I have noticed that LinkedIn has been becoming more popular in occupational therapy circles recently, as people seemed to be inviting me to connect with them, and I could see that they were new to LinkedIn but getting involved quickly. My contacts rose sharply in the past few months from about 20 to over 80 …
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Facebook fatigue
This week my facebook status reads "Anita is a bit tired of thinking like a FB status update... I want to think properly again". I decided to call this Facebook Fatigue.I love the fact that I can constantly stay up to date with the day to day "doings" of friends and family around the globe, …
‘Tweeting’ medics expose patients
This link was sent to me by Susan Burwash... interesting article from the BBC about medical students using Twitter and Blogs to inappropriately share information about patients or institutions.Medics posting messages on networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are breaching patient confidentiality, a leading journal reveals.Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association found …
STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN FACEBOOK USE, LOWER GRADES IN COLLEGE
SAN DIEGO – College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website, according to a pilot study at one university. However, more than three-quarters of Facebook users claimed that their use of the social networking site didn’t …
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Making Facebook accessible
Thanks to Twitter I caught this link from Will Wade, thanks Will!Carl Augusto is the President and CEO of the American Foundation for the Blind, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that expands possibilities for people with vision loss. One of AFB's priorities is broadening access to technology, and AFB is working together with Facebook to make …
Occupational therapy groups on facebook
There is a rapidly growing number of OT groups on Facebook, that are both serious and social. Over the next few days I'm going to find them and list them here.This is a snapshot of what's happening in this corner of the Web 2.0 world for our profession.I'll list if it is an open or …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 