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Archive for March, 2009

Demi & Cooper to Live-Tweet First-Ever Robotic Surgery

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

On Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 a.m., Sherman Hospital will be the first hospital in Illinois to provide live “Tweeted” updates of a surgery — but not just any surgery — it will be a high-tech robotic surgery using Sherman’s da Vinci surgical robot. And we at Demi & Cooper are proudly running the program.

Why Online Relationships Are In Your Future

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Craig’s List has been in the news recently, and not for the wholesome side of their site. Rather, it’s simplicity in connecting buyers with sellers has led it to be one of the major sources nationwide for peddling prostitution. Other more wholesome sites have also done well to connect serious realtionship-minded people with others [...]

Create a custom print magazine for free, paid for with targeted ads

Friday, March 20th, 2009

American Express Publishing and Time Magazine are experimenting with free customized print and web-based magazines that are paid for with targeted advertising.

The Case For Loyalty

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

My mechanic just saved me about $4,000 or more. No, he’s not my friend nor a relative. He’s my mechanic, and he’s been up to his elbows in my autos for about 10 years — which is exactly why he saved me the money.
You see, I know nothing about how cars operate and [...]

Ads Can Be Customized To Viewer

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Someone’s watching you — and who you are determines what they’ll show you.
In malls, health clubs, gas stations and even grocery stores, small cameras are being embedded in the screen or hidden around it to track the viewer’s gender, approximate age range and, in some cases, ethnicity – and can change the ads it displays [...]

Google introduces expanding ads (and no, they’re not annoying)

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Google has just introduced expandable ads — and the best part is that they’re not annoying like the ones you may be familiar with.