Earlier this month, Team of Advisors member Cyrena shared how she relies on many of the Partnership Principles in her interactions with her physicians. Today, she offers some insight into a different type of relationship in our health journeys — the ones we have on social media. In addition to PatientsLikeMe, Cyrena is active on […]
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Mashable, the pioneering digital and social media news site, has pronounced today Social Media Day. Why? “Social media has changed our lives,” they wrote in 2010, prior to launching the event. “It has not only changed the way we communicate, but the way we connect with one another, consume our news, conduct our work, organize
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The submissions are in and it’s now time for you to decide the winners of the first-ever PatientsLikeMe Video Contest! We asked “How has PatientsLikeMe changed your life?” and our members have worked long and hard to prepare their answers in these memorable videos. Take a look and vote for your favorite! PATIENTSLIKEME VIDEO CONTEST – VOTE HERE There
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With every new member at PatientsLikeMe, there is more data generated for research, more dialogue about individual experiences, and a more expansive support network. Additionally, with more patients we can become the world’s largest and loudest representative of the patient voice. To that end, our job in marketing is to share your stories and tell
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We’ve been learning about how connected our patients are this week in our blog series called “One for All.” In the first two blogs by Jeff Cole, we read (and saw through cool graphics) how some of our members are initiating an unparalleled universe of dialogue. Today, we sit down with one of those members,
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It’s been an exciting few months for PatientsLikeMe. Here’s a quick recap… Today, Fast Company released its annual ranking of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World. PatientsLikeMe made #23 on the list alongside big league companies like Facebook, Disney, Novartis and Amazon. PatientsLikeMe was also named the second most innovative company in healthcare,
Who’s #2 in Healthcare Innovation?
You guessed it – PatientsLikeMe Read More »
As 2009 comes to an end, we want to take this opportunity to thank all of our members, partners and general fans for another great year. Here’s a recap of some of the exciting happenings at PatientsLikeMe these past 12 months. Wishing you all a Happy New Year! Community Milestones This year, the 15+ disease
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The media is abuzz at the moment with stories about social networks like Facebook and Twitter, carrying pieces on the good (Facebook Fan Page raises $10,000 for a Silicon Valley Food Bank), the bad (Facebook users are leaving out of mistrust and boredom), and the controversial (Social networking site for living organ donors). In the
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Are you on Facebook? We are! Simply search for “PatientsLikeMe” to find our new company page. Once there, click “Become A Fan,” and a “My Pages” link will be added to your profile. Remember, Facebook is an open platform that anyone can view and isn’t part of PatientsLikeMe. Therefore, any information you share about you
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Yesterday Naumi Haque of the Wikinomics Blog referenced PatientsLikeMe as part of a bold prophecy regarding viable business models for social networking companies, particularly Facebook. First, we are honored that Wikinomics found our business model compelling given our decision to forgo an advertising-based revenue stream at this time. While Facebook is a pure-play social network
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