The BioCrowd
The social development of the web 2.0 has largely bypassed science. Hugely popular websites such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Delicious and the like have millions of members and generate huge amounts of traffic. But those who use these sites come from all walks of life. None are devoted solely to science.
With this in mind, it would seem that social networking sites that cater to scientists would have special value and appeal. A few have been launched —but there is certainly room for improvement.
This fall, Vincent Racaniello at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and I will launch BioCrowd.com, a new social network designed by scientists (Vincent and me) for bioscientists (and others in the life sciences) who wish to connect with others to advance, promote or shape their careers.
Please visit the home page to sign up to be notified when we launch. BioCrowd will combine the interactivity of sites like Facebook and the networking capabilities of LinkedIn to help to advance your career in the biosciences.
Be part of "The BioCrowd" !!!!!!!!
There is no shortage of new sites trying to bring together the scientific community in life sciences. Time will tell which are the most successful and add the real value professionals want.
Beaker (www.beaker.com) is an alternative, designed for all life sciences professionals. Welcome to the market, BioCrowd. We look forward to advancing the movement of the life sciecnes industry into social networking. There is so much benefit for the industry if life sciences professionals (of all disciplines) around the world are collaborating online.