The study focuses on a set of 295 chemistry blog posts about peer-reviewed research. Based on bibliometric maps, we provide evidence that scientific discourse on the Web is more immediate, contextually relevant and has a larger non-technical focus than the academic literature.
Dose of Digital Dosie Awards: Vote for Scienceroll April 4, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Scienceroll, Web 2.0.add a comment
Now you can vote for Scienceroll in the Dose of Digital Dosie Awards:
In case you missed it, on Monday I announced the 1st Annual Dose of Digital Dosie Awards. The post from Monday will give you some more details, so please check it out. If you already know the details and are ready to vote, then you can vote below. If you want some more background first, then, jump to that section.
Thank you for the votes in advance!
Top 10 Clinical Medicine Blogs with Scienceroll! April 1, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, List, Scienceroll, Web 2.0.6 comments
Thanks to Dr. Mike Cadogan, Scienceroll.com is included in the list of the top 10 clinical medicine blogs on blogs.com.
Amazingly comprehensive blog covering all aspects of medical education, medical technology, e-learning and virtual medicine. Through his blog, Dr Bertalan Meskó aims to arm all medical professionals with the e-tools required to meet and manage the next generation of e-patients.
Here is the top 10 list in alphabetical order:
33 charts
Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
Clinical Cases and Images
Clinical Correlations
Dr Shock MD PhD
Life in the Fast Lane
Musings of a Distractible Mind
Science-Based Medicine
Scienceroll
other things amanzi
Dr. Val: The Largest Health IT Convention Of The Year February 22, 2010
Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Blogging, Conference, Web 2.0.1 comment so far
I’m a proud member of Better Health, the biggest community of health bloggers. Dr. Val, the founder and leader, will participate in the upcoming HIMSS event in Atlanta, March 1-4. Dr. Val Jones, Dr. Mike Sevilla, and Dr. Nick Genes will also interview exhibitors and stream their interviews live via UStream. Here’s a sneak preview of HIMSS:
Your social media guide to HIMSS:
1. Watch live interviews of exhibitors, conducted by physicians on UStream. Tune in to Dr. Val’s UStream coverage (beginning at 9:30am each morning at HIMSS, March 1, 2, and 3rd). Click here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-from-himss-what-s-hot-in-health-it
2. Participate in real time via Twitter. Follow @drval and tweet your questions to her during the interviews. She may ask the interviewees YOUR questions LIVE. To follow Dr. Val, go to: http://www.twitter.com/drval or follow the Twitter hashtag #HIMSS10 during the event to see tweets from UStream attendees and others.
3. Meet the bloggers at HIMSS. There will be a special panel discussion with Dr. Val and other popular health IT bloggers scheduled in the HIMSS Social Media Center. Check here for times: http://www.himssconference.org/education/socialmedia.aspx
4. Watch Dr. Val Reporting from HIMSS on ABC News (DC only): Tune in to News Channel 8 at 10:50am, Wednesday March 3rd to get Dr. Val’s take on the hottest technology presented at HIMSS. Dr. Val will join ABC News’ Dave Lucas via Skype.
5. Follow the Better Health blog team. Better Health contributors – nurses, doctors, and health writers – will offer feedback via their blogs on HIMSS events, speakers, and exhibitors. You’ll see their blog posts on their individual blogs and also at Better Health. Flip cam clips of HIMSS events (captured by one of the Better Health MDs at HIMSS) will be featured as well.
6. Blog Talk Radio: HIMSS Wrap Up With Dr. Val and Dr. Anonymous. Tune in to the Dr. Anonymous show at 8pm ET, Wednesday, March 3rd to hear final impressions about the show. Call in to discuss the event with hosts, or join the chat room. Find the show here: www.blogtalkradio.com/doctoranonymous
