Indiblogger, the network for Indian blogs and bloggers, has recently shuttered its doors. The automated materials stay on, but the folks behind this labor of love, are gone. This provokes some thoughts on why I blog (or not), what happened to the blogosphere in the fifteen years I have been blogging, and whether I should continue blogging or not. In other words, a personal rant!
Tag: Blogging
Social Media for Doctors: Signing up for online professional networking sites? Consider these points first
So this post follows on from one previous post about the spammy email practices of Docplexus, a networking site for doctors, and has been incited by a deluge of emails which kept pinging my inbox non-stop. I first noted that they were celebrating the achievement of a wonderful milestone - 250,000 medics signing up for … Continue reading Social Media for Doctors: Signing up for online professional networking sites? Consider these points first
Docplexus and the Dicey Email Spam
OK. So, I have not blogged twice in such quick succession in a long long time... that can only mean one thing: I am procrastinating on a deadline! Anyway, that apart, a few things happened over the past few days which prompted me to write this post. So, to start with, this is basically a … Continue reading Docplexus and the Dicey Email Spam
Scepticemia Enters FeedSpot’s Top 100 Healthcare Blogs List
This past week I have been snowed in under an absolute avalanche of work (both on the personal and professional fronts), so much so that I have not even had enough time to check and respond to my pending emails. One of these unread mails was waiting with some great news for me. A while … Continue reading Scepticemia Enters FeedSpot’s Top 100 Healthcare Blogs List
Scepticemia: Nominated for the Indibloggers Award 2017
After seven years of blogging, and once winning the Indiblogger of the Year award for medical blogs, here I am again, back in reckoning! Although I am not too hopeful considering that I have not really blogged much in the past year, I take this excuse to show off the blogging nomination!
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