The Healing Effect of Social Networks - article on "The Voice"

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Comment by Manny Hernandez on October 1, 2008 at 8:41pm

Thanks for your comments!

I am flattered that you shared the community as an example when talking about social networks. :)

Comment by CheyenneJack on October 1, 2008 at 8:32pm

Great article Manny. I think what you and this community have been doing here is very inspirational on many levels. In an introductory talk about social networks tonight I definitely brought up TuDiabetes as a great positive use-case scenario that developers had not yet considered.

If you think about Maslowe's Hierarchy of Needs Triangle, it applies very much to social media and interaction. I tied in the sucess of social networks to his theories talking about the belonging and importance levels. However, I feel this community ties in even deeper to the lower levels of security and even survival, which a huge push behind its success and closeness.

I don't visit as often as I'd like but I really admire what this community is doing.

Comment by Sohair Abdel-Rahman on October 1, 2008 at 8:20pm

It is great article Manny.This community is unique: support,information,experience,compassion and healing art.