Online Care Helps Control Blood Pressure

People with high blood pressure have a better chance of managing the condition by using the Internet according to a report in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.Dr. Beverly B. Green, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and other researchers examined if high blood pressure could be monitored over the Internet without having to visit a doctor.

Google Releases Webmaster Central Chat Material

Some people interrupted their workdays on Thursday, and others lost a bit of sleep that night.  But folks who didn't participate in Google's Webmaster Central chat live can now catch up at their convenience; the company's released presentations and an audio transcript.

When All Else Fails, Ask The Google

Internet obscenity trials are all the rage these days, what with the recent antics of a particular federal judge in the news. In another such case being tried in Florida, a defense attorney has turned to Google Trends to tell him whether a certain kind of content really "violates community standards."  

High Tech Sector Sees Strong Growth

New York City has the largest amount of technology workers in the U.S. according to a new study from the American Electronics Association (AeA)New York City led the nation with 316,500 technology jobs in 2006, according to the most current data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The region added 6,400 tech jobs in 2006, the second fastest growing cybercity behind Seattle, which…

Amazon’s Bezos Throws Some Money At Twitter

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has thrown a little love (and presumably a lot of money) at Twitter. Twitter creator Biz Stone made the announcement via his blog that Bezos Expeditions, Bezos's investment firm, joined Spark Capital's Bijan Sabet on the Twitter investment team.