MyBreastCancerTeam offers community, support, and social media to women facing breast cancer
Source: venturebeat.com - Tuesday, September 18, 2012
MyBreastCancerTeam formally launched today, announcing the availability of its social network for women facing breast cancer. The site is designed to provide all forms of support women with breast cancer may need. First and foremost, it provides an empathetic, engaged, and welcoming community. Upon signing up, members create a profile, and like any social network, it is up to the user how much information to disclose. In addition to basic information, like a profile picture, location, and age, women have the opportunity to tell their story. The story can be as short as a few sentences, but many women choose to share detailed accounts of who they are and their personal battle with breast cancer. They include information about their background, personalities, families, and lives, as well as what their journey has been like. Another profile element centers around diagnosis and treatment. Women put up specifics about their condition, including the type of breast cancer, stage, the treatments they have gone through, and Hormone Receptor Info. All of this information is searchable, so members can search for women in their area, seek out kindred spirits with similar interests and beliefs, or look for patients suffering from the same type of disease. While there are hundreds of websites that provide medical advice, online and offline support groups, and multiple social media platforms, cofounder Mary Ray said there are none that address From Ray Muzyka
Source: blog.bioware.com - Tuesday, September 18, 2012
After nearly two decades in videogames, I’ve decided to move on to pursue an entirely different set of challenges. This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make; after thinking about it for many months, I made the decision to retire from videogames back in early April 2012 – at that time I provided six months’ notice to EA, to help enable a solid transition for my teams at BioWare. The d
