Author Archives: John

About John

Interested in how information intersects daily life, technology, and art. Digital Marketing - marketing ROI in healthcare Collaboration - working in social and collaborative media. Biomedical Informaticist - focusing on patient/patient, patient/provider communication.

Path of Support. Healthcare one step at a time.

Posted on May 28, 2010 by John

The Path of Support on Healthinfo Island in Second Life offers guidance to people interested in the healthcare support groups in this virtual world.  However, in a greater sense, it is offering real healthcare to real people.  The Path introduces … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading… Signs for the trail

Posted on April 23, 2010 by John

Spending some time in the great outdoors and going to hit the trail?  You will want to be familiar with trail signs that can communicate to others along the way. I put together this Trail Signs booklet for some scouts … Continue reading →

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Excitable

Posted on April 11, 2010 by John

Sometimes the muse hits (for better or worse) and creative passions take me a bit too far.  Here’s a couple examples for your amusement: During a LinkedIn discussion on attending events inworld, I went off about folks who merely replicate … Continue reading →

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100 More Healthcare Tweets

Posted on February 28, 2010 by John

Since May of 2009, I have been posting almost daily tweets on how healthcare orgs might use social  media.  @John_Norris with the tag #hcsm I finished up the first 100 tips  in late September 2009. Below are the next 100 … Continue reading →

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Growth of Healthcare Support Groups in Google’s Lively

Posted on November 20, 2009 by John

Lively was a virtual world run by Google. It only lasted about 5 months before Google shut it down. I spent some time there, created an area devoted to healthcare support groups, made a video, and had some thoughts about … Continue reading →

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