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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. which heralded a new, participatory web culture. In the beginning, TechSoup’s Marnie Webb, Daniel Ben-Horin, and Billy Bicket created NetSquared to "remix the web for social change." " The year was 2005. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor.

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Social Media, Networks, and Data in Patient Healthcare Networks

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Some are describing this shift in perspective as “participatory medicine” or “person-centric care.” This “Dr. Google” project has been described by some as a disruption of medical information. ” Stefani pointed out there are important trends that are impacting healthcare information online.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

Others went on to crown the achievements from the participatory public sphere that have arisen as a result of increased access to content. The tools are coming together to help people collaborate and receive real-time information such hurricane movements. Their messages shared overarching themes, which I have distilled below: 1.