May 17th 2013 

Friday Follow Ups

Smoking Will Kill You

Amtrak Upgrades Wi-Fi Service on Trains – To…working?

Former Groupon Co-Founder Plans to Release An Album of Motivational Music – It’s 88% off when booked with a laser hair removal appointment!

Injectable Microscopic Robots Can Detect Threat of Blindness – I think, and this is just me going out on a limb here, that if you’re injecting robots into your eyes, blindness is the least of your problems.

iPhone Placebo Effect App Hopes to Change Patient Behavior – VC funding for pretend medicine? Where do I sign?

The Ultimate Video of People Being Idiots in Shopping Carts – Excuse me, Mr. Darwin? You have a phone call on line 2.

 

May 17th 2013 

Novartis To Close The GISTearth Community

From the email:

“Since the launch of www.GISTearth.com in May 2009, the mission of the social network has been to provide members of the GIST global community with a place to give and receive support; make valuable connections and share personal experiences; as well as connect patient/caregivers members to patient advocacy groups for further support.

At this time, Novartis Oncology, sponsor of GIST Earth, has decided to close the social network (on or about May 15, 2013). The platform is not optimized for current technologies (such as mobile devices and tablets) which compromises the user experience and lessens the value of the platform.

Thank you for your participation, dedication and support of the GIST global community.

Sincerely,
Your GIST Earth Team”

Surprised to see this community go by the wayside. The utilization must have not been there to justify continuing on.

May 16th 2013 

The Android Additions to the Mobile Wiki Are Up

I may have missed a couple though. The consistency of the data in the Android submissions is far more hit or miss than in the Apple App Store. For instance, AstraZeneca has an app with the developer listed as ‘Bob in IT.’

Pharma Mobile App Wiki

May 15th 2013 

The iOS Mobile App Wiki is Now Live

Up next, everyone’s favorite green robot. One thing is clear from going through this exercise: the industry has produced a lot of junk.

Pharma Mobile App Wiki

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