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IT Hero 2008: Social networking enters the hospital

Posted June 11, 2008

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http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/IT-Workplace/d8f794b3-1089-4b58-baa1-379329527e59.html

When two young friends each had lengthy stays in the hospital, they felt the loneliness and frustration that
accompanies such experiences. An initiative supported by Telus aims to make future stays for young patients less
traumatic by bringing social networking to the hospital room. Upopolis is an online social network designed
exclusively for hospitalized kids.