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VideoMD.com hits milestone with 2,500 patient education videos

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VideoMD.com, a new website that focuses on physician-generated video health information, has reached a milestone of 2500 patient education videos. VideoMD.com would like to thank all of the physicians, health care providers, and institutions that have helped to contribute to this milestone.

“We are quickly building the most comprehensive library of health information videos on the web. All of our featured videos are reviewed by physicians for medical content. We want the health information consumer to know that our video library is up to date, and trustworthy. We have videos from your own trusted physicians, as well as some of the preeminent specialists in their field of medicine,” said Dean Heller, MD, President of VideoMD.com.

In addition to providing a portal for all health information consumers, VideoMD.com serves as home for physicians to better educate their own patients. Health care providers can post educational videos for their own patients on their individual page of VideoMD.com.

Originally posted on December 30, 2008 @ 11:57 am

Kraft releases iFood Assistant for iPhone

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Kraft Foods announced the release of iFood Assistant, a new application for iPhone and iPod touch that offers users access to food and meal planning ideas. Unlike similar Web Apps that only link to external websites designed to be viewed on an iPhone, iFood Assistant is a resident program that can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and installed on any iPhone and iPod touch.

Fresh features of iFood Assistant include:

• Over 7,000 tested, searchable recipes with clear, step-by-step instructions – also includes an alternate horizontal view to follow along while cooking

• Users can review comments on recipes and share with others

• Shopping lists with nearby store recommendations and the ability to add custom ingredients

• High quality video demonstrations with easy to follow instructions

• Useful tips and shortcuts to aid on-the-go consumers like the “Dinner Tonight” and “Recipe of the Day” sections that feature daily recipes

Originally posted on December 22, 2008 @ 8:44 am

Sarah Palin most desirable celebrity neighbor for 2009

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A December 2008 survey by Harris Interactive of more than 2,000 U.S. adults reveals which pop culture celebrities and politicians Americans think would make the most appealing neighbors, and who isn’t welcome anywhere near the backyard.

US adults would most like to be neighbors with Sarah Palin (14%), followed closely by Oprah Winfrey (13%), according to the survey commissioned by real estate website Zillow.com. Retirees (26%) and residents in the South (19%) disproportionately favor Palin as the most desirable neighbor. Paparazzi magnets apparently don’t make the best neighbors, as only 2% of U.S. adults would like to be neighbors with David and Victoria “Posh” Beckham in the coming year.

It also seems age and gender play a prominent role in neighbor preferences:

• Among adult men, Sarah Palin is the most desired neighbor (17%), while 17% of adult women said that Oprah Winfrey was the most desired neighbor, ahead of Palin (12%).

• Among 18-34 year old men, Michael Phelps tops the list as the most desirable neighbor (17%). In comparison, only 9% of 18-34 year old women thought the gold medal Olympian would make a desirable neighbor.

• The gender gap reveals that among 45-54 year old women; 21% voted for Oprah, compared to only 6% of their male counterparts.

Britney Spears, the trouble-prone pop star, was voted the worst celebrity neighbor in 2008, according to one in five (19%) U.S. adults. However, Spears’ reputation has improved over the past 12 months. In 2007, 21% voted Britney the worst neighbor. Rosie O’Donnell was a close second in 2008, with 18% of the votes, compared to 14% in 2007. Rounding out the top 5 worst list is Joe the Plumber (8%) Lindsay Lohan (7%) and Adam “Pacman” Jones (6%).

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Originally posted on December 30, 2008 @ 12:29 pm

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Amazon releases “Best of 2008” lists

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Amazon.com released its “Best of 2008” lists, which include the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2008.

The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2008 by total units sold:

  • Books: “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
  • DVD: “Wall-E” (widescreen single-disc edition)
  • Music: “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay
  • Video Games: Nintendo Wii
  • Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
  • Electronics: Amazon Kindle
  • Home & Garden: Oster 4207 electric wine opener
  • Grocery: Senseo Douwe Egberts dark roast coffee pods
  • Gourmet: Taste of Italy gift basket
  • Health & Personal Care: Groom Mate Platinum XL nose and ear hair trimmer
  • Beauty: Bare Escentuals bareMinerals SPF 15 foundation
  • Toys: Wild Planet Hyper Dash
  • Baby: Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube
  • Apparel & Accessories: Levi’s men’s 501 pre-shrunk jeans
  • Shoes and Handbags (Amazon.com and Endless.com): crocs Cayman sandal
  • Jewelry: sterling silver open Double Flower pendant, 16″ – 18″
  • Watches: Casio men’s Pathfinder multi-band solar atomic silver watch
  • Sports & Outdoors: Razor A Kick scooter
  • Home Improvement: First Alert CO600 plug-in carbon monoxide alarm
  • Automotive: Accutire MS-4751WC digital programmable tire gauge with light

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Originally posted on December 29, 2008 @ 10:51 am

Dailymotion implements single sign-on with OpenID

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Video sharing sire Dailymotion has added support for the OpenID digital identity framework single sign-on and online user-authentication standard.

The addition of OpenID support will enable Dailymotion’s users worldwide to consolidate their account with other identities on the Internet. OpenID users can now link their OpenID to an existing Dailymotion account on a one-to-one basis, use their OpenID to initiate and simplify registration on Dailymotion or use their OpenID to log in to a linked Dailymotion account.

Originally posted on December 22, 2008 @ 2:13 pm