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In a previous post I mentioned "continuous computing" and the "information field." Well, it seems to me that the best tool for the kind of engagement described there is not a laptop computer but a cell phone. Here’s a couple recent indicators. Of course, the use of cell phone pictures and video in the London bombings and other news.And this ...

The oldest of the 77 million Baby Boomers turned 59 1/2 on July 1st.  They can retire without a penalty.  They can also  start to have more time to volunteer and donate towards major and planned gifts. Michael Finke, assistant professor of personal financial planning at the University of Missouri, my old school, researched some facts on these boomers that ...

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 ...

Lately my head has been spinning from flashes of how rapidly communications technology is co-evolving with social change. I’ve posted remarks about some of them: mobile communications, always-on teenagers, consumer generated internet content, and video bits coming to cell phones. But an article to be published in the August Technology Review really brought home to me how sweeping this is. ...