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Cardiac Ablation Reduces Risk Of Stroke And Alzheimer's Disease
by T Goodman
New findings by researchers from the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, reveal that a treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than two million Americans, significantly reduces the risk of stroke, mortality, Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia.
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1 comment NBC & Flip.to Turn Fans Into Social Media Brand Advocates
by Ron Callari
What better way to spread the word about a brand or TV show then with
the help of loyal fans? TV networks, Hotels,
Airlines and Restaurants are finding new ways to improve CRM with
loyalty campaigns and social media programs that convert TV fans, hotel
guests, airline passengers, restaurant patrons and followers into brand
advocates.
5 Brilliant Product Designs Created To Change Your Behavior: The Interactive Institute
by Toby
Swedish research and experimental design studio, the Interactive Institute, is focused on the use of 'new media,' the emerging digital and communication technologies of tomorrow. From its research, the Institute often embodies its findings in designs that not only implement new technologies, but have lifestyle implications embedded into its crisp, modern functional products. To illustrate, here are five Institute designs purposed with modifying your home energy use.
Foursquare App Gallery Signs 500 APIs Becoming Leader In LBS Space
by Ron Callari
Back in November the first sign that Foursquare was growing up and
wearing big boy clothes was news about its "early
adopter APIs." Apps like MobZombies, FourTapOyster, Layar and
LastNightsCheckin were the first to queue up for the popular
location-based social network. On May 12, Foursquare took a page out of
the Apple iPhone App Store's playbook, and launched an aggregation of
third-party applications built on top its core service aptly named, the App Gallery.
A Potential Treatment For Deadliest Brain Cancers
by T Goodman
A compound called Dichloroacetate (DCA) has been tested at the University of Alberta (U of A) as a potential treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, since before 2007. At that time, the research evidence showed that DCA reverses cancer growth in non-human models and in test tubes. This time, the research team studied the effects of DCA on human glioblastomas....
Social Media Comes In For A Landing At Airports
by Ron Callari
Over the last couple of years, JetBlue has been lauded for their social
media prowess. Others like the infamous "United
Breaks Guitars" customer service debacle, not so much. Southwest
Airlines, long commended for their creative promotions on Twitter, just
recently caught the ire of movie director Kevin
Smith on the same microblogging platform. Airports on the other
hand have not till recently tested the social media waters.
7 Italian Fixtures Sure To Make A Splash In Your Bathroom
by Toby
There are all kinds of superb designs coming from Italy - furniture, jewelry, automobiles, textiles, fashion, mosaics... even fixtures. Yes, I know, fixtures sound boring, especially bathroom fixtures; but those by IB RUBINETTERIE are anything but boring. They even have their own personalities to liven up your bathroom.
For $20 You Can Have Your Own Donut Factory!
by Toby
Donuts are their own food group. They are practically everyone's favorite naughty food. Donuts wouldn't be that naughty though, if you could make them at home, skipping the deep-frying, using whole wheat flour instead of bleached white, maybe reducing the amount of sugar you put in the glaze...
Facebook's Gone Phishing Today With PayPal, eBay & HSBC
by Ron Callari
In case, you were trying to get through to Mark Zuckerberg today at
Facebook, he's taking the day off to go 'phishing.' As if the the major
social network in the land didn't have enough problems attending to their
'privacy' issue controversy - they are now saddled with the prestigious honor of
ranking 4th in Kaspersky Lab's "Most
Popular Phishing Targets" for the first quarter of 2010.
Facebook Exodus - Let My People Go!
by Ron Callari
Curious if Mark Zuckerberg and his top-ranked consigliores actually strategized in advance of
launching their Open Graph, as to how they would handle a potential
backlash from their user-base?
Did the thought even cross their minds as to the possible discontent
that could be created in the Blogosphere?
Was there a game plan in place to address political criticism from
Senators and the Federal Trade Commission?
Donut Burgers - By All That's Holey, Fast Food Gets A Sweet Makeover
by Steve Levenstein
Mister Donut and MOS Burger (Japan's second-largest fast food chain) have teamed up to create the 'Donut Burger'. Mmm, Donut Burgers...
Firewinder: Mesmerizing Outdoor Light Runs Only On Windpower
by Toby
I love light shows. Not the big ones with the lasers, necessarily; just a candle will satisfy me. But the idea of a wind-powered outdoor light that pulses with the many different beats that winds can produce, just sounds like the perfect focus for meditating on the back porch in the evening.
Smart Solution For An Indoor Cat: The Litter Garage
by Lady Bee
An interior designer and a home re-modeller have figured out how to
keep kitty inside the house without her litter box. It's a contraption you put
together yourself called the Litter-Garage™, but to use it you have to
have a wall that adjoins your home and your garage.
Working Long Hours Raises Heart Disease Risk As Much As 60 Percent
by T Goodman
British philosopher and social critic Bertrand Russell once said "If I were a medical man, I should prescribe a holiday to any patient who considers work important." A recent British/Finish study suggests Russell's statement was very wise.
Tagwhat, You're It! Augmented Reality Is Future Of Location-Based Social Networks
by Ron Callari
As predicted,
location-based social networks are taking off, especially now that one
of the big boys has entered the schoolyard. Facebook will definitely
change up the game as news of improved functionality and acquisitions
becomes commonplace. While badges, games and mayoral-ships might be
popular today, augmented reality is what's going to truly allow players
to become successful in this space...
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