Health Web Science Social Media Data for Healthcare
This book introduces the field of Health Web Science and presents methods for information gathering from written social media data. It explores the availability and utility of the personal medical information shared on social media platforms and determine
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Kerstin Denecke
Health Web Science Social Media Data for Healthcare
Health Information Science Series Editor Yanchun Zhang
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11944
Kerstin Denecke
Health Web Science Social Media Data for Healthcare
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Kerstin Denecke Innovation Center for Computer Assisted Surgery Universität Leipzig Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
Health Information Science ISBN 978-3-319-20581-6 ISBN 978-3-319-20582-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-20582-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015945592 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com)
“In the past, we went to the medical doctor (Dr. med.) when we became sick. Today, we are asking Dr. Google.”
Preface
The web became a rich source of personal information during the last years. People are twittering, blogging and chatting online. Feelings, experiences or latest news are posted everywhere in the web. Face-to-face communication seems to be replaced or at least extended by the new communication tools. Since this new communication style provides insights into thoughts of individuals and their behaviour, reflects trends and situations in the real world, it became focus of research, politics and economics. For instance, first hints to disease outbreaks or political changes can be identified from this data. Beyond, companies discover the benefits of analysing social web communication for developing and adapting marketing strategies. The developments of the web and mobile communications led to the rise of a new research field summarized under the term Web Science. What is Web Science and more specifically, what characterizes Health Web Science—the topic of this book? The American computer scientist Ben Shneiderman claims that “Web Scienc
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