My most loyal "online buddy," The Cheeky Librarian, sent me the link to this story on NPR about online friends.
The story is interesting, but the information in it is nothing new to any of the people I know with cancer who use the Web to share information and support each other. One source quoted in the story says that patients are far ahead of doctors and hospitals in their use of the Internet. Yeah, we know that.
One quibble: The story talks about the use of social networking sites by patients, and while I know that people do use these sites, I think that blogs and also listservs and bulletin boards for various conditions are where the action is.
Read: Patients Turn to Online Community
@ Jeanne Sather 2009.
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