As we enter spring (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), it brings the birth of a number of new additions to the Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki. Quite a stretch for a metaphor, I know, but you work with what you’ve got.
This month’s update includes 26 new additions to the wiki bringing the total to more than 535 entries. Some highlights from this month:
- Five new Twitter accounts
- Four new Facebook pages
- Three new YouTube channels
- …and a partridge in a pear tree…
Special thanks to this month’s contributors: @bunnyellerin, @wmartino, @melissakdavies, @mhuckman, @dcowlin, @Roche_com, @andrewspong, and @roskadigital.
If you’re someone who’s really interested in the wiki, then you probably will enjoy the upcoming 2010 e-Patient Connections Conference. I’ll be chairing the “Social Pharmer” track along with Shwen Gwee from Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
We haven’t set the speaker list just yet, but rest assured it will be packed with the leaders in the industry you want to hear. And while we haven’t finalized the format for our track, expect it to be far beyond the didactic lectures you see at many conferences. You’ll be able to interact with the speakers and each other in small groups and big sessions to share the best thinking on social media in pharma.
For those who didn’t attend this conference last year (its debut), expect another top notch event with a slate of great speakers on numerous topics (plus some nice gifts).
Register now for the early bird discount for the 2010 e-Patient Connections Conference. Readers of this blog also get another 20% off (that’s about $320!) if you use code “rx2010” when you register. If you’d like to give some feedback on what you want to see (and not see) at the conference, then please take this short survey: http://bit.ly/9q9KfG.
Here’s the link to the wiki. Instructions for recommending an addition are on the page:
Pharma and Healthcare Social Media Wiki
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- First and foremost, without your contributions, the wiki wouldn’t be what it is today and it would quickly become outdated.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. (If you’re not listed and think you should be, see the first bullet above on how to do that.)
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://www.doseofdigital.com/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://www.doseofdigital.com/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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