There is some debate as to the necessity of the oxford comma in writing. This comma happens just before ‘and’ in a list of words: There were apples, oranges, and bananas (the last comma is the oxford comma). I for one am a fan. Some, however, would hotly contest its presence. Vampire Weekend are very clear on their preference:
What if every scientist could share their data as easily as they tweet about their lunch? Michael Nielsen calls for scientists to embrace new tools for collaboration that will enable discoveries to happen at the speed of Twitter.
I find this concept very helpful: a need to ‘change how we construct knowledge itself’. It also helps answer the question why some social media sites for science bods dont work – for example social networks for scientists with similar interests such as Research Gate or BiomedExperts have not worked as well as they should have. Why? Because scientists get no reward [...] Continue Reading…
This is a video of slides given at a presentation at Essentials of Emergency Medicine, San Fransisco, 9-12 Nov 2011 by Mike Cadogan. One of the best explanations I’ve seen of the potential role of social media in medical education.
After going through the 11 phases of Grief Presentation Preparation the resulting slides are comprehensive.
Acquiescence – blind acceptance of speaking invitation
Denial – after all, 3 months…seems a very long time
Ignorance – blissful and protracted, there is always tomorrow
Realisation - 10 days…seems an awfully short amount of time
Panic
Conceptualisation – defining what to write about
Conversion – analog to digital metamorphosis
Visualisation – cerebral rehearsal
Presentation – there is no tomorrow
Beer
Evaluation – next time I will do things [...] Continue Reading…
Although Google Buzz is being phased out (and merged with Google+) businesses can now add themselves to Google+
From the Google Blog:
For businesses and brands, Google+ pages help you connect with the customers and fans who love you. Not only can they recommend you with a +1, or add you to a circle to listen long-term. They can actually spend time with your team, face-to-face-to-face. All you need to do is start sharing, and you’ll soon find the super fans and loyal customers that want to say hello.
A number of pages are already available (see below), but any organization will [...] Continue Reading…
