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ZocDoc, a free service that makes it easy for patients to find nearby doctors who accept their insurance and instantly book appointments, online just went live in San Diego. Gabe Zichermann, resident game mechanics expert for Ultralight Startups, runs the show. Gary Whitehill of Entrepreneur Week is hosting Rockin Out For Breakfast 4, a networking event at Wichcraft for $25. Sense Networks is looking for a software engineer to work with cutting edge, “big data” and “NoSQL” technologies. The American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey is introducing QuitBuddy, which will nag you, via text, to quit smoking.

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