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[21 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | ]

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 …