I have been meaning to write about the latest quite fascinating doings at DeepDyve for several weeks. They are of interest to all of us who follow the news in research methods, scholarly publishing, e-content, online publishing, librarianship, Web matters and so on. Not to mention intriguing business models and interesting alignments of search/Web companies [...]
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DeepDyve Does It Again: Fascinating Developments in Scholarly Publishing and Scientific Communication
February 11, 2010
A Doctor’s Take on Participatory Medicine, Health IT and the E-Patient: A Talk With Daniel Sands of Cisco Systems
February 3, 2010
Before we begin, Dr. Sands, I’d like to give readers a bit of background. You are already well known to those of us who follow the movements Health 2.0, Medicine 2.0, the e-Patient movement, Participatory Medicine, Connected Health and to those who work in the fields of health information management, medical informatics and health [...]
The Indispensable Man of Open Science: A Talk with Cameron Neylon
January 28, 2010
Before we begin, Cameron, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to how I heard of you and why I think it is so important for people interested in topics such as Medicine 2.0, Health 2.0, Science 2.0 and important societal trends and Web issues in general to know who you are [...]
The Connector of Open Science: A Talk With Antony Williams of ChemSpider
January 9, 2010
Before we begin, Dr. Williams, I would like to give readers a bit of background on why those of who are not chemists should know who you are and why ChemSpider is important.
I came to learn of you as I have been trying, as the saying goes, to “wrap my head around” the concepts [...]
Health 2.0, Personal Genomics and Open Science: A Talk with Shirley Wu of 23andMe
December 17, 2009
Before we begin, Shirley, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to who you are and why what you are doing is important. Those of us who follow the Open Science movement already know of your activity in FriendFeed on that topic and of your blog, of your doings on Twitter and [...]
Federated Search Writing Contest–Learn as You Write and There is a $1,000 Prize to Boot
December 8, 2009
Listen up, info pros. Here is a chance for library science students, librarians in many fields, and those in the search industry and in the field of information science to not only win as much as $1,000 but to get their travel and lodging expenses covered for a trip to Computers in Libraries 2010 and [...]
The Basics of Participatory Medicine–Starting First With EMRs: A Chat With Ted Eytan, MD MS MPH
December 7, 2009
Over the past year or so as I have been attempting to educate myself about the subjects of Health 2.0, Medicine 2.0, the e-Patient movement and Participatory Medicine I have been privileged to be guided in my somewhat bumbling but earnest efforts by some of the best thinkers on these topics (e.g., Dr. Daniel Sands [...]
Online Care Anywhere, Anytime: Notes on a Talk with American Well President and CEO Roy Schoenberg, MD
November 25, 2009
I have already written about American Well and since that time I have been able to talk on the phone with its president and chief executive officer, Roy Schoenberg, MD, MPH.
That chat has convinced me that American Well is set to become a transformative player in the American healthcare system via its system of Online [...]
The Furor Over Futurity and the Future of Science Journalism: A Talk With Jenny Leonard
November 10, 2009
Before we begin, Jenny, I’d like to give readers a bit of background as to why I think Futurity is a fascinating development in the world of scientific publishing, research administration, science journalism, grant-making and philanthropy, scientific research, academia, consumer health, Web journalism, scientific communication, Medicine 2.0, the e-Patient movement, Open Access, biotechnology, and Science [...]