Dr. Joseph Kim in his website on non-clinical medical jobs raised the question recently: “How do you define “medical informatics”? How about “health informatics”? Clinical informatics? Biomedical informatics? Public health informatics? The list just goes on…”
MINDWEST Strategies offered thoughts because our firm’s position is that effective internal and external communications, as well [...]
The welter of “social media” and related discussions can lead us in several directions. One is an increasing din of tweets, retweets, hoots, hollers, youtube, hulu, facemask, linkedabout and hulabaloo. I use them all with increasing frequency. While social media can be trivialized, they express a powerful new paradigm with real utility [...]
Ivana Taylor, CEO of Third Force, has summarized 10 marketing tips for growing businesses in 2010. (Taylor blogs at Strategy Stew and operates the marketing community site at DIY Marketers.) For in-depth guidance regarding her recommendation concerning blogs and social media — companies will benefit from insights by MyST Technology Partners, [...]
John Hale, founder of MINDWEST Strategies, will serve as Adjunct Faculty at Hood College, Frederick, MD, heading the Communication Program’s capstone public relations course for the Spring 2010 semester. “Hood College has an impecable academic reputation,” said Hale, “which US News & World Report places in the top tier of its rankings of Master’s-level [...]
Jurgen Appelo, a Dutch entrepreneur and technologist, has compiled a useful list of important books in “social media.” Appelo has integrated six Web metrics as a tangible, timely indicator of market response: number of Google hits, number of Amazon ratings, average Amazon rating, number of GoodReads ratings, average GoodReads rating, and release date. [...]