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http://themeck.blogspot.com/2013/03/family-fights-insurance-company-on.htmlFriday, March 08, 2013
Family fights insurance company (BlueCross BlueShield) on Twitter after it denied their daughter, 18, life-saving cancer treatment - and the decision is reversed | Mail Online - Lorelei Decker, 18, her parents and siblings were stunned when Blue Cross Blue Shield deemed the stem cell transplant surgery was not 'medically necessary' to treat her Hodgkin lymphoma. - The cancer sufferer, who said the treatment is her only option, took to Twitter to announce she would fight the decision - and within hours the topic was trending throughout her state of Oklahoma.
Startups Bet Audio Is the Next Frontier for Social Media - Mashable - Seth Fiegerman - "I saw a lot of people texting and posting photos on social media, but no one really communicating with their voice," Matthew Murphy, founder of Appsurdity, the Bay Area startup behind Dubbler, told Mashable. - "The whole idea is you don't text your personality, you voice it. We wanted to give people a platform to share their voice and be heard." - That simple premise of sharing a few seconds of audio has apparently caught on with users. Dubbler's app has been downloaded more than 200,000 times to date and more than 55,000 times in the first 24 hours after coming out of beta this weekend, briefly cracking Apple's top 20 free apps.
Justin Bieber collapses with breathing difficulties during latest O2 concert... but completes show before being taken to hospital | Mail Online
Airports can make case to keep their control towers open - CNN.com - Mike M. Ahlers - The Federal Aviation Administration this week is sending out scores of letters to small- and medium- size airports nationwide saying the agency may soon close their control towers because of budget cuts, unless they can convince the government that the action will harm the national interest. - "Negative impact on the national interest is the only criterion the FAA will use," the letters read. "The FAA is unable to consider local community impact."
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Family fights insurance company on Twitter after it denied their daughter, 18, life-saving cancer treatment - and the decision is reversed | Mail Online - Lorelei Decker, 18, her parents and siblings were stunned when Blue Cross Blue Shield deemed the stem cell transplant surgery was not 'medically necessary' to treat her Hodgkin lymphoma. - The cancer sufferer, who said the treatment is her only option, took to Twitter to announce she would fight the decision - and within hours the topic was trending throughout her state of Oklahoma.
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