One of the latest natural progressions in both mobile devices and particuarly in iPhones recently are the increase in Crowdsourcing.  Jeff Howe, who wrote the book on the subject, defines it as: "the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call."

If your marketing plan includes raising awareness through bloggers, read the latest FTC announcement on disclosure of freebies. The agency says that bloggers who review products given to them for free should disclose that fact in some circumstances.

iPhone and iPod Touch owners will soon be capable of watching their home TV from the comfort of their own hands.  Elgato's EyeTV app will be released in the near future. 

Three Americans won Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine today for their research on telomeres, the endcaps of chromosomes that protect genetic material from being erased.

More evidence that while many economic sectors range between cool and frozen, the nutritional supplement industry remains warm to hot: Quebec City-based Atrium Innovations Inc. (TSX: ATB) announced on Sept.

Let us start by apologizing to the Bard and my 8th grade English teacher for the headline. It's a good way to ask the question of how closely nutritional supplement companies can connect with the fast-moving world of social media.

In the trade, it is called public service journalism, but this may qualify more as a disservice.  In the Sept. 21 issue with Tim Tebow on the cover (again?),

The Federal Trade Commission provides advertising lessons in its proposed settlement with CVS to refund nearly $2.8 million to buyers of the retailer's Air Shield dietary supplement.

We are not sure of the reason, but it seems that every three months or so, a national media outlet weighs in on an old story: tainted nutritional supplements.

He was a professional athlete. He was minding his own business. And he took responsibility for his problem, even if he did not think he caused it.