twitter #hcsm -- healthcare for social media group

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

Introduction

#hcsm???

Once upon a time....(January 2009)

Why not?

Four people + Gchat = #healthcomm

Q: What is an online community?

JUST KIDDING!

Communities are:

Continuous

Coordinated

Interactive

Self-selected

What is #hcsm?

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

@HealthSocMed

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

Next steps

Live.....from Philly!

Going global - #hcsmeu

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Questions?

danamichellelewis@gmail.com

@danamlewis