Case Study: GHDOnline Aims to Break Ground Sharing Health Data

by Erin Sullivan

The Web, in the last couple of years, has changed dramatically. Tens of millions of people are now -- for the first time -- actively participating in online communities. Social and professional networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, have attracted millions, and the average age of users continues to rise. Scores of people are participating in community-driven news sites where like-minded users, not the Web site publishers, determine what news is most interesting and important on any given day.