WIkipedia & the PR Pro: Friend or Foe?

Shortly before Christmas, I ran into an old friend who oversees social media for one of the big-branded management consultancy firms. He confided in me that he was having an issue with Wikipedia. Wikipedia wouldn?t grant him editing privileges,??as a PR person,??even though the information on the site about his employer was inaccurate. His question ...

Three new genetic links to breast cancer identified

(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has identified three new genetic loci associated with an increased susceptibility to breast cancer. As described in their paper published in Nature Genetics, the three new loci will be added to the previous 22 that have been previously found and appear to be associated with mammary gland and bone growth and estrogen receptor signaling.

Founder of NantWorks has dynamic background

NantWorks founder Patrick Soon-Shiong is a South African-born, Chinese-American physician, surgeon, scientist and inventor who has pioneered treatments for diabetes and cancer.

SOPA Blackout: Wikipedia Traffic Increased During Protest

Wikipedia's blackout Wednesday in protest against the controversial SOPA and PIPA shocked and affected people who strive for free and open knowledge online. However, the blackout didn't affect the traffic to Wikipedia as the gawkers clicked the site so many times that the Web site saw an unexpected boost in traffic.

Wikipedia to shut for 24 hours, youngsters unaffected

New Delhi, Jan 17 : The Wikipedia, popular community-edited online encyclopedia, may have decided to shut down its English version for 24 hours to garner support against the proposed US anti-piracy legislation, but the youngsters in the capital think the action will not solve the purpose.