Here’s an article from the NT Times about the disruption going on in the media industry as, suddenly, the long-discussed idea of "convergence" is actually happening. Large-screen TV, digital video, iPod video, iTunes, mobile phone video and music, Internet video, etc, etc, are coming together in a big mashup. Devices of all kinds are not only displaying stuff in many ...

From HealthIT: Healthia Inc. launched Tuesday an online comparison shopping portal for healthcare products and services. Businesses and consumers in the United States will be able to use the Web site www.healthia.com to research and select health insurance plans, health savings accounts (HSAs), and doctors from across the country, said Chini Krishnan, CEO and co-founder of Healthia, a startup in ...

The American Cancer Society did a huge amount of work helping cancer patients get back on track with treatment in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. (Hear my podcast with a staff in Mid-South not long after the storm.) Devastated clinics, lost records, and many other problems were deterrents to the continuity badly needed by people under treatment. That’s an ongoing ...

The podcasts for last week’s Net Tuesday are online at Odeo.  There are interviews and presentations of Myles Weissleder of Meet up and Jason Schultz of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Both speakers talked about what their organizations mean to nonprofit organizations.