March 8, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
In its glory days, nobody ever thought eBay would hit a slump — especially not in a recession when everybody needs a good deal or wants to unload stuff and raise cash. But eBay did, slump that is, in recent months. And with profits sinking and its market share shrinking, the company’s recasting its online presence: It’s going green. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Ebay, green, Greenpeace, marketing, technology
March 3, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckWaiting for the cost of e-readers to drop before you buy one? You may not have to cool your heels for long. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: chip, e-reader, Freescale, i.mx508, new, processor
February 23, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cancer, cellphones, links, research, smartphones
February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Businesses on the East Coast got a taste of what a small natural disaster can do to productivity and communication when back-to-back blizzards struck. The heroes of the week — besides road crews and power company employees? Companies with telecommuting programs. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: blizzard, calculator, program, remote, telecommuting, Telework Research Network, workers
February 15, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckAnybody working on electronic healthcare records paraphernalia can get set for a flood of federal stimulus dollars to wash over them. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: electronic records, federal government, grants, health care, spending
January 19, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckWell, it seems somewhat official: The Nexus One smartphone didn’t land much of a blow against its arch-rival from Apple, the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, Apple, fiasco, Google, iphone, Nexus One, smartphone
January 11, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe minds behind the feds’ big IT stimulus package obviously believe in using the carrot first, then the stick. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: electronic medical records, Medicaid, Medicare, payments, proposal
December 21, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
One of the biggest hassles of travel has to be keeping track of those pesky hotel key cards and then trying to remember which way to fit the darned things in the wide variety of door locks. But that may soon change. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: applications, hotel, key card, marketing, Openways, replace, technology
November 30, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
Here’s the question of the week: Should the U.S. government shell out the $19 billion that’s earmarked for electronic health records (EHR) if computerization doesn’t improve health care quality, reduce costs or boost administrative efficiency? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, doctors, electronic health records, healthcare, hospitals, Software
November 24, 2009 by Valerie HelmbreckKeeping in touch with clients and customers will usually boost your customer service reputation, but how much contact is too much? Read the rest of this entry »
