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Some sites about The Internet, how it works, what it does, how fast it is growing, etc.
Consumer Activism/Politics
NetAction - consumer activism on the 'net
The Virtual Activist - a training course from NetAction for grassroots organizing, outreach, and advocacy using the Internet

Growth
Headcount - Global Internet Usage

 

Search/Directory Services
Information about other mailing lists

Sites that accept press releases by email
The Google Search Engine

 

Technical
Information for Microsoft Exchange users who use mailing lists
Jakob Nielsen on Disabled users and the web
Jokob Nielsen on writing content for the web
Mailing list etiquette

 

The Internet & Medical Information
A discussion about Applying Copyleft To Non-Software Information
A general "report card" of things to consider when evaluating medical information on the Internet (or where-ever)
A post to the H-Bridge mailing list about why patient prefer to use on-line sources of information
A UK site of Nursing & Healthcare resources on the Internet
Benton foundation on Healthcare in the Information Age
Centre for Health Information Quality
Guidelines for assessing the quality of health information on the Internet (with reference to Cancer)
HEALTH-BRIDGE - Partnerships for Quality Online Health Information Resources
Health Summit Working Group
Internet Healthcare Coalition
Medical Matrix
Medline reviews at OMNI
National Library of Medcine (including Medline access) from the US National Institutes of Health
Quackwatch - Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions
Some articles from the BMJ about quality of healthcare information on the Internet
The British Healthcare Internet Association
The excellent Health on the Net Foundation
The Health Centre - UK healthcare on the Internet
WellnessWeb - a collaboration of patients, healthcare professionals, and other caregivers
"Medcine on the 'net" - "the monthly resource for healthcare professionals"
Dutch Council for Health and Social Services (RVZ) report on 'Patient and Internet' for the Dutch Minister of Health

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