A great opportunity for doctors has just been announced. Yammer will be expanding their microblogging platform to groups whose member’s email have different domain names. This means the networks are no longer limited to formal organisations, and can now emerge within informal communities. It is still a “closed” network in the sense that the content [...]
Posts Tagged ‘health’
Increasing signal-to-noise on H1N1/Swine flu
With social media gaining traction since SARS (2003) and Avian H5N1 (2006), it will be interesting to see what role it might now play as a media tool in the current pandemic du jour. The benefits of social media are clear, namely speed of communication, and monitoring sentiment. The cost in accuracy is not insignficant, [...]
Trampoline – The Cross Disciplinary Ideas Unconference
What a Saturday. I had the chance to sit in on some interesting sessions at the inaugral Trampoline Melbourne, an unconference organised by Pat Allen, Melina Chan, and Steve Hopkins. It was held at Donkeywheel, Melbourne’s newest social change projects venue. 100 people from various disciplines came together to speak about their biggest ideas. I heard [...]
Human washing machines
Humour detour. @provoost just pointed me towards a peek at a future of less labour intensive aged care. “…..as the cleansing bubbling action kicked in, Toshiko Shibahara, 89, settled back to enjoy the wash and soak cycle of her nursing home’s new human washing machine.” I think it’s pretty self explanatory. I think the manufacturers [...]
The Girl Effect – Tackling a Root Cause.
This is effective. The presentation. The message. If you could spend one dollar on a significant root cause of many of the world’s significant problems, consider this. The Girl Effect
