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As it's not clear from the title, it's this company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Brands (most famous br
by rwmj 3y ago
As it's not clear from the title, it's this company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Brands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Brands (most famous brand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMD). They operate "online media, community, e-commerce, and SaaS businesses" but don't seem to believe in it that much.
- taylodl 3y ago> but don't seem to believe in it that much. Yeah, if they won't eat their own dog food then why would I want to eat it?
- EA-3167 3y agoWebMD is mostly famous for being a thorn in the ass of doctors, when panicked patients insist that their latest symptom is definitely cancer, and not trapped wind. They're a gift to unethical pharmaceutical companies and they add little to no value. But don't take my word for it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMD#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMD#Criticism
- rabuse 3y agoThis happened to me in my early twenties. I'd have some symptoms, look them up, and it always led to either cancer or aneurysm. It actually made me a hypochondriac for years, and I had to just stop.
- rthkljlkrj 3y agoThe thing to realize is that the map between illnesses and symptoms is many-to-one. Given some symptoms, doctors assume the most common thing (because then they're right most of the time) and WebMD assumes the scariest thing (because it benefits their traffic).
- 303uru 3y agoWhen I was a practicing pharmacists it was the bane of my existence. Can't wait for some ChatGPT skin to put it out of business.
- EA-3167 3y agoJust the ability of ChatGPT to calmly remind people that a collection of symptoms, without a proper exam (and maybe tests) can only rarely lead to an accurate diagnosis. That, and it won't immediately say "Cancer"
- mostlysimilar 3y agoThis is the shit company that bought vBulletin and ran it into the ground.
- tmdyn 3y agoAnd many big forums (and immediately stuffed them full of keyword advertising)
- supportengineer 3y agoIs there a good FOSS alternative?
- code_duck 3y agophpBB is a long standing project similar to VB. One could also use something like Lemmy or Kbin, though they have a different style and focus.
- ADefenestrator 3y agovB itself isn't FOSS. XenForo is the best alternative by a fair margin, but for FOSS there's good old PHPBB.