Tag Archives: Web 2.0
Facebook Apps Storm Pharma
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Three pharmaceutical companies recently took big steps into the world of social media, launching Facebook applications that give consumers the ability to download and interact with health information material.
For those having a hard time keeping up with the rapidly evolving world of Web 2.0, a Facebook application (“app†for short) is an online [...]
Posted in Marketing Also tagged Disease Crohn, Facebook, Google, Health, Inflammatory bowel disease, Pfizer, Ulcerative colitis 2 Comments
Health 2.0: Internet Déjà vu
Andy Levitt, founder and CEO of HealthTalker, continues his coverage of the Health 2.0 conference.
Today was Day 2 at Health 2.0 in San Francisco, and the overwhelming theme for me at the conference was this: it feels a lot like it did eight years ago.
In many ways, I am impressed with the number of companies [...]
Posted in Events Also tagged Andy Levitt, conference, Google, Health 2.0, HealthTalker, Internet 4 Comments
Web 2.0 Meet Health 2.0
Andy Levitt, founder and CEO of HealthTalker, checks in from San Francisco with coverage of the Health 2.0 conference.
This is the 2nd year of the event, and there are close to 1,000 people here, with representation from pharma, biotech, VC firms and investors, agencies, and reporters.
The purpose of the conference is to showcase the [...]
Posted in E-Media, Events Also tagged Andy Levitt, Cindy Shirky, Google, Health 2.0, HealthTalker, PatientsLikeMe, Sermo 1 Comment

Can Healthcare Games Change the Game of Healthcare?