Ready for the cloud?
When Google Health debuted, there was a lot of discussion about how secure putting all your health information would be in the cloud. While I don't think there were ever any issues with Google Health, there were plenty of other examples to point at. There's also a lot of confusion and a wait-and-see attitude fostered by Obamacare, This bill mandated the use of electronic health records, but standards and costs have yet to be defined. Getting your health care professionals to buy into Google Health when it may be incompatible with Obamacare made Google Health a lot less valuable.
Powermeter is going the fate of many applications springing up to monitor your smart meter. For most people they just don't provide enough value and/or already are being provided by their power utility. The biggest wasters of power in any home are easy to track down, And let's face it -- for most people leaving a light on just doesn't cost enough to get up from the couch to turn it off.
