 World’s First Internet Balloon Race - Orange Pay As You Go Campaign::You may have been noticing small floating orange coloured creatures at the bottom of websites you are visiting lately. The little raccoon on a string finally peaked my interest to unearth out what he was… [MORE] |
 Temporary Auto Art - Infectious Car Stickers::I've never quite understood bumper stickers. The idea of putting a $1 sticker (about where I vacation, no less) on the second largest purchase of my life, doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I may be able… [MORE] |
 Fake Websites 2 - Canadian Competition Bureau Mocks Up Anatomy of an Online Health Scam::The Canadian Competition Bureau has launched their Project False Hope initiative to educate online consumers and to combat cancer cure frauds. “The fight against cancer is hard enough, don’t let fraud… [MORE] |
 Reinterpreting Michelangelo - Are There Secret Codes in the Sistine Chapel?::There is a book out that claims Michelangelo hid all kinds of secret codes when he painted the Sistine Chapel from 1508 to 1512. According to The Sistine Secrets: Unlocking the Codes in Michelangelo’s… [MORE] |
 Hi Tech Storage Unit - Robovault Uses No Humans::South Florida residents who need a place to safely park the Lamborghini, stash a fine wine collection, or valuable antiques now have a super secure, super high tech alternative to home security. RoboVault… [MORE] |
 Bumper Cars – Kawasaki-Powered and Street Legal::Have you always wanted to own your own bumper car? These new models are powered by a Kawasaki 750cc motorcycle engine, available for $50,000, and are street legal. It’s not the same thrill ride you enjoyed… [MORE] |
 Alien Matrimony - Space Weddings::Now, you can combine two once-in-a-lifetime events - getting married and going up into space. Space Wedding, a business partnership of Rocketplane Kistler Japan and wedding planner First Advantage, has… [MORE] |
 Killing Iconic Toys - Cherinacherine is the New Hello Kitty::I don’t know what’s in the mind of the brand people at Sanrio. After the huge success that Hello Kitty had worldwide, they have launched new characters to take its place.
The characters are called… [MORE] |
 Legion Produced Alcohol - French Legion Goes Into The Wine Business::When you think of French Legion, there is no clue that might connect this skilled army force to fine wine. But the military group took another approach and they may have done the right step.
The grapes… [MORE] |
 Mass Produced Fuel Cell Cars – Honda Announces Plans for the FCX Clarity::Honda Motor Co. President, Takeo Fukui, announced the release of the FCX Clarity hydrogen fueled car from the new-model center in Tochigi Prefecture, located northeast of Tokyo. `If we can bring costs… [MORE] |
 Gastronomical Gambling - Letting Your iPhone and Urban Spoon Decide Your Restaurant::Can’t decide where to dine? Why not gamble on your iPhone? With the help of Urban Spoon, you can let your mobile pick your food for you.
When you eat out a lot, picking a restaurant can be kind… [MORE] |
 Social Communities for Cars - Smart Marketing for Smart Car::SmartUSA seems to be doing everything right according to Web 2.0 standards. Their latest is a social networking site called smartinsider.com.
Owners or fans of the Smart car can form local or regional… [MORE] |
 Math Tricks - $199 iPhone Costs $560::P.T. Barnum, who coined the term, “a sucker is born every minute,” is saluting AT & T bean counters right now. The Consumerist is reporting that the new $199 iPhone will actually cost more than the… [MORE] |
 FREE Buzz ‘Word of Mouth Manual’ Download at TrendHunter.com::Using an innovative approach to book distribution, Dave Balter, CEO of BzzAgent.com, is releasing his book FREE through thought leaders like TrendHunter.com, our friend Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin and more.… [MORE] |
 Travelling in Luxury - Japan Airlines Introduces First Class Suites::Japan Airlines is introducing luxury suites in first class cabins on the Tokyo – New York flights aboard their new 777-300ER aircraft starting August 1, 2008.
The suites are ‘ultra-sweet’ with… [MORE] |
 Vending Machine Roulette - Put in Your Money and Take Your Chances::Vending machine roulette? I love surprises! I bought from the Something Store online. You send them ten bucks, they send you something.
I would love this vending machine. Put in a few coins and it dispenses… [MORE] |
 Vinyl Records Making a Comeback - 36% Rise in Sales::It’s hard to believe, but vinyl records are making a comeback, at the same time that CD sales are on the decline.
In fact, one major grocery store chain, Fred Meyer, still has LP (Long Playing - usually… [MORE] |
 Golf Fashion for Women - Golf Magazine Devotes Entire Issue to Fashion::Tiger Woods was quoted as saying, "Hockey is for white guys, basketball is for black guys, and golf is for white guys who dress like pimps."
Tiger is no fashion slouch, but women golfers are not leaving… [MORE] |
 5 Organic Alcohols - Green Drinking::Why not, right? Organic green beans. Organic spaghetti noodles. And now, organic alcohol. This means none of the iffy chemicals that they put on everything to make stuff grow quicker and bigger. It only… [MORE] |
 Mood Boosting Drinks - ViB Chill-N Vacation in a Bottle::First Trendhunter.com saw the 'Anti-Energy' Drank beverage, and now we’ve found another canned beverage geared to slide you into a mellow mood. ViB -- it stands for 'Vacation in a Bottle' (although it… [MORE] |
 Surprising Yourself With Mystery Gifts - The Something Store::Feel like buying something, anything, but just don't know what? Try the Something Store! Upon receiving your $10 payment, the online store will ship you something completely random from their inventory.… [MORE] |
 Outsourcing Home Helpers - Rent-A-Son::Want to get dad the perfect gift this Father's Day? Rent-A-Son is a fantastic solution for those who can't be there to help out, or those not up for doing the dirty work, whether too weak, or, uh, unwilling… [MORE] |
 GM Goes Greener - SUV Factories Close, Selling Hummer Brand::General Motors declared they will be closing four truck and SUV factories, as well as being considering selling off the Hummer brand.
"We don’t believe it’s a spike or a temporary shift. We believe… [MORE] |
 Bootcamp for Toddlers - "Potty Whisperer" Toilet Training::A "Potty Whisperer" in suburban Chicago is claiming she can have toddlers using toilets in under five days if they attend what she's calling a "Booty Camp."
At the bootcamp for toddlers, Wendy Sweeney,… [MORE] |
 DIY Software-as-a-Service Businesses - Micro-SaaS::The advent of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS, typically pronounced 'Sass') is making the emergence of a completely new type of business opportunity possible for entrepreneurs: the Micro-SaaS. A Micro-SaaS… [MORE] |
 Seeking Feedback for Innovation - Gmail Labs::With the launch of Gmail Labs, Google is further strengthening their position as web leader as they demonstrate the importance of feedback.
"Gmail Labs is a way for us to take lots of the ideas we wouldn't… [MORE] |
 Hydrogen Powered Exotic Cars - The Scorpion by Ronn Motor::The Ronn Motor Company is on the leading edge of fuel efficiency and exotic performance automotive design. The ‘Scorpion’ is the Texas based company’s first design and they hope to have the beauty… [MORE] |
 Auto Part Integration Ads - Clever Bus Billboards::Giant, slow-moving, buses in crowded urban areas make great, high-visibility ad-spaces. The creators of the following ads obviously understands this. The large, bright decals along with the moving exhaust,… [MORE] |
 Desk Towers - Space Saving Stationery Post::This sturdy and functional product, sold by the MoMa Store in New York City, sells for $45-$50 USD.
The Desk Tower is a three-tiered pyramid-shaped unit, designed to store typical office supplies such… [MORE] |
 Collaborative Online Product Naming - NameThis.com::What's in a name? Quite a bit, it seems. Marketing departments in major companies throughout the world spend big bucks to come up with clever names for their products. You can do it for only $99 USD! NameThis.com… [MORE] |
 Teen Cell Phone Coaches - Bellendoejezo Workshops for Adults::Cell phone workshops conducted by teens for adults is a brilliant business idea, offering youth the opportunity to teach their tech-savvy to unskilled older users.
Bellendoejezo, a Dutch company, came… [MORE] |
 Chastity Vow Pants - Christian K-mart Fashion::K-mart decided teenage girls should be able to visibly wear their vow of chastity on their clothes. The True Love Waits fashion line encourages young women (teenagers AND college aged) to remain abstinent… [MORE] |
 Social Networking Contact Cards - Custom Profile Cards::Just about everyone is on Facebook or MySpace these days, and it seems more people rely on social networking profiles like those to make connections in real life. Next time you want to give someone your… [MORE] |
 Comprehensive Blog Statistics - Woopra::Woopra is the blog stats program reinvented!
If you are a serious Blogger like I consider myself to be, looking at your stats from time to time is important to you.
I am not such a statistics lover… [MORE] |
 Lifestyle Beverages - Zrii With Super Fruit Amalaki::Zrii is the perfect summer drink for those who don't want to sabotage their diets while bathing suit season is in full swing. The juice is based on the 5,000 year old practices of Ayurveda and is packed… [MORE] |
 Interactive Brainstorming Tables - The S.P.I.C.E::Industrial designer Jason Chang's latest design is the S.P.I.C.E Interactive Table, based on the concept that "stimulating play inspires creative expression." As shown in the picture, it's a glowing, interactive… [MORE] |
 Symbolic Business Gifts - Nidus Team Work Nest::Nest – Sammelstiftung, a Swiss independent pension fund company, is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and looked to the designers at BureaudeBank in the Netherlands to design this unusual gift for its… [MORE] |
 Pouring Milk in Fields - European Dairy Farmer Boycotts::Using the featured cow sculpture as their mascot, German farmers are protesting milk prices, organizing a boycott that has left shelves almost completely devoid of dairy products. Dairy farmers are doing… [MORE] |
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 Next Gen Harry Potter? - The Eyes of a King by Catherine Banner::A 19 year old girl is being heralded as "the next J.K. Rowling," an admirable title for anyone, but the fact that Catherine Banner wrote the book when she was only 14 makes it even more incredible.
The… [MORE] |
 LGBT Pride Alcohol - Absolut Colors::Absolut has huge variations in the Vodka they sell, from unique packaging to unique flavours for every occasions. They're constantly innovating. Their latest mission? They are looking for people who are… [MORE] |
 Fairtrade Cola - Ubuntu::Sure the chic white cans look great, but what gives Ubuntu the potential to be the next big beverage of desire is the fact that it's a Fairtrade organization, making it the best ethical alternative to… [MORE] |
 Google Maps to Share Horror Stories - "Sod Abroad" Promotion::Times journalist and aspiring author Michael Moran is promoting his new book Sod Abroad through his blog (natch), as well as through an interactive map where users can add their own holiday stories.
True… [MORE] |
 Age Limits for Books - Authors Fight Age Banding::Age-specific movie ratings have been standard practice for decades, but the censorship technique could soon be seen in books.
Just like movies, publishers would implement parental guidance suggestions… [MORE] |
 Abandoned Real Estate Bus Tours - Long Island Foreclosure Tours::A unique bus tours company is capitalizing on the hard hit American real estate market. The Long Island Foreclosure Tours take patrons on excursions to homes which have been abandoned, and often vandalized… [MORE] |
 Beer Breweries 2.0 - BeerBankRoll.com::I always thought it would be neat to open a very small, friend and family-ran microbrewery. Interested parties would through in a little money, decide on the beer to make, and receive a few cases every… [MORE] |
 Modern Animated Fairytales - Pixar Makes Disney Hip::One of the most exciting things to happen to the animated world of entertainment was when Pixar joined forces with Walt Disney Animation Studios. In April, they announced details about the films they would… [MORE] |
 Throwing Money From Planes - Tung Desem Waringin’s Publicity Stunt::Instead of investing thousands of dollars in marketing campaigns, motivational speaker Tung Desem Waringin will throw 100 million rupiah ($10,740) out of a plane to promote his new book.
To put into… [MORE] |
 Living Keychains - Real Fish in Beijing Olympics Trinkets::Animal rights activists are protesting an unofficial Beijing Olympics keychain which houses a real fish. Although the goldfish are living at the time of sale, there's no way the little creatures would… [MORE] |
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