Author: timbatchelder

  • PolyTherics – enabling better biopharmaceuticals

    PolyTherics – enabling better biopharmaceuticals – PolyTherics. This company is attempting to put the drug development process into an open source model so that poor people in developing countries can actually afford to get drugs. They were highlight in Business 2.0‘s list of Disrupters. Related articles Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals announces new global commercialization deals with Ipsen…

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  • The Shape Of Perks To Come

      The Shape Of Perks To Come – Businessweek. Great article on changes in the workplace including flexible arrangements etc. Also discusses innovations like PG nap pods, kitchens, games, media Related articles 7 Crazy Startup Workplace and Culture Things to Do (davidcummings.org) Study: Employees Like Hierarchy (No, Really) (inc.com) Jessica Miller-Merrell: Tech Company Perks Make…

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  • PhoneTag: convert voicemail to text and save a boatload of time

    PhoneTag. This is high rated and can really help me to get the content of voicemails. Related articles Phone Tag, “Ghost Behind” MP3 + Lamin Fofana Remix (thefader.com) Lazer Tag with iPhone Mount (werd.com) Tags on objects interface with smart phones (sfgate.com) Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Be productive everywhere! (rememberthemilk.com) Ditech Networks Reports Financial Results…

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  • Ethnography or Just Good Requirements Gathering – Exploring the Depths of Product Management

    Ethnography or Just Good Requirements Gathering – Exploring the Depths of Product Management. MIT Media lab and other folks argue that the process of requirements gathering is just idiotic right now: take a word document and write all you can think of down there and then creating something out of that. Related articles Business Analyst…

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  • Diigo – Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal Learning Network.

    Diigo – Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal Learning Network.. best way to save a web page before it disappears behind a paywall in rule the web (link rot) Related articles Helpful SEO Tool: Diigo (bostinno.com) Tutorial: Using Diigo to Annotate Web Content (edtechtoday.wordpress.com) Diigo as a classroom collaboration tool (keithbirch.wordpress.com)…

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  • ChangeDetection – Know when any web page changes

    ChangeDetection – Know when any web page changes. best website change detection tool in rule the web Related articles New Research & Infographic: 1 Million Websites Ignoring Fundamental SEO (sys-con.com) SEO Fundamentals that Google Can’t Ignore (contentmarketinginstitute.com) Visit the very first web page from more than 20 years ago (theverge.com) New Study: How SEOs are…

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  • Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages

    snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages. Best email spoof detector in rule the web.  Before you forward that so-called “true” story that landed in your inbox this morning to everyone in your address book, you better check Snopes. Related articles McDonald’s Supports Chick-fil-A? (snopes.com) Snopes.com + Anxiety Aren’t Always the Best Mix (dumbfearoftheday.wordpress.com) Rick Holmes: Truth…

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  • Disease Risk Index

      Disease Risk Index. best disease risk analyzer tool on rule the web Related articles Asthma and Heart Disease – Exploring the Link (everydayhealth.com) Is it true that taking care of your teeth can protect you from serious illnesses like heart disease and diabetes? (topdentists.com) Study: Your blood type may raise heart disease risk (cbsnews.com)…

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  • Find a doctor – Doctor reviews and ratings | RateMDs.com

    Find a doctor – Doctor reviews and ratings | RateMDs.com. best doctor rating tool on rule the web Related articles Doctor Suing Former Patient Over Online Criticism (denver.cbslocal.com) I’m Glad You Like Your Doctor, But What Do You Know? (bostinno.com) Consumer Reports Expands Its Ratings To Doctors (wnyc.org) No More Medical Gag Orders; No Silencing…

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