Comments on: Why don’t drug companies use Twitter? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Medical_Foodshttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-176018 Medical_Foods Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-176018 Primus Pharmaceuticals uses Twitter, but just started.  Primus Pharmaceuticals uses Twitter, but just started. 

]]> By: Web Media Daily – Thurs. June 11, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself...http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-92132 Web Media Daily – Thurs. June 11, 2009 | Reinventing Yourself... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:23:11 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-92132 [...] Why don’t drug companies use Twitter? [...] [...] Why don’t drug companies use Twitter? [...]

]]> By: EMS Blog Rounds Edition 3 | David Konighttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-91911 EMS Blog Rounds Edition 3 | David Konig Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:45:08 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-91911 [...] KevinMD explains why he thinks the Pharmaceutical Companies aren’t on Twitter [...] [...] KevinMD explains why he thinks the Pharmaceutical Companies aren’t on Twitter [...]

]]> By: Kevinhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-91884 Kevin Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:26:47 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-91884 Technology-wise, I agree that RSS is the far superior for reading feeds and news. Twitter has too much noise.But, studies have shown that RSS adoption has topped out, and for the masses, Twitter is an easier platform for widespread use in the general public. Long-term I think Twitter will come to dominate RSS use.Kevin Technology-wise, I agree that RSS is the far superior for reading feeds and news. Twitter has too much noise.

But, studies have shown that RSS adoption has topped out, and for the masses, Twitter is an easier platform for widespread use in the general public. Long-term I think Twitter will come to dominate RSS use.

Kevin

]]> By: Davehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-91880 Dave Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:20:13 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-91880 <I>That said, I believe that Twitter will overtake both blogs and RSS as the information disseminator of choice</i>I have to strongly disagree with this prediction. <B>Twitter</b> is a tool for brief direct messages in the "moment" messages. <B>Tweets</b> have little to no staying power. How many individual <B>Tweets</b> come up in a <B>Google Search</b>?None.<B>Blogs</b> will continue to be dominant for relevant information on topics, <B>RSS</b> will continue to successfully syndicate blog content into all sorts of applications... including <B>Twitter</b> via such applications as <B>TwitFeed</b>.Don't believe the <B>Twitter</b> hype. That said, I believe that Twitter will overtake both blogs and RSS as the information disseminator of choice

I have to strongly disagree with this prediction. Twitter is a tool for brief direct messages in the “moment” messages. Tweets have little to no staying power. How many individual Tweets come up in a Google Search?

None.

Blogs will continue to be dominant for relevant information on topics, RSS will continue to successfully syndicate blog content into all sorts of applications… including Twitter via such applications as TwitFeed.

Don’t believe the Twitter hype.

]]> By: CarleaBhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-91869 CarleaB Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:45:11 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-91869 I know someone who works at a medium sized pharma company who said she's required to give legal two weeks notice of all Tweets. Hardly seems with it, given that. I know someone who works at a medium sized pharma company who said she’s required to give legal two weeks notice of all Tweets. Hardly seems with it, given that.

]]> By: HudsonMDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-91858 HudsonMD Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:31:48 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-91858 The less the better from Big Pharma The less the better from Big Pharma

]]> By: buckeye surgeonhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/06/why-dont-drug-companies-use-twitter.html#comment-91856 buckeye surgeon Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:34:35 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=30212#comment-91856 "That said, I believe that Twitter will overtake both blogs and RSS as the information disseminator of choice, and not claiming these relevant keywords seems like a short-sighted social media strategy to me."140 character texts (Just had some Lipitor! This stuff rox!!!)will be the information disseminator of choice? God help us..... “That said, I believe that Twitter will overtake both blogs and RSS as the information disseminator of choice, and not claiming these relevant keywords seems like a short-sighted social media strategy to me.”

140 character texts (Just had some Lipitor! This stuff rox!!!)will be the information disseminator of choice? God help us…..

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