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What seems clear is that Web 2.0 brings people together in a more dynamic, interactive space.

The new environment features a highly connected digital network of practitioners (medical or otherwise), where knowledge exchange is not limited or controlled by private interests.

What is obvious is that doctors are seeking new methods of information discovery because of the limitations of search engines.

These days, having a website is no longer a novelty; it’s an absolute necessity for any physician concerned with staying in front of local competition, acquiring new patients and increasing patient satisfaction.  Internet access is now commonplace for the public of every age. Today the number one place people are turning to find medical resources and health care providers is the Internet, and Health care websites are the second most common sites opened on the Internet. Given this new trend in medical information-retrieval, web-based communication has become increasingly important for creating a more effective patient experience.

To satisfy the needs of your patient-base and streamline office workload, you need a fully-functional, interactive website that places the patient in the driver’s seat of their own medical decisions; a patient portal that enables the doctor and patient to interact in an efficient, effective and confidential fashion.

Health 2.0 suggests that patient-doctor interaction can take place beyond the walls of an office with the help of advanced, web-based communication technology.

By using the power of web 2.0 technology, Celsias is bringing together companies and individuals that are serious about making a difference to the environment.

TechCrunch, the world's most read technology blog, recently described Celsias as one of the most authoritative websites on climate change on the planet, a notable achievement for a New Zealand company of any size. With now over 100 writers and close to 100 companies and organizations already on the site, and 150,000 to 350,000 page views per month, Celsias is rapidly becoming a global leader in the climate change arena.

The Celsias pool of international writers continues to produce environmentally focused articles while new tools and services on the website are being introduced. These include a 'Green Jobs' listing, a Marketplace enabling users to find and buy products manufactured by environmentally conscious companies, and a map to help people find green projects and events happening in their area.

The paper finds that, in this rapidly changing environment, educators need to consider the implications of these developments for the current design of the LCMS. An emerging generation of users influenced by social networking experiences and empowered to create, publish, appropriate and redistribute content may find the structures of the LCMS traditional and inflexible in contrast with the user-centered approach of Web 2.0 services.

require innovative solutions, including broad institution-wide dialogues on the role of organizations in a Web 2.0 environment, innovative approaches to faculty training, a new emphasis on the role of faculty as learners in a rapidly changing environment, and rethinking the underlying architecture of the LCMS model.

CDF found that U.S. internet users are becoming less credulous. As of June 2011, “only 40% of users said that most or all of the information on the internet is reliable—a decline from 55% in 2000.” Also, currently 60% of U.S. internet users say that “about half or less of information online is reliable”—up from 45% in 2000. About 15% currently think that “only a small portion or none of online information is reliable.” But mainstream media sites tend to attract more trust: 73-80% said most or all of the information these sites post is “generally reliable and accurate.”

2011 study found that internet users give high marks to newspapers for many characteristics, among them the quality of news content, local and national coverage, and providing trustworthy information. And 63% of internet users report they would miss the print edition of their newspaper if it was no longer available—up from 56% in 2007. However, internet users also report spending less than two hours a week reading print newspapers—an amount that has declined steadily since 2005

When I grew up, the primary sources of health information for most of us were our physicians or our friends and family. But over the past decade the resources we use and rely on for health information, and how we use it, have radically changed. With the ubiquitous availability of the Internet, we're now taking on the role of gathering and assessing this information ourselves, often before we visit or return to our doctors. To find health information, most of us turn to search engines or health sites -- whether to answer questions about a new physical discomfort, a known ailment or about a health matter facing a child or other person we care.

We are living in the Information Age. A world where the internet, computers and smartphones are an essential part of our everyday lives, allowing us to immediately access and share information worldwide. Digital technologies have changed every aspect of our lives; from the way we work and learn to the way we play and socialize.

Technology affects almost every aspect of our lives. Just look around you and you'll see how wired we are. Thanks to the Internet, virtually anything you desire can be delivered to your door in a matter of days. Personal information is more accessible over the Internet as well -- you can look up everything from a long-lost cousin to the registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. You can even trade stocks or file taxes online. Parents don't need to lose sleep waiting for their teenage daughter to come home -- they can just call her cell phone, or send an unobtrusive text, to check up.