Sermo Improves Registration Security; Needs to Do More

For the life of me...what is the story here? Why is Medgadget so obsessed with Sermo's success? Is this reporting or just a vendetta? Last time this happened, the Sermo community became furious and there was a flame war. Is that what you are looking for (again)? Are page views down at Medgagdet? Is this a pattern we all can look forward to?

JoshS:

Good question!

First, in terms of page views. Alexa says that we are consistently outperforming Sermo, despite all those millions of dollars being invested in Sermo. That does not mean that we are more successful. Sermo provides important service, and we wish them well.

Second point is more important. Despite our great admiration for the technology in general, we know full well that, when needed, we have a responsibility to question dangers of new things affecting the medical world. We have to question the motives that might harm patients, and dangers that any technology might present. Will MDs networks play important role in the future, and improve care of patients? They will. It doesn't mean we have to accept rotten practices as such.

And, third point. The furious response of the "community" is not that important. The important part is for physicians to realize their responsibilities before the public. And then to rise up and to demand that networks that promise physicians-only environment actually deliver it. I don't want to have FDA deciding recommendation about my father's blood pressure pills based on the info from some malicious troll. Do you?

It's funny, the advertisement next to the Sermo story on Medgagget is "glucose
Lower Glucose and Reverse Diabetes! 99% Type 2 and 64% Type I Success ".......and these bozos are throwing dispersions at Sermo, again? What was the story here? What was being reported? I'd encourage people to look at CNET for an example of REAL on-line journalism. I'm done with Medgagdet.