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Thursday, 31st May 2012

Patient Privacy Threatened as Laws Fail to Keep Pace with Technology

Health care privacy laws can’t keep up with rapid technological advances on health websites and social networks, according to a paper in the spring edition of The Neurodiagnostic Journal.

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Google Launches Full-Scale Shopping in Search

Today, Google begins an experiment to change the way you shop online. When you search for a product, Google will deliver paid listings for shopping options right next to the search results. By searching for a product, you've demonstrated a possible intent to buy it, so Google has extended its search results page to allow participating merchants…

Jon Mitchell comments

Photo Sharing Services

9 Photo Filter Apps to Enhance Your Mobile Photography

9 Photo Filter Apps to Enhance Your Mobile Photography

With the advent of the smartphone, photography has fundamentally changed. While professional photographers will scoff at the masses and their apps, some great art is being created through smartphones. Mobile developers are rushing to meet the demand, and photo filter apps are a hot commodity right now, especially after Facebook spent a cool billion…

Dan Rowinski comments

Cloud Computing

Government Market Drags Microsoft Deeper into the Cloud

Government Market Drags Microsoft Deeper into the Cloud

The single biggest and most valuable customer any software vendor could hope for is the United States government. Microsoft has had a lock on the public sector for decades. But now as many government agencies turn to the cloud to cut costs and meet slashed budgets, Microsoft finds itself in a defensive battle to retain its most important single…

Scott M. Fulton comments

5 Ways to Tell if a Co-Working Space is Right for Your Startup

5 Ways to Tell if a Co-Working Space is Right for Your Startup

What's less structured than a business incubator and more community-oriented than executive suites? For an increasing number of startups, the answer is co-working spaces - where entrepreneurs rent desks, office space and access to office amenities by the hour, day or month. But how can you tell if a co-working space is the right solution for…

Rieva Lesonsky comments

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