Dr.V.Ravimohan

Web 2.0 for

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• What is web 2.0?• What are the web 2.0 tools?• How to use them ?• Advantages• Disadvantages

What is web 2.0?

• “Web as a platform”• “architecture of participation”

1.0 Vs 2.0Web 1.0 Web2.0

Connecting computers Connecting people

Read only for the majority of the people(passive reading)

Read and write for the masses(interact with others or change content)

Pulling information Pushing information (RSS)

Web of the people, by the people, for the people

Web 2.0 tools

• RSS• Blogs/Microblogs• Social bookmarking• Social networking• Wiki• Media Sharing (Video/Slides)

RSS

• Really simple syndication• Way of informing you about updates• RSS aggregators- Google reader/Med worm

Blogs

• Web+Log= Blogs• Regular diary like entries• Unlike web pages-More dynamic• “one to many” conversations

Social bookmarking

Disadvantages

• Reliability-Any body can write/edit• Information overload

How to Overcome?

• Health on the net foundation

• WRAPIN-World wide Reliable Advice to Patients & Individuals.

• Heath care bloggers code of ethics

Advantages

• Dynamic• Easy to collaborate • Harnessing the power of collective intelligence

• Thank you– Mr. Jason Rhode (social bookmarking slides)– University of health sciences library

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