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The effect of Web 2.0 on the future of medical practice and education: Darwikinian evolution or folksonomic revolution?
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Key elements of Web 2.0 include: Really Simple Syndication to rapidly disseminate awareness of new information; blogs to describe new trends; wikis to share knowledge; and podcasts to make information available “on the move”.Abstract:
• Web 2.0 is a term describing new collaborative Internet applications. • The primary difference from the original World Wide Web is greater user participation in developing and managing content, which changes the nature and value of the information. • Key elements of Web 2.0 include: > Really Simple Syndication (RSS) to rapidly disseminate awareness of new information; > blogs to describe new trends; > wikis to share knowledge; and > podcasts to make information available "on the move". • The medical community needs to be aware of these technologies and their increasing role in providing health information "any time, any place".read more
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Medicine 2.0: Social Networking, Collaboration, Participation, Apomediation, and Openness
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Revisiting the online health information reliability debate in the wake of "web 2.0": an inter-disciplinary literature and website review.
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Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0: Tensions and Controversies in the Field
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Junior physician's use of Web 2.0 for information seeking and medical education: A qualitative study
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