FINDING YOUR VOICE ONLINEKerri Sparling and Amy Tenderich

DIABETICCONNECT

A CAUSE...MY OPEN LETTER TO STEVE JOBS

MEET THE CHARMR

WWW.DIABETESMINE.COM/DESIGNCONTEST

FINDING ONLINE COMMUNITIES

Social networks (i.e. TuDiabetes, Juvenation, Diabetic Connect)

Blogs (SixUntilme.com, DiabetesMine.com) Forums (ChildrenWithDiabetes.com ) Facebook Groups Twitter YouTube Flickr (Diabetes365)

FINDING YOUR VOICE ONLINE

Write your own diabetes blog (i.e. Blogger, Wordpress, your very own shiny URL)

Contribute to a network blog (i.e. TuDiabetes, Blogabetes)

Become an active commenter on blogs, forums, Facebook groups, etc.

It’s all about CONNECTING. Be a LURKER!!! (It’s not as weird as it

sounds.)

FINDING YOUR COMFORT LEVEL ONLINE

You don’t have to share your name. You don’t have to share your photo or your

kids’ photos. You don’t have to post your home address or

phone number. Your level of participation is whatever you

CHOOSE it to be. There aren’t any rules about what you have to do.

FINDING YOUR COMFORT LEVEL ONLINE

You ARE encouraged to share your opinions. You ARE expected to be honest. You ARE (hopefully) going to be polite. You ARE free to disagree.

PRIVACY AND RESPECT

Once published, forever public.