Revolution Health is closing down its Personal Health Record (PHR) service at the end of February. Below is the email sent to those with a Revolution Health PHR account. Thank you for being a loyal user of the Revolution Health Personal Health Record. Unfortunately we will be discontinuing this service as of the end of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Everyday Health’
The PHR Risk: Revolution Health Axes PHR
Posted in PHR, consumer health, Google Health, HealthVault, tagged Everyday Health, Revolution Health, WebMD on January 27, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Wellsphere Bites the Dust, Everyday Health in Top 5
Posted in consumer health, tagged Everyday Health, Health 2.0, Health2.0, HealthCentral, Wellsphere on January 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Another Health 2.0 flame-out has occurred, this time Wellsphere was picked up yesterday by HealthCentral. Not sure why HealthCentral would even remotely be interested in Wellsphere as Wellsphere is one of those companies I just could not get excited about. Why? Wellsphere use to SPAM me about once a month requesting that I join their [...]
The Revolution is Over
Posted in consumer health, PHR, tagged Everyday Health, merger, Revolution Health, Waterfront Media, WebMD on October 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The New York Times reported yesterday that Revolution Health Network is expected to announce sometime today that they will merge with Everyday Health. Looks like a pretty lame marriage, but probably the best that Steve Case’s holding company, Revolution LLC, could get for this online property as it is an ugly bride. The official PR [...]
WebMD Targets Marketing with QualityHealth Acquisition
Posted in consumer health, Google, Microsoft, tagged Everyday Health, marketing, Revolution Health, WebMD on September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Anyone who has listened to a recent WebMD quarterly results webcast clearly understands where WebMD sees growth. Not too surprisingly, it is not PHRs via customized portal solutions for payers and employers, despite them having over 250 clients including such household names as EMC, IBM, WellPoint and numerous BCBS plans. No, it is in advertising [...]
Everyday a Revolution Health or How 1+1=1.5
Posted in consumer health, tagged Everyday Health, Health 2.0, healthcare content, Revolution Health, WebMD on September 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Washington Post had a brief article yesterday of a rumor that local Health 2.0 darling, Revolution Health is in merger talks with Everyday Health. Based upon my cursory review of Everyday Health and knowledge of Revolution Health, these two look like a carbon copy of one another – lots of female targeted ads, simple [...]