LA Times put out an article a few days ago that caught the attention of everyone who has a uterus or has depended on one: http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-maternal-mortality-20110426,0,3749537.story The title is sensationalist: Caesarean sections are a major factor in pregnancy-related deaths, report finds The title makes it sound like C-Sections are the culprit-but reading the article [...]
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This professor at University of Pavia (why couldn’t an American do this?) analyzed the NYTimes from 1946 to 1997 and found that during Presidential campaigns, the NYTimes focuses more on topics that benefit Democrats. http://www.bepress.com/bejeap/vol11/iss1/art20/?sending=11376
I am outraged at all the ineffectual surveys on the Internet. The best types of survey is the Facebook ‘Like’ button. In one quick click, you can give your opinion. At the other end of the usability spectrum is this survey from surveys.com. They ask trivial, ridiculous questions, and have horrid user design. Do they [...]
LinkedIn has changed the face of business networking, but they have to now prove they can earn revenue. Here is a cool way they are upselling. They composite your name and picture onto an upsell. Nice!
