Monthly Archives: September 2009
Paging All Sexy Primary Care Physicians
What’s wrong with the American health care system, you ask? Family medicine is what Doug Dreffer has wanted to practice ever since he was a second-year medical student 14 years ago at Ohio State. He listened to a different drummer
Paging All Sexy Primary Care Physicians
What’s wrong with the American health care system, you ask? Family medicine is what Doug Dreffer has wanted to practice ever since he was a second-year medical student 14 years ago at Ohio State. He listened to a different drummer
Some Colleges Are Failure Factories
More data on wage earnings gap and the problems within our higher education system here in the US. With the financial pressures likely to continue for some time, I hope this is not the way more high-potential but low income
Some Colleges Are Failure Factories
More data on wage earnings gap and the problems within our higher education system here in the US. With the financial pressures likely to continue for some time, I hope this is not the way more high-potential but low income
Soldier Blogs
The Department of Defense is on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube—but it has mixed feelings about soldiers’ online lives. The New York Times reports that the Pentagon is expected to issue a new policy on social media next week, and
Soldier Blogs
The Department of Defense is on Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube—but it has mixed feelings about soldiers’ online lives. The New York Times reports that the Pentagon is expected to issue a new policy on social media next week, and
Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music
A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to
Retail Highlights: Amoeba Music
A great interview in The Wrap with one of the founders of the best music stores in the country. I want them to stay in business! I was particularly interested in their version of the internet revolution. We’ll have to
Newsflash: Young Families Have a Ton of Entertainment Gadgets
Over the next five years, Forrester predicts that nearly 39 million homes will get their first HDTV. DVRs are expected to be in almost 31 percent of U.S. houses this year, with that number growing to more than 40 percent
Newsflash: Young Families Have a Ton of Entertainment Gadgets
Over the next five years, Forrester predicts that nearly 39 million homes will get their first HDTV. DVRs are expected to be in almost 31 percent of U.S. houses this year, with that number growing to more than 40 percent
People Think Reviews Better than Ads
From the latest twice-yearly Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey of over 25,000 online consumers from 50 countries: “Recommendations by personal acquaintances and opinions posted by consumers online are the most trusted forms of advertising globally. The Nielsen survey shows that
People Think Reviews Better than Ads
From the latest twice-yearly Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey of over 25,000 online consumers from 50 countries: “Recommendations by personal acquaintances and opinions posted by consumers online are the most trusted forms of advertising globally. The Nielsen survey shows that
Kinder, More Gentle Wrestle Mania
Vince McMahon, 64, is hawking a kinder, gentler, wrestling show, and that new approach was on display this past weekend when WWE took over L.A. Live as part of a massive promotional push. The effort culminated with SummerSlam, a sold-out
Kinder, More Gentle Wrestle Mania
Vince McMahon, 64, is hawking a kinder, gentler, wrestling show, and that new approach was on display this past weekend when WWE took over L.A. Live as part of a massive promotional push. The effort culminated with SummerSlam, a sold-out
Ethnic Malls Doing Well
Some retailing lessons from the little guys…. As traditional malls across the United States struggle with the most severe recession since the 1930s – regional mall vacancies hit 8.4 percent last quarter, a nine-year high – many ethnic malls across
Ethnic Malls Doing Well
Some retailing lessons from the little guys…. As traditional malls across the United States struggle with the most severe recession since the 1930s – regional mall vacancies hit 8.4 percent last quarter, a nine-year high – many ethnic malls across
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