When speaking with associations and organizations I am asked, “What is Social Media?”. For you younger docs out there you may have grown up with social media but for many it can be a vague concept.
What is social media?
Social media is usually referred to as user-generated content (UGC). If you have ever posted a message on an online discussion board, you’ve created UGC. Have you ever seen a video on YouTube (a free video sharing website)? That’s UGC as well. Social media is an amazingly powerful form of communicating allowing …

Professional social networks arose on the Web scene in late 2007 to fill a very necessary niche – provide a place where professionals, professional organizations and industry reps can connect, collaborate, share, form groups, make their own professional “friends,” and become part of an online professional network.
Professional social networks are focused on a particular profession and only a particular profession. Momentum once reserved for large social networks without a focus is now moving into niche social networks about specific interests.
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There is no doubt that you’ve heard the buzz about social networking sites, like LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. These sites are changing the way people do business, stay in touch with friends, find and recommend products and services. Most of the social networking sites are general, and open to anyone to talk about or promote any subject. This makes it difficult to find specific, up to date content and information about niche topics.
NewDocs.com is different. It is the only professional social network specifically for …