Email vs Blogs

A few Microsoft researchers were having a discussion about email vs. blogs and they thought they’d move the whole email thread out to their public blog. Cool!

[Via Scoble]

Pass the buck insurance

You Call This Health Insurance

what we call “health insurance” originated as a marketing ploy by physicians and hospitals.

Florida is ready

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