SEMINAR For a new conference on digital health, Jack Powers examines digital measurement and monitoring tools that deliver real-time feedback for both fitness and wellness regimes and describes opportunity areas in healthcare consumerism.

WORKSHOP Building on a public seminar prepared for insurance industry executives, this interactive workshop takes a hard-headed look at the downside of user-generated content, collective intelligence and information transparency.

WORKSHOP Traditional doctor/patient relationships are adapting to an on-line world of abundant medical information, unfiltered claims and counterclaims, global patient conversations and rising customer expectations. Examine the principal characteristics of the emerging communication channels, see what successful pioneers have accomplished and chart your strategies for adapting to the new on-line world.

ANALYSIS On the face of it, Google Health released this month in beta is just another personal medical record system similar to a hundred others including Microsoft's HealthVault. But Google has designed a specifically open health record: providers, payers and all kinds of service companies can use the published Application Programmer Interface to link their data to your Google health file.

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LIVE EVENT Once again, Jack Powers appeared in two conference sessions at IWCE as the Land Mobile Radio industry migrates to the Internet Protocol. Attendees included: Enterprise Users from all industries including security, utilities, transportation, construction, education, retail, healthcare and facilities management; IT Professionals; Public Safety Professionals; Dealers/Consultants; and Wireless Service Providers

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VIDEO Fed up with the sloppy emails he gets from people who should know better, Jack Powers posted a short video that you can send (anonymously if you're shy) to friends who need help creating professional grown-up emails.

COURSEWARE The spreadsheet we use in IN3 workshops to gauge the tech-readiness of an organization or market needs updating. We're working on a new format that includes columns in specific businesss segments like: telecom, ecommerce, advertising, hardware, software and so on. Go to the page and make your suggestions for improving Age and IT Experience.