Tag: social media
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New Publication! Ethics and Privacy Implications of Using the Internet and Social Media to Recruit Participants for Health Research: A Privacy-by-Design Framework for Online Recruitment
I am so happy to announce I have a new paper published in JMIR, an open-access journal on medicine and the internet. Read the abstract below, and click the links to read the full article. Ethics and Privacy Implications of Using the Internet and Social Media to Recruit Participants for Health Research: A Privacy-by-Design Framework…
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What does all this tweeting about health really mean? Expanding our understanding of Twitter & disease [research study]
I want to help build our understanding of how Twitter is used in health, particularly around healing. Will you help me by sharing this post? With more than 560 disease-related hashtags registered on Symplur’s Health Care Hashtag Project, it’s clear that people are using Twitter to talk about health. The academic world has recognized this…
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Ethics & Social Media Research
This morning I did a 5-minute “Ted Talk” on the ethics of social media research for my colleagues at ELLICSR. Below is the transcript, with some added resources for further reading.
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Alaina’s Not Here, Man
Just a quick update for my followers: Although I have been neglecting this blog, I haven’t stopped blogging. Oh, no! I am now regularly blogging on two additional websites. So if you’ve been missing me lately, check out some of my latest posts: 5 Questions to Ask When Searching for Health Information Online on Prostate Cancer…
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#hcsmca’s 2-year report card – Infographic
Originally posted on Colleen Young: Presenting #hcsmca’s 2-year report card. Thank you Alaina Cyr for creating yet another beautiful infographic. And don’t forget to read her commentary below and add your thoughts and interpretations. What a community! By Alaina Cyr (@AlainaBCyr) It’s my pleasure to share with you #hcsmca’s 2-year report card! Like the 6-month and 18-month report cards that…
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