Comments on: Will Facebook Replace CaringBridge and CarePages? http://difficultseasons.com/2009/04/23/will-facebook-replace-caringbridge-and-carepages/ Hope for dealing with difficult seasons of life. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Hughes http://difficultseasons.com/2009/04/23/will-facebook-replace-caringbridge-and-carepages/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Jim Hughes Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:09:52 +0000 http://difficultseasons.com/?p=940#comment-217 Thanks for giving us some insight into your thoughts and plans, Sona. I continue to be a big fan of CaringBridge for just the reasons you enumerate, and frequently recommend it to people I visit or to families who are going through some difficult times. Interestingly, I received a private communication in response to this post from a friend who has used CaringBridge in the past, and who once again is coordinating providing information for a friend who has a serious illness. This time she is using Facebook, not really because she wants to, but because her friend thinks that if she has a CaringBridge page that she's admitting that she has terminal illness. Thanks so much for what you do, and for the blessing CaringBridge is to so many. I'll be watching with great interest as things develop. Thanks for giving us some insight into your thoughts and plans, Sona. I continue to be a big fan of CaringBridge for just the reasons you enumerate, and frequently recommend it to people I visit or to families who are going through some difficult times.

Interestingly, I received a private communication in response to this post from a friend who has used CaringBridge in the past, and who once again is coordinating providing information for a friend who has a serious illness. This time she is using Facebook, not really because she wants to, but because her friend thinks that if she has a CaringBridge page that she’s admitting that she has terminal illness.

Thanks so much for what you do, and for the blessing CaringBridge is to so many. I’ll be watching with great interest as things develop.

]]> By: Sona Mehring http://difficultseasons.com/2009/04/23/will-facebook-replace-caringbridge-and-carepages/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Sona Mehring Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:54:32 +0000 http://difficultseasons.com/?p=940#comment-216 Great question ..One I’ve asked myself many times. The answer to your question, however, is NO! … It won’t happen for some very key reasons. 1) the ‘author’ of a CaringBridge site is usually not the ‘patient’ -- its not the patient talking about themselves giving updates on their status – its usually the caregiver speaking on their behalf -- that is not Facebook. 2) CaringBridge is a great way to capture the health journey – centralize it. 3) CaringBridge is more protective – something that is needed for the health journey 4) CaringBridge provides value to everyone involved - the patient, the caregiver, the circle of family and friends That said, its vital to have great easy back and forth between Facebook (and other social outlets) and CaringBridge – when the author/visitors want it. I’m very confident that CaringBridge, just like we’ve been doing for the past 12 years, will continue to make the adjustments to technology and the social cyber-phere, and be the absolute best choice when there is a need to connect friends and family during a serious health journey. www.caringbridge.org Great question ..One I’ve asked myself many times. The answer to your question, however, is NO! … It won’t happen for some very key reasons. 1) the ‘author’ of a CaringBridge site is usually not the ‘patient’ — its not the patient talking about themselves giving updates on their status – its usually the caregiver speaking on their behalf — that is not Facebook. 2) CaringBridge is a great way to capture the health journey – centralize it. 3) CaringBridge is more protective – something that is needed for the health journey 4) CaringBridge provides value to everyone involved – the patient, the caregiver, the circle of family and friends

That said, its vital to have great easy back and forth between Facebook (and other social outlets) and CaringBridge – when the author/visitors want it.

I’m very confident that CaringBridge, just like we’ve been doing for the past 12 years, will continue to make the adjustments to technology and the social cyber-phere, and be the absolute best choice when there is a need to connect friends and family during a serious health journey. http://www.caringbridge.org

]]> By: John Dobbs http://difficultseasons.com/2009/04/23/will-facebook-replace-caringbridge-and-carepages/comment-page-1/#comment-215 John Dobbs Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:36:55 +0000 http://difficultseasons.com/?p=940#comment-215 In my opinion the only way that CaringBridge and Carepages can save themselves is to become interactive with FaceBook, so that users do not have to choose, but can use both easily. Otherwise, Facebook wins. <abbr><em>John Dobbs’s last blog post..<a href="http://johndobbs.com/?p=1370" rel="nofollow">Petty</a></abbr></em> In my opinion the only way that CaringBridge and Carepages can save themselves is to become interactive with FaceBook, so that users do not have to choose, but can use both easily. Otherwise, Facebook wins.

John Dobbs’s last blog post..Petty

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