Sorry about the prolonged silence — it’s been a busy holiday season here, as I imagine it has been for you as well.  Three trips in three months and I’m more than ready to stay put for awhile.

In the spirit of getting back into things, here are some sites that might be useful to you.

The first is SciTechNet, a blog dedicated to news about social networking and Web 2.0 resources in the science and technology fields.  It’s a good blog to keep up with, just to see what’s out there.  In illustration, here are some recent highlights:

SciBog is a social networking site for scientists, allowing members to create their own pages, manage discussion groups, create news feeds, and share photos and videos.  There is also a large discussion forum hosted by the site.

Epernicus is a social networking site specifically for professionals in the Health and Life Sciences fields.  Epernicus facilitates connections among members based on institution and research interests.

KnowledgeMesh from Hershey Center for Applied Research is a social networking and mapping utility for the Life Sciences.  It has many of the same features as SciBog, but also marks the location of individuals and research projects on the map, so that you can see at a glance the kind of work that is being done in your community.