Wow Factor

The Wow Factor of e-Health

Some of the latest healthcare buzzwords are e-health, m-health or telemedicine. Is this the latest fad or is there indeed a lasting wow factor? The use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to support the achievement of health outcomes, namely, e-health has the potential to transform the manner in which health services are delivered. A plethora of applications are emerging though...

The Policy Argument, the Commercial Imperative and the Wow Factor

The semantic web is a truly exciting development and has the potential to revolutionise the way people access online data. This is obvious to those involved with its development. However, conveying that potential and sharing the enthusiasm with policy makers can be very difficult . The semantic web must be repackaged as a commercial sales tools.

Cabaret Thoughts On Wow And Now

The wow factor as a determinant of funding for disorders of the skin

As people live beyond 100 years, there is an extended period of impaired quality of life for the increasing numbers of individuals with skin disorders. There is also a growing work force of fit elderly individuals who are able to provide low technology skin care and who can teach self-help if well instructed. The International Society of Dermatology's sub-committee Skin Care for All: Community ...

Automated "Wow" Generation In Musical Composition

The paper reports research to identify and then reverse engineer what evokes a ‘wow’ emotional response in listeners of musical compositions. The results of this analysis have then been compared to a systematic innovation methodology built on the analysis of close to three million innovations observed from a wide spectrum of human endeavour in order to identify similarities and differences. The...