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Title: Facebook reportedly working on a community-focused health app Post by: HCK on October 04, 2014, 03:00:18 pm Facebook reportedly working on a community-focused health app
<article> <section class="page"> <p> Facebook is reportedly working on its own health app, but don’t expect the network to follow in Apple’s footsteps (http://www.macworld.com/article/2310813/apple-unveils-healthkit-to-integrate-health-and-fitness-data-in-ios-8.html) by tracking your vitals. Facebook’s health initiative is all about community.</p><p> While the app is in the early stages of development, Facebook is reportedly taking a cue from the way people already use the network to discuss health problems. According to Reuters (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/03/us-facebook-health-idUSKCN0HS09720141003), the network is looking at ideas around community discussions, perhaps similar to its thriving Groups section. The Friday report from Reuters also detailed talks between Facebook and medical experts to build apps around preventative care.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2691386/facebook-reportedly-working-on-a-community-focused-health-app.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Facebook reportedly working on a community-focused health app (http://www.macworld.com/article/2691386/facebook-reportedly-working-on-a-community-focused-health-app.html#tk.rss_all) |