Apomediation - Word of the day

Kent Anderson (Accessed: 2008-08-30. Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5aScYgcU5) and Martyn Daniels (Accessed: 2008-08-30. Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5aScc366m) are both intrigued by the term Apomediation, which I first introduced in a book chapter [1] and recently elaborated on in an editorial for the Journal of Medical Internet Research [2]. I especially like Kent Anderson's blog because it accurately characterizes what is meant by apomediation. A few talks at the Medicine 2.0 congress next week in Toronto are also mentioning apomediation in their abstracts, and I look forward hearing other perspectives on the concept.


References
1. Eysenbach G. Credibility of health information and digital media: new perspectives and implications for youth. In: Metzger MJ, Flanagin AJ, editors. Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility. The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; 2008. URL: http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/dmal.9780262562324.123
2. Eysenbach G. Medicine 2.0: Social Networking, Collaboration, Participation, Apomediation, and Openness. J Med Internet Res 2008;10(3):e22
URL: http://www.jmir.org/2008/3/e22/