Doctors Will Make Web Calls in Hawaii (nytimes.com)
American Well, a Web service that puts patients face-to-face with doctors online, will be introduced in Hawaii on Jan 15.
Its first customer, Hawaii Medical Service Association, the state’s Blue Cross-Blue Shield licensee, will make the Internet version of the house call available to everyone in the state, the company said. more... 1/5/2009
Are Webcams Wave of Future in College Interviews? (publish.com)
The college-interview road trip isn't obsolete, but webcam technology may shorten it for some, allowing prospective students to meet admissions staff face-to-face from the comfort of their couches.
Remember college, cramming for midterm exams in a dark, dusty library? Today's university students spend their nights scanning Web-based discussion forums and studying in a wireless Internet café. Those bundles of notes you took and heavy backpacks you carried have been replaced by online lesson plans and digital discussions. Now it seems you don't have to leave your house even to apply for college. more... 1/5/2009
Idaho churches stream services online (mcclatchydc.com)
New technologies, some developed for scandalous endeavors, have helped churches in the Treasure Valley and around the world grow by video streaming worship services and sermons to multiple meeting places and far-flung viewers each week. more... 1/5/2009
