The world's largest social networking site Facebook is making its first steps in the field of health care.
According to sources Reuters, the company Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) has decided to follow the example of other technology companies in Silicon Valley in the face of Google and Apple, and about to enter the health care market. Facebook is now exploring the possibility of creating communities that unite users of social networks are suffering from various diseases. There they will share each other's experience in the treatment and symptoms, while maintaining the desired anonymity. The company also plans to develop a "preventive" application that will help users to change their lifestyle for the better.
In recent months, Facebook executives have held several meetings with experts from the healthcare industry and entrepreneurs from the same background. But while "the social giant" is under the search of unique ideas. Leadership has come to the conclusion that the health care system can be considered as a tool to enhance the user's interaction with the social network.