Archive for the 'Life Science' Category

And I am out! Gooodbye FIspace!

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Hello Everyone!
Welcome to my new Blog. I have decided to stop updating FIspace.org for the American Cancer Society (ACS) and move into my own space here at 501derful.org. On my new Blog I will cover all things around Non Profits using Social Media, Technology and Marketing to move their missions. So check back each day [...]

What the heck is a CryptoZoo? And how does it help my heart?

Friday, June 5th, 2009

Run with the cryptids, and you may run faster and weirder than you ever thought possible. It’s all part of a new game called CryptoZoo.
CryptoZoo, commissioned by the American Heart Association, is a free, non-commercial game that combines real-world physical activity with gaming and social media. The idea is to make physical activity [...]

Cancer Stats for 2009

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Update on the Non Profit Film Festival

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Although email lists and email blasts are still a part of the Film Festival marketing mix we are trying something different. Since there are 175 Million people on Facebook (and growing) we created a Fan Page for our Film Festival to let people opt in and get information. And it’s not just one way. You [...]

Video at the tipping-point

Friday, December 12th, 2008

I’m a believer that the future belongs to video. I assert that the dominant communications medium from here on is the internet; the primary character of that medium will be video; and online communication will, therefore, require video skills.
The data below suggests why I think this is the case. Cisco Systems–a key supplier of hardware [...]

Dr. Mark Clanton explains the State of Cancer Science

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Health and Medicine 2.0

Friday, October 24th, 2008

With almost everything bearing the “2.0″ label these days, I suppose it’s not surprising that we’d get Health 2.0 and Medicine 2.0. They’re really complementary ideas. They emphasize a more patient- or consumer-centered view of the health model. This video is about Health and Medicine 2.0 and their . The qualities of the new model [...]

Practice saving the world

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

FISpace is about the future and innovation. Want to practice collaborating with others to solve some hella problems? Then check out SUPERSTRUCT, the first massively multiplayer forecasting game. It was created by the Institute for the Future to use multiplayer gaming to see how people solve complex problems like the ones the world will [...]

Can we live forever?

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Rather coincidentally I’ve run into a couple of indicators in the past week that the meme (i.e., the idea) that life might be extended indefinitely is gaining some traction. The first was an article in Wired titled “The Fight to End Aging Gains Legitimacy, Funding.” That leads to a series of interesting videos from the [...]

Baby 3.0

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

  I just wanted to take a moment on behalf of all the staff here at FISpace.org to say Congratulations to Randal and Allison Moss on the birth of their baby girl last week. Her name is Luca and you can check out her photo below. I call her Baby 3.0 because think of the [...]