Mitchell Fanning, Trend Hunter

Social Discovery - Whrrl.com on iPhones

One startup that is expecting to transform the social networking space is Pelago. Pelago will soon offer a version of its software, called Whrrl, for the iPhone. The software enables something Pelago's chief technology officer, Darren Erik Vengroff, calls Social Discovery. It involves using the iPhone's map and self-location features, as well as delivers… [More]

Bringing Ladies' Night to Web site

To veteran Internet users it may seem a bit ‘passe’, but according to eMarketer.com online dating is growing in markets worldwide. Since new singles come along all the time, the dating business is definitely here to stay. However, research shows there is a lot of room for growth for online dati… [More]

Personalize Your Pizza Online - Domino's Pizza Builder

In the US, Domino's Pizza recently created an online "pizza builder" that is quite amusing. The cool thing is that once you're done with your creativity, you can actually save your pizza and/or place… [More]

US Airlines Turning Planes into Wireless Hot Spots in 2008

Starting next week and over the next few months passengers on several United States airlines may soon hear a new in-flight announcement: “You can now log on.” On Tuesday, JetBlue Airways will begin offering a free e-mail and instant messaging service on one of its planes, while American Airline… [More]

Be Santa on Facebook This Christmas

Be Santa is a new facebook app that was just launched on facebook. This fun application allows you to send virtual gifts to your friends, write a letter to Santa, or actually send real gifts. This facebook… [More]

Tech to Connect Physical & Digital World - QR Codes For Mobile Marketing (VIDEO)

As most of us know, the last frontier in marketing to be conquered is creating a connection between the physical world and the digital world. Well, with use of QR codes spreading to North America (currently… [More]

Google Launches iPhone Application to its Arsenal

Not only has Google decided to take to the mobile airwaves, but the company has unveiled a new application for the iPhone to cover even more ground in grand Google tradition. This new application combines various Google services into a single interface. The company said yesterday that the new appli… [More]

Dr Pepper Goes Viral for Flavor Intro: Over 1 Million Hits on YouTube in Just 9 Days (VIDEO)

When Dr Pepper wanted to get the word out about its newly introduced flavor, it didn't turn to its advertising agency, WPP Group's Young & Rubicam, San Francisco. Instead, the soft drink maker engaged True Entertainment, a production company based in New York, to craft a viral video for Cherry Choco… [More]

Why Some Companies Emulate Facebook

Excerpt from Article: Social networking guru Dana Boyd stirred controversy this summer by writing about class divisions online. The Berkeley doctoral student noted that Facebook is used by kids more likely to go to college while MySpace is more popular among students expected to get a job or join … [More]

1974 Lamborghini Becomes Art: 70-ton crane used to hang Car on Wall

Tired of having his 1974 Lamborghini towed repeatedly, Richard Moriarty choose otherwise to hang his car on a wall of his living space. The entire hanging procedure still required the use of a 70-ton crane, to lift the 1,000-pound car through a skylight to its final resting place, where it hangs ov… [More]