by Bruce Brown | March 28, 2016 | General News, Health
Love it or hate it, social media has changed the way many people communicate for work, learning, and pleasure. Twitter, which launched in 2006, was one of the first social media applications to attain broad recognition beyond special populations such as college...
by Alfred Poor | June 3, 2015 | Health, Medical
A new study by Northwestern University shows that teenagers age 13 to 18 are not likely to use social media for health and medical topics. According to the report, nearly nine out of ten surveyed indicated that they would not likely post a health question on a social...
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by Alfred Poor | December 2, 2014 | Fitness
Fitness bands continue to blur feature sets, and the Nabu from Razer is no exception. The company describes it as a “social smartband.” Yes, it counts your steps and estimates your calorie burn, and it sends your data to an Android or iOS smartphone via a...
by Alfred Poor | October 17, 2014 | Health
The Law of Unintended Consequences is always lurking in a dark corner, waiting to turn even the most positive development into a negative. We’ve seen people develop problems with all sorts of social media and mobile technology, from social media to smartphones....
by Alfred Poor | October 15, 2014 | Health, Medical
A new report released by MeriTalk reveals the results of a survey of more than 151 decision makers in U.S. hospitals. The study looked into the potential impact of Big Data, mobile, cloud, and social media technologies on the delivery of health care in this country....
