Our place on the web

Chesley et al [1] identify three different types of websites associated with anorexia (click for examples of each):

1) pro-ana sites                                                

2) pro-recovery sites                      

3) professional organisations      

I think our feature should embrace the fact it doesn't quite fit into these categories, operating more as an informal middle-man between the pro-ana and pro-recovery sites. There is online information which take a similar investigative approach to ours, including medical blog sites such as Doctor Anonymous and articles like 'Totally in Control' and 'Anorexia Goes High Tech.' This information is all quite comprehensive, but within each site, it operates in isolation as a single feature. As Mike Ward notes,  

 "If the online story is a single pyramid, most of the elements (which are fundamental rather than value added) are made peripheral rather than integral."[2]

The strength/uniqueness of our feature will be in its segmentation (ie 5+ links to separate pages), ensuring users appreciate the equally 'integral' elements of our investigation.

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[1] Chesley EB, Alberts JB, Klein JD, and Kreipe RE (2003) Pro or con? Anorexia nervosa and the internet. Journal of Adolescent Health 32(2): 123-4.

[2] Ward, Mike. (2001) Journalism Online. Boston: Focal, p 124.