Mediated messages flood our daily lives, through virtually endless choices of media
channels, genres, and content. However, selectivity determines what media messages we …

Adoption studies of social media use by clinicians were systematically reviewed, up to July
26th, 2011, to determine the extent of adoption and highlight trends in institutional …

Background The exposure and consumption of information during epidemic outbreaks may
alter people's risk perception and trigger behavioral changes, which can ultimately affect the …

The unaffordability of education—whether in terms of tuition or textbooks—has undoubtedly
made the 'free'element of Open a rallying cry. However, as the open education movement …

Background The popularity of the Internet has enabled unprecedented access to health
information. As a largely unregulated source, there is potential for inconsistency in the …

Abstract Objective Many healthcare organizations (HCOs) including Kaiser Permanente,
Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Medical Center, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, provide …

Wikipedia may be the best‐developed attempt thus far to gather all human knowledge in
one place. Its accomplishments in this regard have made it a point of inquiry for researchers …

The proliferation of social media applications such as online communities, social networking
sites, or blogs gives the public new means for receiving, and importantly, providing …

Internet search engines have become an increasingly popular resource for accessing health-
related information. The key words used as well as the number and geographic location of …

Background Wikipedia's health content is the most frequently visited resource for health
information on the internet. While the literature provides strong evidence for its high usage, a …