With the growth of social media, a new level of complexity and opportunity has been created.
The inclusion of social media research can provide unique insights into consumer and societal segments and gaining an "emotional" measure of a population on issues of interest.
Some specific types of method include: Clinical trials are at the heart of current evidence-based medical care.
Using internet resources can, in some cases, reduce the economic burden, and may have other benefits in Medicine.
[4] Paul et al.,[5] in The Journal of Medical Internet Research, describe the background and methodologies of online clinical trials and list examples.