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Nina Sossamon-Pogue to Appear at Health Content08

Posted on: Thursday, 13 November 2008, 09:00 CST

Emmy Award-winning television news anchor, Nina Sossamon-Pogue, will appear on a discussion panel at the Health Content08 conference today. She will speak on the panel discussion entitled, "Lively Up Your Content," and will address how icyou has helped to empower consumers through informative videos. Sossamon-Pogue is the vice president of Benefitfocus Media(TM), the parent company to icyou.

The Health Content08 conference is being held November 12 - 13, 2008 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Philadelphia. The conference is open to everyone in the healthcare information industry and is focused on examining the most transformative health industry forces from a content-centric view.

"Lively Up Your Content" will discuss new ideas for how businesses can re-cast their content for the non-professional market by using the latest Web trends, including online video, virtual worlds and social networking. The speakers will emphasize the power of these trends in educating consumers and helping them to make more informed healthcare decisions.

"icyou is excited to be a part of this year's Health Content08," said Sossamon-Pogue. "The world of online healthcare communities has grown phenomenally over the past few years, and it is exciting to be the leading Web aggregator for user-friendly healthcare video content and communities."

Since its launch in September 2007, icyou has rapidly become the fastest growing and most diverse libraries of online healthcare videos on the Web. The site, featuring videos uploaded by patients, caregivers, doctors and healthcare experts, is committed to educating and empowering consumers to make informed decisions about their healthcare.

icyou recognizes that consumers have limited time to sift through information online. By providing them with videos and links to updates and news, the site helps users remain knowledgeable about the health issues that impact them the most. Searching for healthcare information is streamlined at icyou where users can find healthcare video content, leave comments, create a channel to focus on their area of interest and upload their own health-oriented stories.

About icyou

As a user-generated video aggregator, icyou (intensive content for your health) is the source for healthcare videos online. From important medical breakthroughs to the latest diets, from recipes for diabetics to vlogs from cancer patients - icyou is where online communities discuss healthcare. Doctors, patients, nurses, health organizations and individuals contribute to the icyou community by uploading video. In addition, icyou creates its own top-notch healthcare video through Benefitfocus Media. Join us online at www.icyou.com.

Source: Business Wire

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