The term “Web 2.0” refers to a second generation of web-based tools and software that enable anyone with access to the Internet to more easily publish and disseminate information, engage in social networking, form communities, and collaborate and share files with others. Web 2.0 helps to make use of the Internet more of a two-way communication, using many tools that have actually been around since the Web was invented. Web 2.0 encourages users to be more active generators of information, not just passive recipients of whatever is made available.
IHI.org is offering more and different ways for users to communicate and collaborate such as blogs, podcasts, online discussion groups, and an RSS feed.
Jump to these sections to learn more:
Blogs
Online Discussion Groups
Podcasts
RSS Feeds
Blogs
A blog (short for “web log”) is a website where entries are made in journal format and displayed in reverse chronological order.
IHI.org currently features two blogs about our work in different areas of Africa:
Online Discussion Groups
IHI.org contains hundreds of threads and thousands of posts within its online discussion groups. Here, you can join conversations with peers on existing topics ranging from Patient Safety to Reliability, or create your own thread on a topic you would like to discuss with others.
Podcasts
A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of files, distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players (like an iPod) and personal computers.
IHI.org currently features podcasts of our Author in the Room calls and audio interviews with IHI President and CEO Don Berwick.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. People who are interested in finding out the latest headlines or content on a website can check the RSS feed as often as they determine is useful.
To subscribe to RSS feeds, you need something called a news reader, or aggregator; there are many news readers available free of charge. Some readers are available as desktop software that you download and install on your computer. Others are Web-based readers that you can access on the Internet. Both Google and Yahoo offer directories of news readers. The reader you choose will have instructions for how to subscribe to RSS feeds.
Access the IHI.org RSS Feed
