Micro-blogging is the practice of sending brief text updates, photos, audio/video clips or links and make these public on a website and/or distributed to a private group of subscribers. These messages can be submitted by text messaging, instant messaging or e-mail.
Many micro-blogs provide short commentary about medical news, medical specialties or a company's products and services.
Webicina features two microblogging platforms including
Twitter and
Friendfeed.
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates, which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.
In countries all around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends.
AHA Science
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association annual scientific meetings and science news.
American Heart News
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Heart and Stroke Foundation
Informational materials available for patients and their caregivers
MNT Stroke News
The latest stroke news published daily. Articles from research centers, universities and prestigious journals.
National Stroke Association
National non-profit fighting to reduce incidence and impact of stroke.
National Stroke Foundation
National Stroke Foundation is Australia's peak body for stroke. We work to stop stroke, save lives and end suffering.
Stroke Association
We're here to help anyone affected by stroke and keep you up to date with our campaigns and fundraising.
Stroke Network (CSN)
The Canadian Stroke Network is a unique collaborative effort that brings together researchers, students, government, industry and the non-profit sector.
YoureTheCureOK
American Heart Association's OK lobbying and advocacy team. Heart Disease and Stroke. You're the Cure.
John W Cochran
Medical director Stroke and Neuroscience Inova Fairfax Hospital. Director Stroke Inova Health System.
Joseph Clark
I am a scientist and author of, My Ambulance Education which is about paying for college working on an ambulance. My research is on stroke Tx and Dx.
Rich Bolton Jr.
Follow Teri and her progress after her stroke on January 6, 2010.
There are aggregators that help you find people tweeting about stroke.
Twellow.com is currently grabbing publicly available messages from the Twitter.com micro-blogging service. They analyze and categorize each of the users responsible for those messages into the various categories found at Twellow.com.
It lets you track all the tweets and Twitter users focusing on stroke.
Stroke is caused by the disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. Such an acute cerebrovascular attack is usually followed by long rehabilitation where quality online resources can play a major role.
