I had an interesting conversation on Twitter the other night. Here’s the recap. Basically, Ves Dimov didn’t think Twitter would substitute for his RSS reader. And he’s right. Google Reader offers much more depth and flexibility that Twitter can ever approach.
However, there is a learning curve to using RSS, and recent reports have stated that its used may have already peaked with consumer adoption only at 11 percent. The physician usage rate is likely to be lower, as doctors are traditionally late technology adopters.
Twitter is generally easier to use, and perhaps it can be a complimentary tool for RSS-adverse doctors to keep up.
Dr. Dimov has written extensively on how physicians use Twitter, and feel free to follow me on my own Twitter feed.
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