I'm coming to thsi a little late (it was published in December last year) but thought I would give it a mention in case others missed it: How Web 2.0 is changing medicine. As it's in the BMJ you may not have seen it if you're not in the medical/health field.
Few concepts in information technology create more confusion than Web 2.0. The truth is that Web 2.0 is a difficult term to define, even for web experts.1 Nebulous phrases like "the web as platform" and "architecture of participation" are often used to describe Web 2.0. Medical librarians suggest that rather than intrinsic benefits of the platform itself, it's the spirit of open sharing and collaboration that is paramount.2 The more we use, share, and exchange information on the web in a continual loop of analysis and refinement, the more open and creative the platform becomes; hence, the more useful it is in our work.
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Georgina,
Interesting post. I note Microsoft bought a vertical search engine recently with some web2.0 overtones - medstory
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/TOP%20STORY/503109/
Posted by: Jon Y | March 8, 2007 05:19 PM
Thanks for that Jon, I'll be interested to see what eventuates.
Posted by: Georg | March 8, 2007 05:26 PM