The cost of health care in the last 50 years has risen from 5.2% of GDP in 1960 to over 16% of GDP in 2010. (Roughly, triple.) So, what did we get for this increase? First, we get eight more years. Life expectancy rose from 69.9 to 77.9 years. Quality of life has also improved.… Continue reading So, What Did We Get From Healthcare's Rising Costs?
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Apps That Are Changing How We Look At Loyalty Marketing
According to a recent study, there are more than 2 billion loyalty marketing program memberships in the United States alone. This number has doubled from 2000. The past 10 years has marked the spread of the iPhone, the popularization of Facebook, and the advent of the app. The app is more than just computer software.… Continue reading Apps That Are Changing How We Look At Loyalty Marketing
Can We Ever Win The War On Spam?
If you use email and own a mobile phone, you probably encounter spam on a daily basis. Before we assess the full scale of the problem today and explore what can be done about it, let’s take a look at the origins of the modern electronic spam phenomenon… A Brief History of Spam In 1864,… Continue reading Can We Ever Win The War On Spam?
Memories That We Like To Keep
We all have photographic memories that we like to cherish weather we keep them in an album or in an old biscuit tin. However, as time goes by photographs can become damaged or even become faded. This article will look at what you can do to avoid your memories from being damaged. Moisture You will… Continue reading Memories That We Like To Keep
How Can We Define Time?
We define time by the ticking of a clock, the sun traversing the sky and the accumulation of wrinkles on our bodies. In industry, time is recorded electronically, and the use of time-controlled electronic equipment has burgeoned in recent years as the digital revolution has swept forward. Controlling the flow of data, managing industrial processes… Continue reading How Can We Define Time?
What Can We Expect From The iPhone 6?
The iPhone 5 exploded onto the world stage last month and captured the imagination of the smartphone buying public. There were rumblings of Apple having struggled with the new phone following the death of founder and fearless leader Steve Jobs last year, but the iPhone 5 didn’t disappoint when it hit stores. Now that we… Continue reading What Can We Expect From The iPhone 6?
Have We Finally Outgrown The iPod?
Image: Primus Inter Pares I believe that without the iPod there would be no cloud. Without the realisation by Apple that they could equip people with a device that would enable them to carry around their entire music collection in their pockets, we wouldn’t have access to services in the cloud today. There would simply… Continue reading Have We Finally Outgrown The iPod?
Developing Trust Within IT Outsourcing Relationships: How And When Do We Disclose?
Since increasing productivity is a key goal of outsourcing in general, shouldn’t trust be a considered a primary concern in particular? And yet many businesses, from the very smallest to those found in the Fortune 500, present a facade of thick glass. Like tellers at a bank window, many companies are seeking a return on… Continue reading Developing Trust Within IT Outsourcing Relationships: How And When Do We Disclose?
A Brief History Of Some Of The Things We Take For Granted
Image by: Sarnil Prasad When was the last time that you stopped to think about what a crazy piece of invention the light bulb is? After all, the original light bulb paved the way for the means by which entire cities and regions can now be seen from space at night time – that’s quite incredible.… Continue reading A Brief History Of Some Of The Things We Take For Granted
We Could Be Lifted
You are a city centre company. Your office is located in the heart of a heavily built up area where buildings are constructed to be more vertically assembled than outwards so, as your corporate empire continues to expand and so does your workforce, the best option for this expansion is to move upwards. Before you… Continue reading We Could Be Lifted