A.M. Vitals: Social Media Helped Fuel Protests Against Komen

Date: 2012-02-06 08:08:32 in Health blogs

Social Media and Funding Brouhaha: Social media helped galvanize supporters of Planned Parenthood last week after Susan G. Komen for the Cure said it would cut off funding for the women’s health nonprofit — and then reversed its stance, the WSJ reports. According to social-media monitor NetBase Solutions, Komen-related chatter rose 80% from last Monday to Tuesday, when the story broke, with 66% of online conversations against the breast-cancer advocacy group. The Toll of Child Abuse: Research published in Pediatrics finds ...

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