Her self-assigned task, supported by a traveling scholarship from the Welsh Livery Guild, was to study The Budget's transition to the Internet and the willingness of the Amish to accept that transition.
The key difference in the kingmaker model is component No. 3 above: the Chinese Internet giant's willingness to pick a winner and go "all in".
Inclusion criteria were age >13 years, type 1 diabetes duration >1 year, >3 months CSII with bolus calculator use, A1C ≤9.5%, self-monitoring of blood glucose ≥4 times daily, Internet access, and willingness to use RT-CGM for 6 of each 7 days for the study duration.
For years, the willingness of Internet users to pay for information has been the subject of much anxiety, speculation and investment on the part of companies.
The company is considering offering the product free or at a large discount in exchange for a subscription to its Internet services and the willingness to have a couple of ads a day shown on the device, said Mr. McGregor, whose company helped with the design.
Companies like Microsoft do not endorse such bounty programs, but they have even bigger problems: the willingness of Internet criminals to spend large sums for early knowledge of software flaws that could provide an opening for identity-theft schemes and spam attacks.
They would only need a smartphone with a video camera, Internet connectivity, and a willingness to try.
We conducted two feasibility studies to assess men's 45-70 yearss) Internet access and their willingness to use a web- vs. a print-based tool.
The only requirements for practice staff participation in the study were willingness, an Internet connection and the use of one of the 9 most common practice software systems in Germany.
More Internet users are showing a willingness to pay for content online -- subscribing to news sites, for example, or paying fees to send e-greeting cards -- suggesting a shift in consumers' expectations that online services should be free, according to a survey of cyberspending patterns released yesterday.
