inSPOT

inSPOT.org was developed in 2004 by the Internet Sexuality Information Services (ISIS) for the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) in order to address the growing problem of STD notification between gay male sexual partners. Since then, over 50,000 e-cards have been sent among both homosexual and heterosexual partners.






"Traditionally, partner notification has been done in person, by phone, or by mail, with the assistance of a public health investigator. The high number of cases of gonorrhea and chlamydia, however, makes partner notification for all named partners impractical in many jurisdictions [7]. Particularly among gay men and other men who have sex with men (G/MSM), who tend to have higher numbers of partners, online notification may be an effective strategy to increase partner notification [8]. Recent survey data suggest that with the ease and privacy of online communication, more patients would be willing to receive notification of possible exposure to disease via e-mail or other new technologies."