Someone walking down the street might be alerted by his phone to special offers from nearby shops; or everyone attending a pop concert might have a coupon offering a discount on CDs sent to their phones.
Better still, if Watson could harness data from all the patients in our hospital and in every other hospital in America, we might be alerted to mini-epidemics taking shape.
Brenda Schultz, who oversees Carlson's hotel training program, said "Some girls are tattooed with things like 'Daddy's girl.' " Housekeeping staff might be alerted to criminal activity if there are an unusually large number of electronic devices in guest rooms, or many condoms in the wastebasket, she said.
You might be alerted to illegitimacy by a blank space where a father's name should be on a birth certificate, the absence of a marriage record, a telltale note in the parish register, or simply the realisation that the dates don't add up.
For example, anyone who follows Quora's topics for Facebook, social networking, Lean In, or feminism might be alerted to submit questions for Sandberg's session.
A few weeks after making a purchase, you might be alerted via e-mail or phone that the Knicks are coming to town and there's a new steak joint within walking distance of the arena.
For example, if the customer only shops for jeans or shoes at the store, then they might be alerted only when there's a sale on those items specifically, or when new styles are available.
"When you arrive at a hospital or an emergency room, you might not be alert or even conscious as a patient, and that puts you in a really vulnerable position".
Initially, because of your own sunny attitude, you might not be alert to the pessimistic bent of another person.
