Oracle of ONE1

Every now and then, I recommit myself to actually writing something on a regular basis. Ideally, I would like to post once every two weeks. Sometimes this gets hard, especially when real life interrupts. Some upcoming posts to look forward to include:

1. Discussion of recent State of Wisconsin bills proposed by a joint legislative committee I participated on.
2. Various aspects of a Case Management web application I am working on in cakePHP.
3. Discussion of a Twitter application, I am developing.

In my role as a Red Cross representative, I work with a number of Public Health agencies. At a recent meeting, I mentioned Twitter and stated my opinion — that all public health Public Information Officers should be using Twitter.  I got a bunch of blank stares and not because of disagreement or boredom but because out of about 30 representatives only one or two had any idea what Twitter was.

What follows is both a quick overview of Twitter and my reasons why I believe public health should be using twitter. The information is directed to public health agencies but others may find it useful as well.

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