The Dutch grand round had a short live. Nevertheless some medbloggers in The Netherlands produce interesting posts. Had lost track of most of them. Decided to produce a monthly selection as a kind of grand round. Choices are very biased and made by myself. If you feel left out, unappreciated or anything else please contact me. Posts in English Laika's MedLibLog discusses the use of web 2.0 for personalized medicine. Personalized medicine can be a tool which lets you subscribe to journals, news, media and blogs and (straightforward) PubMed searches. She discusses several tools for personalized medicine or a efficient way to .....read more »

This short talk from the co-founder Evan Williams of twitter explains the many uses of twitter. Don't know what twitter is, see this presentation and your done. Don't miss the after talk. Twitter will be used in presentations in the future, in the after talk you can see a short introduction to the use of twitter in presentations. Thanks Presentation Zen, agree with your main message from this presentation: This is why many entrepreneurs learned to embrace the idea of "letting a thousand flowers bloom," an idea that people like Guy Kawasaki have been preaching seemingly forever. "When people use your .....read more »

Can you go without power for one hour? Can you live without the telly, computer, radio or microwave for 60 minutes? That’s exactly why Earth Hour was created. This year, over 500 cities in 75 countries have committed, twice the number that participated last year. In 2009, Earth Hour is being taken to the next level, with the goal of 1 billion people switching off their lights as part of a global vote. Unlike any election in history, it is not about what country you’re from, but instead, what planet you’re from. For the latest news and stories go to Earth .....read more »