"I'm certainly not saying that feature phones are dead, at least not yet. If you're willing to shop around and wait a little bit, you can still get feature phones for as low as $30 with a two-year contract–smartphones aren't nearly as cheap. As above, the data plan requirements tend to be cheaper, and there are still carriers that don't require feature phones to have data plans. But I have a sneaky suspicion that as feature phones get more complex, and as smartphones get cheaper and easier to use, there will be a convergence: The advanced feature phone will become synonymous with the basic smartphone, and the only difference will be the operating systems.

" I think that manufacturers will still push the midtier and basic feature phones for that specific market, but the only way these devices will take off is if carriers will quit imposing these data plan requirements, or at least keep them on the low end."

"In some states, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan to stop offering policies that cover only children. The health insurance giant says the health care changes have created what it calls “an unlevel competitive environment.”

"Hopefully Patch will provide a balance for its interns. As reporting becomes digitalized, learning social media skills provided by a hyperlocal site is critical for journalists' careers. Yet after students have built the necessary skill set, Patch and other news organizations should seek to offer fair compensation and possible room for growth. Early this year the UK implemented guidelines to protect journalism interns from being exploited for their writing, such as limited unpaid work to less than two months. Will PatchU be mutually beneficial to students, or will the internship program be perceived as merely an attempt to obtain free content?"