Healthcare communications and marketing news and information

Like many of you, I have been finding it more and more difficult to keep up with the steady stream of pharma-related news pouring from bloggers, news outlets and other sources.  Recently, I’ve taken to reading the pharma-related blogs about three times a week – usually at the end of a long day.  That is down significantly from about a year ago, when I read them each morning.  

I’ve been feeling a bit guilty about this because I’m an information junkie.  I need my daily dose of infocomfort food to keep me happy and well fed.  So, when I saw an interesting e-mail come across my inbox from Oregon-based MyPharmaNote, I was very intrigued.  They have built a Digg-like social bookmarking site “where you can quickly scan what's of interest in the pharma industry.”  MyPharmaNote is currently in beta.

There are other pharma news aggregators out there like PageFlakes. It lists the newest items from some of the pharma-related blogs.  I’ve gotten a lot of use out of the site.  However, I’ve found sites like Digg and del.icio.us very useful as they allow anyone to highlight information they find compelling and easily share it with others.  However, it is important to take steps to ensure that the site does not become a haven for spammers and cluttered by people seeking to use it solely for self-promotion.

So, because I think MyPharmaNote could help others, I’ve decided to spread the word about the site.  Please note that because it is still in beta, it’s pretty sparse.  However, if enough people get interested in it, I expect that to change.