Posts Tagged ‘Web 2.0’
Two Social Networking Terms
September 9, 2008
In the NY Times Magazine this week, there is an article titled, I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You. Two terms to remember:
- ambient awareness
- parasocial relationship
Read on.
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Enterprise 2.0 – How It Can Help
August 14, 2008
In an article from the Financial Times titled, “Driving Business the Web 2.0 Way“, David Lavenda from WorkLight, discusses the advantages of Web 2.0 in business. Acknowledging several problems in businesses such as a dispersed workforce, he suggests that Web 2.0 tools like iGoogle and social networking can distribute critical news and events, open-ended, customizable, easy-to-use web tools, such as web-based gadgets to manage information from enterprise applications, and secure social networks for communication.
Share this:Web 2.0 in Clinical Research – Slides Available
July 31, 2008
I just presented on this topic and posted the slides on SlideShare.net.
Here are links to some of the sites which were referenced:
- Tim O’Reilly on Web 2.0
- Wikipedia
- DailyStrengh.org
- PatientsLikeMe.com
- 23andme.com
- www.diabetesmine.com
- clinicalcases.blogspot.com
- ehealth.johnwsharp.com
- healia.com
- www.google.com/health
- RevolutionHealth.com
- With3.com
- Biomedexperts.com
- Oracle Wiki
- delicious.com
- mdpixx.com
- bigthink.com
- healthmap.org
- Google Reader for RSS feeds
- SlideShare.net
- LinkedIn.com
- Wikinomics
- Everything is Miscellaneous
- The World is Flat
Enterprise 2.0 – Mzinga
July 30, 2008
I was pointed to this company, Mzinga, as a company to watch in the Enterprise 2.0 space. They offer employee communities, a learning management system but also social networking for marketing purposes. Looks like a broad range of tools and an impressive list of customers. Will need to check out their webinar schedule to learn more. I like the tag line, “We are smarter than me” – the true spirit of Web 2.0. They have an impressive list of white papers and a counter on their home page for postings real time for the day, over 350,000 for today. This looks like a truely innovative approach to the enterprise use of social networking and knowledge sharing without using the traditional Web 2.0 terminology.
Share this:Study of Medical Bloggers
July 24, 2008
A study by a fellow from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has published a study of medical bloggers. Out of 271 blogs by medical professionals, individual patients could be identified in 42% and many describe negatively. Some even showed identifiable photos of patients. The conclusions state that while blogging provides and opportunity for sharing a professional narrative, these violations of privacy need to be addressed.
One wonders if there are similar privacy and confidentiality violations within social networking sites for medical professionals. Some basic groundrules need to be established. One good model is Clinical Cases blog which takes pains to deidentify patient information including Xrays.
Share this:Big Think
July 9, 2008
Just stumbled across this new beta site which encourages video postings of Big Ideas. For instance, a new post by Dr. Sebeti from Harvard discusses the future of Genomics. There are topics from faith to science, or Meta to Physical. There is a topic area on the Internet, of course, which includes one by Esther Dyson on “Is Investment in Web 2.0 Slowing?”
This is worth exploring and listening, seeing. A refreshing menu to actually stimulate new thinking and encourage discussion around new ideas. Think Big, Big Think.
Presentation Tomorrow on Web 2.0 in Health Care
June 25, 2008
The Health Management Congress invited me to give this talk as a webinar tomorrow at 2pm EST. The full title is: “Emerging Trends & Opportunities for Healthcare Organizations to Leverage Web 2.0″.
Details from the website:
The social-networking revolution is coming to health care, at the same time that new Internet technologies and software programs are making it easier than ever for consumers to find timely, personalized health information online. Patients who once connected mainly through email discussion groups and chat rooms are building more sophisticated virtual communities that enable them to share information about treatment and coping and build a personal network of friends.
At the same time, traditional Web sites that once offered cumbersome pages of static data are developing blogs, podcasts, and customized search engines to deliver the most relevant and timely information on health
topics.
What you will learn by attending:
- Improve care self-management using Web 2.0 strategies & resources
- Analyze the impact of Web 2.0 on healthcare stakeholders
- Leverage Web 2.0 content to drive traffic to your site and customers to your facility
- Explore the return on investment for these technologies
Presentation by Anthony Williams, Co-Author of Wikinomics.
May 19, 2008
At a meeting earlier this month at Case Western Reserve University, I heard Williams speak at a conferenced called, Collaboration Technology and Campus Engagement. Much of his presentation on “Wikinomics and the future of education” was similar to what was presented in the book but additionally, he presented information about other projects his company has been involved in.
Worth watching – drink the Web 2.0 kool aid.
Share this:Web 2.0 and SOA
May 7, 2008
Is Service Oriented Architecture a subset of Web 2.0 or are they similar technologies with some overlap. According to and article in eWeek which reports on a presentation by Ben Flock, a Microsoft Healthcare & Life Sciences, at a recent Microsoft conference, ” Flock said Web 2.0 encompassed three basic categories: rich Internet applications developed with technologies like AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), Silverlight and Flash; SOA (service-oriented architectures) such as Web services, RSS feeds and mashups; and the social Web, built of wikis, blogs, podcasts and social networking sites.”
I view Web 2.0 and SOA as overlapping technologies.
Also in reporting on the presentation, Flock said, “Web 2.0 has made it much easier for consumers to find trusted sources of information quickly and to use that information to better their health and the care they receive.” This is a basic premise of Health 2.0, particularly of vertical search engines.
Share this:Web 2.0 Conferences
April 22, 2008
Two upcoming conferences worthy of note:
- Health 2.0 User-Generated Healthcare – October 21st – 23rd at the Marriott San Francisco. The agenda looks like a good one: Future of Health 2.0, Wellness 2.0, consumer genomics, business models, and more. Check out the full agenda. Very limited registration spots this time.
- Cleveland 2.0 – an initiative begun by Case Western Reserve University to apply Web 2.0 to all kinds of non-profit initiatives in Cleveland. In addition to the seminar including Anthony D. Williams, coauthor of Wikinomics, the conference will be simulcasted on Second Life.
