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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.

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03/15/2011

The Nature of Online Relations

Social networks are helping people stay in touch, but are Internet communities simply tangible cliques taking place online? Social platforms allow friends and family to stay in touch more frequently, although there may be detrimental elements to consider as well.

The ramifications of social media could include the destruction of interpersonal communication skills and the wasting of time throughout the day. I can only imagine how much time people use on a weekly basis to stay connected with their digital friends.

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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.

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

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A Late-Night Tech Breakdown

Apparently Verizon iPhones fell back an hour 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