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When we assumed control of the Department of Homeland Security back in January of 2009, it seemed we were inheriting a department known for one thing: a color coded alert system that was more useful to late night comics than to the American people. The colors were never associated with any useful information so [...]
Scientists just discovered that by enhancing the human skin with spider DNA, it becomes bulletproof. It literally can stop a bullet. Spider webs are that strong. Since the dawn of time the Ethiopians have had a saying: “when spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.”Ancient wisdom and modern technology agree, once more. [...]
On June 1st 2011, Nigeria became just the seventh country in Africa and the 16th in the Commonwealth to sign a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act into law. The passing of the FOI Act is seen as a major success for democracy, press freedom and civil society in the country and positions Nigeria as a [...]
“Newspeak,” as Orwellian cognoscenti know, is the official language of Big Brother, designed “not to extend but to diminish the range of thought.” Its goal was to “make all other modes of thought impossible.” Which brings us from the nightmare fantasy of 1984 to the health care debate of 2011 and the concept of “cost-think.” [...]
To paraphrase the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “There comes a time when people get tired … and we have no alternative but to protest.” There has been a lot of moaning and groaning about the FDA’s continued delay in releasing social media guidance. As if it matters. Various DDMAC big wigs have consistently [...]
In his keynote address at, Barry Diller, Chairman of IAC Corp, talked quite a bit about the notion of invention and how much of it is going on. Few of us would likely argue. Especially at a venue like SxSW where much of what’s being talked about is future forward. Diller also painted a picture [...]
As of today, 33 states have received their 2010 census data numbers – the remaining 17 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will release their numbers by April 2011. But why are the 2010 census dates numbers so important for marketers? Simply said, the numbers will reveal that U.S. Hispanics are the fastest-growing [...]
In one of the most insightfully named sessions at SXSW (Social Health: Who Wants to “Like” Hemorrhoid Cream?), digital marketer Carlen Lea Lesser poised a stark question to a Pharma marketer: why would anyone want to “Like” a Pharma brand on Facebook?
The budget debate is heating up again as Congress discusses whether to eliminate more than $400 million a year in federal funding of public broadcasting, including PBS and NPR. This is an old debate that seems to crop up every five years or so … but this time, the tone is different and the possibility [...]
The future of health can be summed up in one word: data. Or more specifically, the combination of of health data sets that had never been connected before. In a fascinating panel titled, “Panel Health Data Everywhere: Not a Drop to Link,” panelists discussed how this new mashup of health data is creating new innovative [...]