Live from Iceland (seriously)…

I just finished the most recent update to the Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki. I’ve added about 20 more listings over the past week or so, which brings the total pretty close to 425 examples of pharma and healthcare social media programs. Thanks to everyone who continues to send recommendations for sites and programs to include in the wiki.

Some highlights from this update:

Three new pharma company Twitter accounts:

Elan (@elanplc)

Eli Lilly with their Lilly Oncology on Canvas (@LlyOncOnCanvas)

Bayer Men’s Healthcare (@menshealthcare) (thanks @lenstarnes)

And under the “Patient Communities (non-brand sponsored)” category:

I’m Too Young for This — “Unlike every other age group, there has been no improvement in the 5-year survival of young adults since 1976. This is not OK. Young adults also face unique issues that are not currently being met by the current continuum of care including fertility, isolation, insurance, dating/sexuality, financial assistance, education, employment and age-appropriate peer support such as social networking, both off and online.” From @thesafa

Vitals — “At some point in our lives, we all will need to go to the doctor. Perhaps for a mild problem, or perhaps for a serious one. Vitals was created to give consumers the tools — for the first time — to make informed decisions about which doctor to choose. Our web site offers you a variety of ways to find a doctor that’s right for you.”

If I sent you a note saying that you’d be included in the next update and you don’t see your listing, you’re in the queue for the next one.

Many of you have asked what you can do to support the wiki, as you’ve found it so useful. Well, there are a few things you can do since you asked:

• First and foremost, without your contributions, the wiki wouldn’t be what it is today and it would quickly become outdated. You can submit your recommendations for inclusion (including your own site) using this form.
• Share with your network. Here are some shortcuts: Send a tweet, update your LinkedIn or Facebook status, and/or whatever your preferred means of sharing is. You can just copy and paste this: “Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki. http://su.pr/20M8CB. (via @jonmrich)”
• Write about it. Feel free to blog about the wiki and use some of the examples in case studies or presentations you’re developing.
• Get a badge. That’s right, if you’re listed on the wiki, you can now add a badge to your site to show that you’ve made it to the list. We’ve created a couple of options to choose from.

Note: some of you who have tried to use the code told me that it wasn’t working for you. I’ve fixed the problem, so these should work fine now.

Option 1

Copy and paste the code below onto your site:

<form><a href="http://www.doseofdigital.com/healthcare-pharma-social-media-wiki/" target="_blank"><img src="http://d2pa1q4iz3ea7o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/doseofdigitalwikibadge1.jpg"/></a></form>

Option 2

Copy and paste the code below onto your site:

<form><a href="http://www.doseofdigital.com/healthcare-pharma-social-media-wiki/" target="_blank"><img src="http://d2pa1q4iz3ea7o.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/doseofdigitalwikibadge2.jpg"/></a></form>

Again, thank you all for your contributions. If you have any suggestions on how to improve the wiki, please let me know.

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