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Kathryn R. Johnson, MD; Scott R. Freeman, MD; Robert P. Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH

Arch Dermatol. 2007;143(8):1065-1066.

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INTRODUCTION

How Web 2.0 Is Changing Medicine: Is a Medical Wikipedia the Next Step?
Giustini D
BMJ. 2006;333(7582):1283-1284

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. 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. 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.

COMMENT

Change is the only constant.
—Heraclitus of Ephesus¹

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center (Drs Johnson, Freeman, and Dellavalle); and Dermatology Service, Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Dr Dellavalle)