We’ve Just Been Named the No. 1 MS Community! Here’s Why

In 2010, the Media Industry News (MIN) recognized our Life With MS Blog as the best on the web for editorial content and design.  All of us involved – from editors and staff to your blogger – were surprised and humbled.  Last week, Sharecare, the online health and wellness engagement platform founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jeff Arnold, made an announcement that took us all, again, by surprise. Sharecare announced its Top 10 Social HealthMakers on the subject of Multiple Sclerosis – a list of the most influential people leading the online conversation about MS.  According to the site: “Social HealthMakers are among the most influential people in health and wellness on the web, literally driving ‘conversations on the leading edge.’ They address a wide range of issues within specific topic areas while demonstrating consistent impact across multiple interactive channels — such as Twitter, Facebook, video and blogs. This impact is measured through a proprietary algorithm based on more than 100 individual metrics developed and powered by WCG, the leading digital marketing and communications agency, quantifying topic relevance, syndication, presence and reach.” We were, of course, humbled to even be mentioned.  We were quite frankly gobsmacked to see that we were at the top of the list! I read all of the bloggers named and keep track of the video pages listed as well.  These are all great voices in the MS world for whom I have great respect.  Like mys...
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