Blogging is a place where a great amount of opinions may be expressed. This social network seems to be a clean slate compared to other networks. Opinions of all types are welcome; especially over a variety of networks.
Although this class is focused on health organizations it is easy to get lost in other topics; such as sports, education, news, opinion etc. The added interactions from other bloggers allows for a beneficial conversation.
Health organizations could, and should, take advantage of this great piece of media for their own benefit. Especially those who are non-profit, or working with a limited budget since this product is totally free.
Health organizations would benefit by interacting with their patients and potential patients easily from their own homes. Questions from the public could be answered and information/advice could be easily given. Events from a health organization could be broadcasted to the public through this social media . New and improving health information can be provided to clients through a blogging site. From this information clients may shed their opinion on the information and so forth.
My original reaction to blogging as a media platform was the generic, "I'm not so sure about this." I held this opinion based on no prior blogging experience. My encounters will blogging had only gone as far as my mom using them to research upcoming grocery couponing deals! How ridiculous on my part! Simply exploring different blogs for thirty minutes made me really open my eyes to blogging.
The blog that truly touched my heart as far as health organizations goes was the Federation for Children with Special Needs. This blog seemed a little bit different to me compared to all the other blogs I have encountered so far. It wasn't announcing upcoming events, asking for donations, or even that grabbing of your attention at first glance.
The blog was clearly directed towards readers who had disabilities or parents with children who have a disability. They were stories of those who deal with disabilities on a daily basis. They told of athletes, celebrities, and regular people who had a disability. The two latest blogs point out Justin Timberlake who has OCD and Michael Phelps who deals with ADHD. Another entry tells the story of a regular person who deals with a disability
The entries had a common theme of encouraging those who have a disability. They simply asked them to never give up. I think those who live with a disability on a daily basis need these stories in order to see they are not alone and should not allow their disability to keep them from success!
www.fcsnblog.blogspot.com
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