On Twitter, the # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a tweet. Using hashtags categorizes your tweets, helping them to show up more easily in Twitter searches. Hashtags can also be used to participate in Twitter chats pertaining to your healthcare specialty. Check Out This Infographic to Learn More:...  read more

One of the most important ways to stay on top of your social media presence is to explore and adapt to new, emerging platforms. One such platform is Vine, a new mobile app brought to you by the creators of Twitter, the wildly popular microblogging website. However, instead of the 140-character updates you can send...  read more

When it comes to promoting your practice through Twitter, there’s one principle to always keep in mind: the more followers you have, the better! Understand that as your audience grows, so grows your influence, your clout and your impact on potential patients. With social media becoming such an important part of how patients learn about...  read more

Facebook has approximately 901 million monthly active users—over half of which access Facebook from a smartphone or tablet. Chances are a great number of fans are viewing your posts on their mobile Facebook app, whether it be on their newsfeed or on your page directly. Making sure these mobile viewers are presented with engaging status...  read more

Google’s main competitor, Bing, is once again proving that search is going social! The company announced last week that Bing search results will now feature more content from the world’s number-one social network: Facebook. Revamping their “social sidebar,” The Bing Team explained these changes in a recent blog post. “…More often than not, we look...  read more

Facebook – the world’s largest social network – has just announced it will be throwing its hat into the search engine ring. Unveiling Graph Search, a first-of-its-kind social search engine, users will now be able to sift through Facebook’s enormous collection of public data using a simple, visual interface. Where Google and other search engines...  read more

As you may know, Pinterest is one of the fastest growing, and has become, one of the most popular social networks. While businesses have successfully used the unique photo-sharing site to create and share content, Pinterest recently announced new business accounts, aimed at helping more businesses share content on Pinterest and making it easy for...  read more

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