Sadly I can only make the dinner as it promises to be really interesting social networking event at DMU..
Good news – we know that as the credit crunch bites there are quite a few people who’d love to attend the NLab Social Networks Conference but can’t spare two whole days away from the office or commit funds to the full delegate fee.
That’s why we’ve condensed two days into one and found a way to make it free to attend.
The conference will now take place all on one business day – Thursday 19 June 2008 – and it will be FREE.
We hope this will make your life a little easier.
How to get a free place
- If you have already paid, do nothing. We’ll be in touch with you very soon to refund your money and confirm your registration.
- To book a free place, register online here
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Google Launches Medical-Records App
From Wired news that Google Launches Medical-Records App. Hmm, wonder if they resolved the controversy over their health advisory board?
Google’s long-awaited attempt to manage your medical records is live.
Google Health launched today in what could portend a far more personal, digital future for health-related data.
“It’s a really exciting day for us. We’re really happy to be able to offer this service to all our users,” Marissa Mayer, the Google executive overseeing the health project, said in a webcast to mark the launch.
Proponents of Google Health and Microsoft’s similar Health Vault say they could make medical data more accessible for patients, enabling them to take control of their health care. Opponents worry that putting the information online is a threat to privacy and unlikely to make much of a difference in how doctors treat their patients.
Early testers like ZDNet’s Garett Rogers weren’t shy about remarking on the limited nature of the offering. “Basically, Google Health is what I expected — an enhanced way to search for health-related material. Lots of people were hoping for a more feature-rich product (including myself) but that’s not usually how Google operates,” Rogers wrote.
Call me old-school, but I fall into the second camp. Seeing “alexis.madrigal” next to my body’s stats makes me uncomfortable. Slowly, I’m being imported into virtual space, and this creature alexis.madrigal is becoming more and more fleshed-out. Are they going to start recommending medium shirts or products based on my BMI?
I’d probably feel better about giving up this data if Google Health actually did something. Right now, I can’t imagine how I’d use the app and yet Google has managed to find a way to bring information about my body into their data-crunching fingers’ reach.
Bertalan Meskó notes on ScienceRoll, “I hope I will never get pharma ads or spams from doctors based on my Google Health profile.
Anyone want to put odds on whether Google Health information will eventually be used for targeted advertisements? Is anyone planning to use Google Health to manage the metrics and tests for your real-life avatar? I’d love to hear your stories.