Innovation

03/21/2011

Innovation in Healthcare with a Jeopardy Champion

Watson, the computer that defeated elite Jeopardy players in February is re-thinking domination, by helping diagnose and treat patients.

Read the full article via Mashable

Mar 21, 2011 10:05:34 PM | Blogging, Blogs, Disease, Doctors, Health , Health Care, Health MN, Healthcare, IBM, Industry, Innovation, Jeopardy!, Maintain, Manage, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Healthcare, Minneapolis PR, MN Health, MN Medical, Nurses, Smart Health, Smart MN Health, Tech News, Tech PR, Technological, Technology

03/13/2011

LinkedIn Wants Users to Visit Daily

LinkedIn launched LinkedIn Today, a social news tool for business users that encourages perpetual use, similar to Facebook and Twitter. LinkedIn

From a consistent use standpoint, LinkedIn has a hard time competing with Facebook and Twitter. Users seem to view LinkedIn as a professional portal that doesn't require continual monitoring. Facebook and Twitter on the other hand seem to have a connected mantra that requires daily attention, and users feel out of touch if they aren't constantly engaged and interconnected.

Obviously this isn't the case, but users feel a subconscious isolation if they aren't checking their digital lives on a daily basis. Most people view LinkedIn as an environment for career networking, which doesn't consist of frequent changes and status updates. Users even have their Twitter updates linked via an external platform that appears on the LinkedIn feed, which is included on the landing page.

As a result, LinkedIn is trying to capture a degree of success with this approach to social media. They want to encourage uses to visit on a daily basis, by providing more value and the ability to directly search news online. To a certain extent, they want to be a one-stop shop for online content absorption. This may be quite challenging, although it is a great place to commence in a difficult social space.

Read the full article via Fast Company

Mar 13, 2011 6:06:31 PM | Blogging, Blogs, Branding, Business, Business Media, Digital Media, Digital News, Digital PR, Digitalization, Facebook, Innovation, Internet, Internet Approach, Jobs, Jobs Media, LinkedIn, Marketing, Minneapolis, Minneapolis PR, Minnesota, Minnesota PR, Mobile Media, New Media, Online Media, Public Relations, Smart Media, Smart Relations, Social Business, Social Jobs, Social Media, Social Strategy, Tech Business, Tech PR, Technological, Technology, Twin Cities

A Late-Night Tech Breakdown

Apparently Verizon iPhones fell back an Verizon-iphonehour at midnight, instead of springing forward as expected. Hopefully if you happen to have a Verizon iPhone, you didn't wake up in utter bewilderment and potential frustration. Even worse would be having a commitment, which you didn't meet due to the digital complication. 

The issue wasn't only confined to Verizon either and AT&T customers have reported the same time lapse issue. As you may recall, this isn't the first time either. Apple iPhones experienced a same issue in January that may have caused customers to fall into a world of technological confusion.

If you have a phone that is currently experiencing this inconvenience, restart your device to resolve the problem and get your biological clock back on track. Best of luck and hopefully the iPhone can put the problems behind them moving forward.

Read the full article via Mashable

Mar 13, 2011 2:36:01 PM | Apple, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple News, Apple Update, Digital Media, Digital News, Digital PR, Digitalization, Innovation, iPhone, iPhones, Marketing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, PR, Public Relations, Smart Media, Smart Phones, Smart Relations, Smartphones, Tech PR, Technological, Technology, Twin Cities

03/09/2011

The Success of Microsoft Kinect

Microsoft has sold 10 million Kinect systems for the Xbox 360, making it the fastest-selling consumer device according to Guinness.

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Mar 9, 2011 6:06:04 PM | Digital Media, Digital PR, Digitalization, Innovation, Marketing, Microsoft, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mobile, Smart Business, Social Business, Tech Brands, Tech Business, Tech News, Technological, Technology, Twin Cities

IBM Awards Smarter Cities

New Orleans, Newark, Rio de Janeiro and Jakarta were awarded grants via a three-year, $50 million Smarter Cities Challenge by IBM.

Read the full article at Fast Company

Mar 9, 2011 2:59:39 PM | Blogging, Blogs, Campaign, Cities, City, Communities, Innovation, International, International Relations, Living, Location, Location Marketing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Places, Towns, Travel, Twin Cities, World Relations

Bonnaroo: Mobile Live Music via Vevo

Consider watching Bonnaroo live this summer on your iPhone, iPad, Android device or Google TV, including Grammy-winning Arcade Fire.

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Mar 9, 2011 2:05:03 PM | Android, Apple, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple News, Apple Update, Art, Arts, Arts Festival, Blogging, Blogs, Bonnaroo, Branding, Digital Media, Digital News, Digital PR, Google , Google Offers, Google PR, Innovation, iPad, iPads, iPhone, iPhones, Marketing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Media, Smart Phones, Tech Brands, Tech Business, Tech News, Tech PR, Twin Cities

03/05/2011

The Era of Tablets: Microsoft Strives to Compete with Apple and Google

Microsoft will strive to release a tablet-oriented version of Windows by 2012 to compete with Apple's iOS and Google's Honeycomb.

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Mar 5, 2011 8:51:26 AM | Apple, Apple iOS, Apple iPad, Apple News, Apple Update, Blogging, Blogs, Branding, Business, Business Media, Business Relations, Digital, Digital Media, Digital News, Digital PR, Digitalization, Google , Google News, Google PR, Innovation, Internet, Internet Approach, Marketing, Microsoft, Minneapolis, Minnesota, New Media, Public Relations, Smart Business, Smart Media, Social Strategy, Tablets, Tech Brands, Tech Business, Tech Grid, Tech PR, Technological, Twin Cities

02/28/2011

The Health of Self-Compassion

Be content! People who score high on tests of self-compassion generally experience less anxiety, and tend to be more optimistic.

Read the full article via the New York Times

Feb 28, 2011 7:57:57 PM | Doctors, Health, Health Care, Health MN, Healthcare, Healthy Cities, Innovation, Long Life, Medical, Medicine, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Healthcare, Minneapolis PR, Minnesota, Minnesota Healthcare, MN Health, Nurses, Nutrition

02/22/2011

A Showdown: Amazon. Netflix and Hulu Style

Amazon launched Instant Video, a streaming movie and TV service, which is less expensive than subscriptions to Netflix and Hulu.

Read the full article via Fast Company

Feb 22, 2011 9:13:55 PM | Digital, Digital Media, Digital News, Digital PR, Hulu, Innovation, Marketing, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Netflix, New Media, Online Marketing, Online Media, Web Business, Web Marketing, Web PR

01/16/2011

Blackberries: Not Just a Fruit Anymore

RIM Update: Research in Motion plans to launch a cloud-based capability for its popular BlackBerry Enterprise Server by the end of 2011.

Jan 16, 2011 3:53:27 PM | Blogging, Brand, Branding, Brands, Business, Cell Phones, Communication, Communities, Companies, Digital Media, Digitalization, Innovation, Internet, Internet Approach, Minneapolis, New Media, Public Relations, Research in Motion, RIM, Technological, Technology, World Business
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