Study shows cause-related marketing can increase sales as much as 74% in certain consumer-goods categories. cli.gs/RXznnz

It looks and smells like rain outside the office windows today. Way too early for rain though.

WSJ Employers/plans ok medical care abroad for insured employees at JointCom certified hospitals. cli.gs/ghsybp #healthcare

Online display ads fell 6% during 1H '08. Health-related spending increased 15% to $142M from $124M a year ago. cli.gs/gtBN87

Google Android's challenge: The hardware on the current generation of phones is not being used by many customers. cli.gs/UsYB1r

Leroy Hood/Wired-Genomes&4 Ps-predictive, preventive,personalized&participatory medicine w/ wellness focus. #healthcare cli.gs/8EgRrz

Microsoft's healthcare common user interface concept, Silverlight-based #healthcare ping.fm/3VqIS

Nice story about child learning from watching on-demand interactive kids TV shows. ping.fm/dcbUb

Why nurses quit ping.fm/WFrga

Yammer gets more useful every day. Email, instant message and interruption reduction benefits.