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A recent survey by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project explored how U.S. adults are using the Internet and digital technology as tools related to health and healthcare. Among their findings: 81 percent of U.S. adults use the Internet and 59 percent say they have looked online...
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Leveson warns journalists might adopt unethical practices in face of competition from internet without level playing field in law Lord Justice Leveson has warned that unless criminal and civil law is enforced against bloggers, the quality of journalism in conventional media could deteriorate. Leveson...
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The comedian has made more than half a million dollars marketing his video online directly to fans rather than releasing it on DVD Last week, I received an email from the American comedian Louis CK . "Hi. This is LOuie," it began. "It seriously is me. Im even going to leave the O stupidly...
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This could certainly be popular and something that might spread as to why wait at the ER room if you can reserve a spot. If you are not seen within 15 minutes of your appointment time, then you get your $15.00 back. The service is called InQuickER and it is done online. You can’t schedule...
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Tue, Feb 15 2011
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On the heels of FTC's report on web privacy, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its own findings on the state of online privacy and issued recommendations for how to address the growing privacy concerns of consumers while maintaining the Internet platform which supports creativity, innovation...
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This is an opinion piece below but I think he’s on to something as when you watch the news and being in the “geek” corner that I am as well as being out there communicating on social networks, yes, I agree the parties are becoming much less significant and it is due in part of how we collaborate, communicate...
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Tue, Nov 9 2010
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This is interesting with the Wall Street Journal continuing the exploration of consumer data on the web. The process that is creating these new data bases is nothing new and has been around for years . You collect the data via their tracking methodologies, table it, write an SQL statement to match...
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Mon, Oct 25 2010
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Multitasking is constantly shifting attention and the consequences are constant distractions. This is an interesting video that discussed what we deal with every day and the the author David Berlind gives some very interesting points. We are all certainly under pressure to feel the need to...
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Fri, Sep 17 2010
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Just yesterday 3M purchased Cogent technology and today we have one more purchase of a company from Israel with 4 subsidiaries that specializes in monitoring from nursing homes to police agencies with alcohol compliance, etc. 3M with this acquisition now has GPS and radio frequency technology to add...
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Tue, Aug 31 2010
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Many people don’t think of 3M being in healthcare, when in fact they really are and have a pretty large division that covers everything from dental to veterinary and animal care. Years ago when I was in the logistics area, I did a ton of business with their Dental division in Irvine, California...
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Mon, Aug 30 2010
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I tried this out a few times and it’s true, when you search for an item, “Google Health” results are at the top of the heap. This is one example and I did a few more. What I saw next didn’t necessarily make me happy but it allows you to get an alert if they discover any security breaches...
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Sat, May 1 2010
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This is a tough subject by all means as the tides are turning here on what perhaps was accepted as donations or grants for increasing education in the clinical worlds but we seem to be developing a new paradigm today. When you stop and think back though, in the past we didn’t have the alternative...
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Sun, Apr 18 2010
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People are using technology and the internet when made available to find healthcare information. Libraries have not died, just progressed with time. BD PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nearly one-third of Americans age 14 or older–roughly 77 million people–used a public library computer or wireless...
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Do you need a test to see if you are suffering from depression? Eli Lilly of course is thinking you should, as is probably every other pharmaceutical company who has an anti-depressant drug on the market. If you are depressed, or I should say diagnosed, well guess what happens. You...
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Sat, Feb 20 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, Pharma, Internet, Advertising, antidepressants, Doctors, TV, Algorithms, Eli Lilly, Grassley, Cymbalta, WebMD