Category Archives: Collaboration / Community

365+ Tweets for Healthcare Orgs

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. I did the second 100 … Continue reading

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Path of Support. Healthcare one step at a time.

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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Growth of Healthcare Support Groups in Google’s Lively

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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Interviewed for Virtual World Support Groups

rexlibris, a magazine for librarians, put up a nice interview about my work in Second Life and the Path of Support. I’m Knoh Oh in Second Life. The Path is a way to show people inworld the diversity of healthcare … Continue reading

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Healthcare Support Groups in Different Worlds

Do the types of healthcare support groups differ in the worlds of Second Life, Kaneva, There and IMVU?  In what worlds are there more groups concerning mental health than disabilities. In what worlds is the opposite true?  How does this … Continue reading

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