The world has witnessed an explosion of social media in recent years, in both personal and professional terms. Social media use among urologists also remains high with more than 66% reporting to have an active account. In this review Michael J Ehlert describes the available social media types such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest as well as Blogs and personal websites, provides information on how and why to use these platforms, and insight to the risks and challenges that may be faced by medical personnel who use the social media.
