2013-03-08
Posted on March 8, 2013 9:03 am by Shel Holtz
| Healthcare
This week’s wrap features some particularly intriguing items, all drawn from a wider selection I collect on my link blog at LinksFromShel.tumblr.com. That’s also where I find the stories I’ll cover on my podcast. I’d be honored if you’d give my co-host and me a listen at For Immediate Release.
How many people saw that picture of your dinner you shared last night?
Data scientists have Facebook have crunched the numbers and come to the conclusion that one out of three of your friends sees every update you post to the social network. The analysis of 220,000 Facebook users’ posts last June found that, over the course of the month, users… Read More »
2012-11-16
Posted on November 16, 2012 10:46 am by Shel Holtz
| Content
(c) Can Stock PhotoThe Wrap is coming to you today from Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Client work wrapped up at noon, but my flight’s not until 7 p.m., so I’m ensconced in a guest office with nice, strong WiFi and an itch to summarize some of the most interesting posts and articles from the last seven days. If you ever want to see the complete listing of stories from which I’ve drawn the items in the Wrap, you’ll find it at LinksFromShel.tumblr.com.
Facebook brand page content gets its own feed
Marketers have howled in protest since Facebook jiggered its algorithm, reducing the number of updates that have found their way into the news… Read More »
2012-03-14
Posted on March 14, 2012 12:42 pm by Shel Holtz
| Healthcare
In the lead-up to the first of a series of workshops on digital and social media for healthcare organizations I’m leading with Chris Boyer, I’m cranking out several healthcare focused posts. The workshop, Health Care Communicators Boot Camp, starts out in Philadelphia on March 26. Get details and register here.
The healthcare industry’s reticence to join the social media fray is increasingly problematic as the public takes to social media to address healthcare issues.
Hospitals mainly worried about compliance issues are missing opportunities to address patients and their families who have turned to social channels to seek resolution… Read More »
2012-03-12
Posted on March 12, 2012 2:33 pm by Shel Holtz
| Healthcare
In the lead-up to the first of a series of workshops on digital and social media for healthcare organizations I’m leading with Chris Boyer, I’ll be cranking out several healthcare focused posts over the next couple weeks. The workshop, Health Care Communicators Boot Camp, starts out in Philadelphia on March 26. Get details and register here.
Most hospitals and other healthcare organizations spout a single two-syllable word when asked whey they’re not engaging in social media. That word—an acronym—is HIPAA, short for the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act. HIPAA covers a lot of ground, but in this context, it prevents… Read More »
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