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ID doctor & Professor of Medicine @VCU interested in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Infection Prevention; views are my own; Follow or RT ≠ endorsement
Nov 23, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
Early thoughts on #Twitter🐦 vs #Mastodon🐘:

✳️ 🐦 value:noise (v:n) was 1:10, now ~ 1:30; great stuff is here but it's diluted. It's like a crossword puzzle
✳️ 🐘 v:n ? Lots of good stuff, less GREAT stuff. Like a crossword puzzle that's all words but u only care about some ✳️ 500 characters is too many
✳️ 🐦 has a TON of advertisements
✳️ 🐘 may improve if more people migrate
✳️ 🐦 having a content algorithm was (is?) probably SUPER useful; will this be eroded? Is having any algorithm better than none (🐘 = the latter)
Apr 14, 2021 10 tweets 7 min read
Hi #MedTwitter!!! I was excited to be involved w/ the #SHEASpring2021 pre-conference workshop that included an eval of the professional use of #twitter. Here are my notes from the session, sharing in case useful; my focus is on providing helpful tips to new(er) users (🧵): ✅ Always be mindful of your reason for using #twitter; keep use +, professional, consider focusing on only a few topical areas important to you. Consider limiting use to only a few times/day and limit total time spent in app (can go down a 🐇 hole)