WWDC Sells Out in Two Hours!

WWDC (for those of us out of the iOS and OS X loop), is a weeklong event  in June (11th-15th) held by Apple in San Francisco. The goals of the 5,000 developers attending is to gain an insider’s perspective and experience into the latest in iOS AND OS X. In short- Developer Disneyland.

During this week, developers from all over the world will convene to build better apps through the latest breakthrough technologies, quality time with Apple Engineers, and camaraderie with fellow developers. For a more detailed explanation or to find out what you’re missing, check out Apple’s page.

Indifferent to an 8:30am Eastern sale time or a ticket price of $1599, a “Sold Out” message appeared to eager developers less than two hours later. For the unlucky developers unable to snag a ticket, Apple promised to post free videos of the technical sessions. Without the personal interaction with Apple engineers, however, we’re betting that next year’s tickets sell out faster. West Coast- plan on setting your alarm even earlier.

Create a Medical Practice Google+ Business Page

Google just released Pages for business in its Google+ social network.

There are a number of benfits to having a Google+ page for your medical practice, many are the same reasons for having Pages on facebook.

• Direct connection to Googles search engine Through the use of the “+1″ button, Google has tied Google+ directly to its search. There is also a feature currently under experimentation called “Direct Connect” that will allow searchers to find Google+ business pages directly from search.
• Better audience segmentation  Google+ circles gives businesses a better way to segment audiences, which means messaging can become more relevant and timely.
• Face-to-face connection with patients, employees, and the world The live, streaming video component of the platform, Hangouts, enables businesses to create live, virtual face-to-face connections with potential patients and others.

So how do you create a Google+ Page?

1. Go to the Google+ Business Page and click the blue “Create Your Google+ Page” button
2. Pick a relevant business category and add your information. The categories to choose from are: “Local Business or Place,” “Product or Brand,” “Company, Institution or Organization,” “Arts, Entertainment or Sports,” and “Other.”
3. Add a tagline, upload a profile banner, click the “Continue” button and your page is created.