Uncle Sam and Social Media
Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Federal agencies can, and should, be the first responders to health questions. Social media can help.
In this presentation, Mary Madden and Susannah Fox discuss the rise of participatory medicine within the context of key internet demographics and emerging online trends.
Eight in ten respondents who recently needed health information said they turned to a professional for advice.
This presentation provides data and insights about how the “participatory Web” may change how survey researchers think about online health information, as well as data on adults who continue to be offline in an online world.
Older internet users may be easy targets for viruses, spyware and the like. Younger internet users take more chances online, but they also take more precautions.
Thought-provoking scenarios of the future regarding education and network security.
Nine out of ten internet users have taken evasive actions to avoid software intrusions, but their guerrilla tactics may not be enough. Two possible future scenarios are presented, along with questions for privacy professionals to consider.
One in four Americans has used the internet to look for information about prescription drugs. Other topics covered: prescription drugs purchases online; drug-related spam.
A great many of the fifty-two million “health seekers” say the resources they find on the Web have a direct effect on the decisions they make about their health care and on their interactions with doctors.
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