Social Media Related Tweets and Insights

From my Twitter account:

• Academic Reputation in the Future http://bit.ly/NJiDn
  
  
• Many physicians are unaware that the first search results for their name are doctor rating websites. A blog/Twitter account would be helpful.
  
  
• Why Comments Matter http://bit.ly/163cBt
  
  
• Why Bezos and Hsieh used new media instead of old to make their Amazon/Zappos announcement. http://bit.ly/zycEf
  
  
• "Why physicians may never have their own Facebook" http://bit.ly/kA0vJ
  
  
• Video: "Brilliant Woman Solves All of California's Problems" at Santa Cruz City Council http://bit.ly/5fHQC
  
  
• "Who Is Chris Brogan: The Story of Me" http://bit.ly/Aw3xV
  
  
• Explore Points of Interest with Yahoo! Image Search http://bit.ly/uTIbf
  
  
• Buckeye Surgeon: "The meaning of life" http://bit.ly/3C4EXV

Medical news tweets are not research articles - they are 140-character messages - please always go to the original source/links, etc. The inclusion of a Twitter update (tweet) does not represent endorsement or agreement of any kind. Tweets and links do not represent endorsement, approval or support.

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TED Talks: Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk"

Video: Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk" (18 minutes).

"Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and our understanding of ourselves."