Comments on: Wellness 2.0? http://aaronmentele.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/ personal blog of Aaron Mentele, web developer and partner at Electric Pulp Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:51:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Someday the Internet will help you be well at charisma:18 http://aaronmentele.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Someday the Internet will help you be well at charisma:18 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:34:55 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/#comment-1803 [...] I posted a few months ago about the lacking effect of Web 2.0 on healthcare in general and wellness specifically. The post has since generated a lot of emails with links to recently launched services. In each case the site will focus in on certain aspects of wellness (i.e.: calorie intake) and many of them do their thing very well. I have yet to see one, though, that lets a user first develop a baseline personal health status. Because of this, each of them will run into the same question from the non-geek crowd: “Do I really need a website to let me track ___?” [...] [...] I posted a few months ago about the lacking effect of Web 2.0 on healthcare in general and wellness specifically. The post has since generated a lot of emails with links to recently launched services. In each case the site will focus in on certain aspects of wellness (i.e.: calorie intake) and many of them do their thing very well. I have yet to see one, though, that lets a user first develop a baseline personal health status. Because of this, each of them will run into the same question from the non-geek crowd: “Do I really need a website to let me track ___?” [...]

]]> By: Health & Wellness Feed http://aaronmentele.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Health & Wellness Feed Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:45:05 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/#comment-170 <strong>Wellness 2.0...</strong> Discussion on the lacking effect of Web 2.0 on the personal wellness space.read more | digg story... Wellness 2.0…

Discussion on the lacking effect of Web 2.0 on the personal wellness space.read more | digg story…

]]> By: Chris Messina http://aaronmentele.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Chris Messina Mon, 01 May 2006 07:37:03 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/#comment-89 Hey Aaron, Thanks for exploring this topic... I'm looking forward to your app -- as, ironically, most of the health sites out there give me a hernia looking at them! I know health isn't necessarily simple, but if you could build something that makes staying healthy as comfortable as doing your taxes on TurboTax dot com, I'd be thrilled. Keep me posted! Hey Aaron,

Thanks for exploring this topic… I’m looking forward to your app — as, ironically, most of the health sites out there give me a hernia looking at them!

I know health isn’t necessarily simple, but if you could build something that makes staying healthy as comfortable as doing your taxes on TurboTax dot com, I’d be thrilled.

Keep me posted!

]]> By: Aaron Mentele http://aaronmentele.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Aaron Mentele Sun, 30 Apr 2006 17:41:17 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/#comment-86 <p>Hello Aaron. Thanks for posting the link - I wasn't aware of that one. </p> <p>It definitely looks like the content has potential, but the site is too dense to have any real impact on a casual audience. I can't comment yet on the 45 or so questionnaries themselves - it says all of my Mac browsers are incompatible. I'll try to take another look at it on my pc when I have a bit more patience.</p> <p>If this site was repurposed to engage the layman, I'd guess it could have an impact.</p> Hello Aaron. Thanks for posting the link – I wasn’t aware of that one.

It definitely looks like the content has potential, but the site is too dense to have any real impact on a casual audience. I can’t comment yet on the 45 or so questionnaries themselves – it says all of my Mac browsers are incompatible. I’ll try to take another look at it on my pc when I have a bit more patience.

If this site was repurposed to engage the layman, I’d guess it could have an impact.

]]> By: Aaron http://aaronmentele.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Aaron Sun, 30 Apr 2006 16:46:34 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2006/04/30/wellness-20/#comment-85 It's not a 2.0 site, but here's a great health assesment site for individuals: http://www.realage.com/ You give it answers regarding your lifestyle and body condition and it tells you what your "real" age is. A 40 year old might have a real age of 30 or 35 if he's in good shape, or 55 or more if he's fat and waiting for a heart attack. Also gives you strategies and tactics for bringing your real age down. It’s not a 2.0 site, but here’s a great health assesment site for individuals:

http://www.realage.com/

You give it answers regarding your lifestyle and body condition and it tells you what your “real” age is. A 40 year old might have a real age of 30 or 35 if he’s in good shape, or 55 or more if he’s fat and waiting for a heart attack.

Also gives you strategies and tactics for bringing your real age down.

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