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By: jamesbmathews

jamesbmathews — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:55:34 +0000

John,

Good post and realistic. Some real innovators @ WebMD ….unfortunately none of them are in Senior Mgt.

Been there. Done that.

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By: Ryan J

Ryan J — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:18:05 +0000

Straight-talking, honest and informed analysis as always. Thanks John!

Although I don’t keep a blog myself, I was tempted to write about WebMD Exchange when I visited the site after receiving the launch newsletter last week.

I spent easily a minute, my eyes and mouse cursor jutting around the page (mostly in random and opposite direction) trying to home in on a target. I fell of the merry-go-round and ran out of the park wondering what had just happened.

Online health communities are in general a tough nut to crack. As far as I’m aware, there aren’t too many success stories out to shout about. Perhaps I am wrong?

Have you had a chance to check out the health offerings for smartphones? I have carried out some research in this area and have a few good sources if you’re interested?

Thanks as always,
Ryan.

By: John

John — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:34:18 +0000

Yes, Jim, can completely relate, if only I had the $$$, and the staff, oh the things I could do rather than this completely lame attempt by WebMD. Honestly, fine it sad that a brand such as WebMD is completely taking advantage of its current position. They keep this up and consumers will start going elsewhere, if not already starting to do that already, as Everyday Health is rising.

By: John

John — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:30:42 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Susannah and hope we’ll see each other/cross paths in not so distant future.

By: Susannah Fox

Susannah Fox — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:29 +0000

The OMG Zombies anxiety/panic discussion group made my day – thanks for that.

Your blog is a must-read for these unvarnished reports from the front. Much appreciated!

By: medXcentral (Jim)

medXcentral (Jim) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:40:42 +0000

All of the above explains many of the reasons why I’m taking all the time I need to get it right at medXcentral. No rush. Folks will always go where they get what THEY want.

There’s nothing wrong with making a little.. or a lot of money. That is unless greed overrides common courtesy.

Oh the things I could do if I was not a one-man show with no budget.

Great report.

By: autumns leaf

autumns leaf — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:23 +0000

So glad to read this. I’m in the process of setting up a personal solo Q&A psych site. Was taken aback yesterday by this announcement as it seems to cover some of the same ground.

Sounds no different from the rest of Medscape. Medscape’s physician DB: ugly, unmoderated, nasty. Colours grey and depressing, cluttered pages. No moderation. You name it, they’ve done it wrong. Medscape (or WebMD) is a Paharma owned corporate behemoth. It has no agility of mind. They *can’t* do things better. They lack some basic understanding of the net, or design…or *something*. They don’t *get it*.

@autumns_leaf on Twitter.