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.
Listening to Customers, Not “Bowing to Pressure”
From a business standpoint, one of the critical advantages social media bring to the table is the ability to tap into what important segments of the population are thinking. GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, for example, is on the record claiming that the Fastlane blog has provided him with better intelligence than any traditional form of market research.
MySpace Feels Pressure From Facebook, Bebo
MySpace has long been the UK’s leading social network (in terms of traffic), but the site seems to be losing its touch. Conversely, two competitors – Bebo and Facebook – are starting to show strong gains of their own.
Google Faces Pressure Over Censorship
Shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on a proposal during the upcoming annual meeting that would call on Google to take a strong stance against censorship and abusive regimes.
Getty Images Under Pressure
I’m sitting here listening to Jonathan Klein talk with a variety of bloggers. Thomas Hawk, CEO of Zooomr, and Kristopher Tate, Founder of Zooomr, a photosharing site are here too. So is Marshall from TechCrunch.
Google, Yahoo Facing Click Fraud Pressure
A lengthy look at the issue of click fraud, where search advertising companies and site publisher networks profit from bogus ad clicks that cost advertisers real money, indicated a light is at the end of the tunnel when it comes to confronting the problem.
China May Face More Pressure for Yuan Revaluation
To ease pressure from the United States and European Union, China revalued its currency, the yuan by 2.1%, but will more than likely be pressured to raise it more.
Pressure Continues To Build on China’s Textile Export Industry
The pressure continues to build up on China as the European Union (EU) executive commission is now requesting formal talks with the country about its textile industry.
China Responds To Pressure From U.S. Over Currency
China has rejected the deadline that the United States Treasury gave it to revalue its , and suggested that the U.S. worry about its own internal problems first.
SEO Pressure on B2B Companies
Oneupweb published a research study showing that 46 percent of BtoB Magazine’s Top 100 Advertisers showed only nominal search engine optimization or ignored it all together.