The scope of the Web today is hard to fathom.… In fewer than 4000 days, we have encoded
half a trillion versions of our collective story and put them in front of 1 billion people, or one …

" Web 2.0" heralds a breakthrough opportunity for empowering healthcare consumers of all
types, and especially for those suffering from different forms of chronic illness. As the author …

Recent advancements in information and communication technologies do not stop at the
borders of the healthcare sector. Therefore, this essay portrays the emergence of the topical …

In this chapter, we will present an overview of emerging trends and techniques for eHealth.
In order to understand the goals of the so-called '2.0'services, it is necessary to understand …

One month had passed since Daniel noted the increasingly painful wart on his penis. Too
embarrassed to discuss the issue with his 30-year old friends, he dealt with his anxiety in …

The emergence of Web 2.0 technologies sparked a digital revolution that has dramatically
altered the ways in which we communicate: in less than a decade, the online landscape …

Web 2.0 technologies provide members of the health community-health professionals,
health consumers, health carers and medical and health science students-with new and …

Web 2.0 has brought a change to how we communicate and disseminate information with
the use of Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, instant messaging and blogging. This technology is …

Abstract Tim Berners-Lee once said that 'Web 2.0'was 'what the Web was supposed to be all
along'(Berners-Lee 1989, 2006). In 2008, Eseynbach and colleagues coined the term …

In the western world, the characteristic age of the patient population who require the most
medical support for longer durations is increasing. The current model for supporting health …