Social media has been a hot topic in the business world, but many medical practices are still far behind in their implementation of it, if they're attempting it at all.

One lame excuse is that Facebook is just for kids and college students. Think again: the latest statistics showed that the most explosively growing demographic on Facebook is women 55 and over(http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/02/02/fastest-growing-demographic-on-facebook-women-over-55/), and 45% of Facebook is aged 26 and over.

Many practices are not yet fluent in Twitter, citing the 130 character limit on posts and a userbase smaller than Facebook's. However, Twitter and Google recently announced a deal to index and list Twitter posts in search results. Can you say backlinks?

Want to learn more? MedicalspaMD is pleased to announce our first free webinar in an instructional series on social media and SEO, on Thursday, February 25, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Presented by Alex Panagiotopoulos of Freelance MD, the webinar will serve as an introduction to the sites Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, covering how to set up accounts and a blog that can eventually increase profits and local awareness of your practice.

The webinar is designed for doctors, practice administrators, and support staff who are either starting from square one or want to see how they can do things differently.

There will be a question and answer session at the conclusion, and it will be recorded for future viewing.

Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/189033608