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Personalized Health Data, Tailored Medicine, And The End Of Illness

Dr. David Agus, one of Steve Jobs's oncologists and a medical researcher at USC, argues in his new book "The End Of Illness" that the key to a radical reduction in illness is to systematically prevent the unhealthy lifestyles that allow diseases to thrive, and to tailor medical treatment to each individual.READ»

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WeMedia's iPad Economy

Just a scant four weeks after the launch of the iPad,  WeMedia had the wisdom to gather some folks to spend a day exploring the future of the iPad economy.  Of course,  they didn't call it that.  In fact, everyone ...READ»

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Cat Stuck in Tree Covered Fairly, Journalistically by AOL's Hyper-Local Patch.org

Patch Media, AOL's local content and advertising platform, has just launched Patch.org, a charitable foundation that aims to cover hyper-local news in communities that are suffering from a dearth of media outlets, the ones the ...READ»

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Just Say No: Why AOL's Infamous Customer Service Debacle has Become the Ultimate Marketing Cliche

Let's say you're writing a marketing book. Advice: Under no circumstance regurgitate the story of Vincent Ferrari, the blogger who posted a recording of his call with an AOL rep who tried to prevent him from canceling his service.READ»