Selection of My Twitter Favorites, Edition 47

Twitter is a microblogging service where people answer the question "What are you doing?" via 140-character messages from their cellphone, laptop or desktop. You can select the messages (called "tweets") that you find useful, amusing, or both. Here is the 47th edition of My Twitter Favorites (the oldest post is at the bottom, the newest at the top): Micro-blogging on Twitter is easy, fun and can be very useful and educational if you follow/subscribe to interesting people.
You can read more here: A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter and
visit my account at Twitter/AllergyNotes.

1. pyknosis Read an H&P today that began, "Mr. X was in his usual state of health until eating a banana last night at midnight." 11:37 PM Mar 3rd from web
2. loic getting the NYTimes every day by email reminds me I should read it every day but I don't. I don't unsubscribe either. I am weak. 7:31 PM Mar 3rd from twhirl
3. loic Following 400 people I really know like I am doing now already gives you about a new tweet every minute... 5:34 PM Mar 3rd from twhirl
4. zapposIn elevator, wanted to know cell phone carrier girl used b/c she said she had beautiful reception. She meant wedding reception1:17 PM Mar 3rd from web
5. pyknosis Rain + wind = misery 10:13 AM Mar 3rd from Tweetie
6. TechCrunch amazing: "immigrants have founded more than half of all Silicon Valley start-ups in the past decade" http://tinyurl.com/ctj3ob8:42 PM Mar 2nd from web
7. Pogue At airport en route to Orlando for a talk. PA says: "Do not accept packages from unknown people." Um...you mean, as opposed to "STRANGERS?" 6:32 PM Mar 2nd from TweetDeck
8. AllergyNotes All organizations, hospitals and physician practices must have a set a "blogging policy" to guide staff http://is.gd/lrzN5:18 PM Mar 2nd from TweetDeck
9. AllergyNotes I find less value in the blogs I'm reading recently (both tech and medical). Is Twitter distracting us all? 2:08 PM Mar 2nd from TweetDeck
10. shellen Never debate the reality of Sponge Bob with a 4-year old. You may not get an honest answer if you ask "Have you ever seen a talking squid?"1:38 PM Mar 2nd from web
11. schroncd Freddie Mac head resigning. Moffett says he'll return to financial services sector. In recent years he's been in the financial losses sector 1:25 PM Mar 2nd from web
12. EdBennett We are doing a fairly strong Social Media effort, but for every 1,000 referals, Google brings in 700, Social Media brings in 1 #healthcomm 8:34 PM Mar 1st from TweetChat
13. loic hesitating between 1) tidy up my todo list 2) tidy up my home office 3) go running it's not raining but I'm lazy 4) keep talking to you guys 6:44 PM Mar 1st from twhirl
14. schroncd I only listen to rap music in my car ... at red lights ... when it's playing in the car beside me. 5:27 PM Mar 1st from web
    
15. pyknosis "That isn't MINE, is it?" my patient asked incredulously while pointing to the liter of fluid I just removed from her chest. 8:20 AM Mar 1st from Tweetie
    
    

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