Author Archives: Sarah Goodwin

NCI explains blogging

"Cancer Blogs: A New Way for Patients to Communicate" is a topic in the NCI Cancer Bulletin, and it explains what blogs are in its July 12 issue. The story says, "Blogs provide the people who write them (also known as "bloggers") with a platform for sharing their thoughts and experiences with others. Dr. Bradford W. Hesse, acting chief of ...

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"Social Machines" looks at social networking

A new article on the Technology Review web site titled "Social Machines" looks interesting, so I am providing the link below for this lengthy story. The web site provides interesting insight to new ways of reporting a story with this editor’s note: "While writing this feature for the magazine, senior editor Wade Roush added notes to the story. He also ...

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Revolution plans health information

Another note on Steve Case’s Revolution Health Group as he releases more information on his plans. This week he posted a news release on Business Wire that says the RHG has reached preliminary or final agreements with seven companies, with initial areas of focus including: Convenient Care. RHG will bring affordable, convenient, nurse-provided care to retail locations all across the ...

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US says it will keep Internet role

A news story covering the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) statement on Internet governance was first reported in The International Herald Tribune, and then in The New York Times. A statement published June 30 on the Web site of NTIA says in part, "The United States Government intends to preserve the security and stability of the Internet’s Domain Name ...

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