Category Archives: Digital

Gmail was Built in a Day – Happy 10th!

As you may know by now, Gmail turned 10 years old on April Fools day this year. Yea, who is the fool – right? One of the easiest, most versatile, large storage and FREE email clients is 10 this year. Gmail was a project started by Google developer Paul Buchheit, who had already explored the […]

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The Sochi Digital Olympics – Shared Interest

Some very cool social stats from the Sochi olympics as reported from the Associated Press. A look at some numbers compiled by the IOC that illustrate the digital engagement of fans at the Sochi Olympics: — 17 million: Mentions of the Sochi Games on VKontakte — the Russian equivalent to Facebook — during the first […]

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“What If” commercial misses the Social Element

I saw the “What If” TV spot from Jif the other night during the Olympics and thought they did a great job. Except they missed a key opportunity to do a hashtag for #whatif. This could have been a huge marketing opportunity. The ideas are endless to get people motivated and talking online. Feedback is […]

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Apple Byte – The real skinny on Apple’s ‘iWatch”

Flexible glass meets technology meets the consumer. This could be the next big thing for Apple. Tim Cook acknowledged in an ABC interview yesterday that Apple has something big going on in Arizona concerning sapphire glass, but stopped short of admitting that a forthcoming iWatch might be a major beneficiary of the new material. A number of other […]

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iWatch these Apples – how about you?

The new iWatch is coming. Reports in the New York Times claim the first-generation smart-watch will be charged wirelessly, using existing technologies currently used with select smartphones and cases. Future models of the wrist-worn technology may even be powered by solar or kinetic energy to make sure they never lose charge. Apple has hired medical and sleep experts to […]

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Top Abbreviations your Doctor Writes on your Prescriptions

Ever wonder about the secret code your doctor writes? Look up the meaning of abbreviations on the script.  Common abbreviated instructions include: QD (every day) OD (once daily) BID (twice a day) TID (three times a day) QAM (every morning) QPM (every night) Q4H (every 4 hours) QOD (every other day) HS (at bedtime) PRN (as needed) […]

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