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Dean at critical point in health reform debate

The former Vermont Governor, Presidential candidate and Democratic National Committee chair has gone back to his roots, using his status as a doctor, and his original campaign organization, to push for a "public option" in health reform. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Howard Dean, Health Care, Insurance Industry, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Trippi: Netroots will be critical on Feb. 5

The Nation has an interview with Joe Trippi, Howard Dean's ex-campaign manager, now with the Edwards campaign. It's a web-only article, no doubt because - despite the fact that it was "edited for length and clarity" - it's still a rambling, hard to follow braindump. Even so,...

Tags: Campaign, Media, Howard Dean, Nation, Obama, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-08

Howard Dean's 'smart' ID plan

Howard Dean's 'smart' ID planWhoa, bad ideaI hate this "smart card ID" idea. It's invasive and won't work to stop crime.One way or another, not bothCan't have it both ways, Howie. Either we have national ID cards and require all PC makers to include them, or we have...

Tags: Smart cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, Howie, Declan, Howard Dean, smart card

Discussion threads 2004-01-26

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Will GOP winning the battle force Democrats to war?

MAJORITY DONT WANT GOVT HEALTHCAREPeriod, end of story. Just about every survey shows most don't want the government anywhere near healthcare.Period, end of story. Time for govt to start respecting the will of the people.But Dana "the socialist" does..so he will keep going on - ad nauseam -...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, GOP, health care, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

The Dixie Chicks of the health reform debate

On the other hand...While he might have messed with the heads of the Birkenstock set, he also might have more than compensated by drawing in other people. Personally, I've been turned off by stores touting "natural" foods as the answer to every question, but after hearing the boss speak...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Advertising & Promotion, Whole Foods, Mackey, health care, Singer Natalie Maines

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Can social business software transform people into a "platform"?

[caption id="attachment_685" align="aligncenter" width="475" caption="Ross Mayfield co-founder of SocialText - photo by Jemima Gibbons"][/caption]Ross Mayfield is the co-founder of SocialText, a Silicon Valley startup that has been pioneering the use of social network tools within the world of enterprise IT. It might seem that...

Tags: Software, Business Software, Social Software, Collaboration, Wiki, Online Communications, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-08-12

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalition

ObamaCare opponents scramble to build a winning coalitionObamaCare sneaks a foot in the doorExisting insurance companies and health care providers worry about the government plan because it is the pre-ordained winner on the path to single payer, not because a government plan would be inherently superior.Any Democrat worth their credentials...

Tags: Vertical industries, Healthcare reform, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, game plan, health care, single payer, ObamaCare, ObamaCare opponent

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

(Photos: Firing up the British Steam Car)

(Photos: Firing up the British Steam Car)AmazingThe Stanley Steamer did over 125 mph in 1906 using the technology of the time and here we are over 100 years later and they are still trying to beat that record - and they did it with one boiler in what passed...

Tags: British Steam Car, Mph, firing, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Tonight's election results: Is the Internet ready for prime time?

Just how much has the Internet transformed the conduct of presidential and other elections this year? The New York Times says it's been huge. Howard Dean calls the Obama campaign's directors Apollo 11 astronauts and controllers, compared to his use of the Net four years ago. ...

Tags: Internet, Corporate Communications, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-04

Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customers

Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has offered a thoughtful but misguided palliative at CNN to the shortcomings of the age of networked democracy. ... if you know how Americans use the Net to talk, you can easily stay in touch with real people. ...

Tags: Politics, Democracy, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Now I know we're in a recession

OK, this has nothing to do with Ed Tech. Not a thing. There's no tie-in, no hidden message for us Ed Techers, just a feeling of impending doom. Fortune is reporting that Starbucks is closing 600 stores. I'll let that sink in. ...

Tags: Starbucks Corp., Seattle, Food & Beverage, Construction, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your business

Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your businessIt's not your job to question.It is your job to feed Penelope and Rupert.RE: Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your businessYeah, remember that Alar stuff that was so bad? Oh, wait, it wasn't. Well, what about that really bad stuff, DDT? What do you mean I...

Tags: Oops IT, green tech blog, bad stuff, green technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

Google Health is Tom Sawyer work

Anyone who wants to know how Google will build its Google Health portal needs to get themselves a copy of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain. (This particular Tom Sawyer picture is by Barb Cox, from Linn Grove, Iowa.) The idea is to let everyone...

Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, Google Health, Tom Sawyer, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-20

On Super Tuesday, campaigns focus on the net

Tuesday is America's first national primary. Well not truly national but damn close enough. Because it's so big, all the campaigns acknowledge it's largely an online election, as the Post reports. "We can only buy so much TV time, we can only physically go to...

Tags: Campaign, Internet, Productivity, Investment, Finance, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-02-03

YouTube view-Ron Paul voting result gap tells me some of his fans are people-phobic

The chart on the left of this canvass represents CNN's just-about-final results of yesterday's 2008 Republican Presidential primary results in Florida On the right is the latest tally of YouTube views from various candidate sites, both Republicans and Democrats. This is from the website...

Tags: Fan, YouTube Inc., Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-01-30

Has Movable Type gone open source too late?

Nothing illustrates the vagaries of development trends and the rise of open source better than the blog software market. (From Toothpastefordinner.) People say they blog, a verb, lower-case, when the word refers to a specific labelled product, Blogger, now owned by Google. When this market...

Tags: Blog, Wordpress, Movable Type, Nothing, Blogging, Open Source, Internet, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-13

The Web campaign is about everything but control

It's a little hard to follow but Matt Bai's piece in the NYT Magazine argues that the real power of web campaigning is in giving up control. Howard Dean's web explosion happened not because his staff knew how to create the energy but because they knew...

Tags: Web, Ron Paul, Channel Management, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-09

Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWT

Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWTWow!Thanks so much for taking the time to post this. What a great description and comparison of Volta to GWT!I am so excited about Volta and it's possibilities!-Brandonhttp://dynamics-ax.blogspot.comRE: Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWTNice idea, but slow as hell. Try the demos at...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Scripting languages, Volta, Microsoft Corp., GWT, Google Inc., GWT JSIO

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

Sunbelt Software: Google search results delivering massive malware attacks

Sunbelt Software: Google search results delivering massive malware attacksOutdatedThe rating only reflects the state of the Web site when McAfee was there to scan it. It was in one of Robert Vamosi's blogs on CNET awhile back that phishers had started targeting legitimate sites because of the success of...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SEARCH, Google Inc., malware, Google Search, Sunbelt Software, Google Search Result, search result, massive malware attack

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?

Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?CorrectionThe open letter you quoted from CNBC was not from John Harwood at all. It was from Allen Wastler, managing editor of CNBC.com check the bottom of the letter. John Harwood wrote his own open letter, which disagreed with Wastler:http://www.cnbc.com/id/21270546/Harwoods personal opinion is...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Gary Warner, Ron Paul, spam

Discussion threads 2007-10-31