Healthcare Communications & Social Media Dana Lewis #hcsm co-creator & moderator

Welcome to #hcsm Origins Building an online 'community' What is #hcsm? How-to #hcsm Next steps

Origins

Building an online 'community'

What is #hcsm?

How-to #hcsm

Next steps

Introduction #hcsm???

Once upon a time.... (January 2009) Why not? Four people + Gchat = #healthcomm

Why not?

Four people + Gchat = #healthcomm

Q: What is an online community? JUST KIDDING!

Communities are: Continuous Coordinated Interactive Self-selected

Continuous

Coordinated

Interactive

Self-selected

What is #hcsm? healthcare communications & social media Weekly conversation, Sunday nights at 8pm central Hashtag “tracks” the conversation

healthcare communications & social media

Weekly conversation, Sunday nights at 8pm central

Hashtag “tracks” the conversation

What is #hcsm?

What is #hcsm?

How-to #hcsm 1. Get a Twitter account – or not Use search.twitter.com Or, try TweetDeck, TweetChat, etc. Follow @HealthSocMed

1. Get a Twitter account – or not

Use search.twitter.com

Or, try TweetDeck, TweetChat, etc.

Follow @HealthSocMed

@HealthSocMed The Moderator Asks for topics Selects a few to cover Keeps it on track (usually)

The Moderator

Asks for topics

Selects a few to cover

Keeps it on track (usually)

Lurk or be an active participant

Jump in!

http://hcsm.blokcast.net

What do people think?

Do numbers matter?

#hcsm is... Continuous Coordinated Interactive Self-selected

Continuous

Coordinated

Interactive

Self-selected

Next steps Live.....from Philly! Going global - #hcsmeu ???

Live.....from Philly!

Going global - #hcsmeu

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Questions? [email_address] @danamlewis

[email_address]

@danamlewis