 Gas Prices Inspiring Wild Stunts - Hookers & Priests Offering Free Gas?::Giving away gas cards with purchases of goods was explored in an earlier Trend Hunter post, as seen below, but now people are going to real extremes to help fund the fueling of their vehicles.
David… [MORE] |
 Gas Prices Causing People to Strip and Get Shot::Earlier today I wrote about 10 gas price trend (and 126 ways to avoid skyrocketing gas prices). Since then, I've had a couple links sent to me. Most interestingly, I've learned that skyrocketing gas… [MORE] |
 Absinthe Accessories - Stylish Absinthe Spoons and Grills::The common process in drinking the highly potent Absinthe, involves pouring ice water over a sugar cube placed on a grill or spoon, into a glass of the spirit, to dilute it. With the recent legalization… [MORE] |
 3G iPhone Failure to Launch - Retrospective of Jobs' Epic Fail::Apple has failed its minions. The iPhone has a failure to be activated in many, many instances. Uber-blogger Robert Scoble stormed out of the Apple store without a phone, and the many customers who were… [MORE] |
 Ending The US Dependence on Foreign Oil - T Boone Pickens Has A PickensPlan::T Boone Pickens is an deliciously wealthy oilman from Texas who is ready to help end America's dependence on foreign oil. The PickensPlan involves building the world's largest wind farm in the area between… [MORE] |
 Social Network for Fake Investing - Updown.com::Last night I was whisked away to updown.com, a social network for virtual investing. If you have ever wanted to play the stock market but didn't want to spend money, then this is the place.
You get to… [MORE] |
 Mega Branding Changes - Walmart Adds Asterisk to Logo::Wal-mart changed their logo and all the braggadocio that is going on about the simple logo change just cracks me up.
I know a lot of Trend Hunter readers work in the world of marketing/branding. That… [MORE] |
 23 Starbucks Innovations - Sad: Stock Down 60%, 600 Stores to Close (SUPER GALLERY)::Shelling out $5 for a customized coffee may have seemed ridiculous to past generations, but for those addicted to their daily Starbucks, it makes total sense.
Still on the down low is Starbucks’ latest… [MORE] |
 Pre-Purchasing Gas for the Future - MyGallons.com Could Save You Big Bucks::A new site, MyGallons.com, allows Americans to pre-purchase their gas online to save money. With current gas prices constantly fluctuating, the service allows people to buy when prices are good, letting… [MORE] |
 Rent-Free Living Around The World - CareTaker.org::How would you like to live in an exotic location completely rent-free? Caretaker.org makes it possible by offering online listings of property caretaking and house sitting jobs around the world.
Thanks… [MORE] |
 Meta Investing Websites - StreetRead::If you’re an investor, you know staying on top of Wallstreet takes a lot of reading. Thanks to the internet, there are tons of sources for the latest finance stories; in fact, the choices can be overwhelming.… [MORE] |
 DIY Health Screening - EyeSite Vision Testing Kiosk by SoloHealth::SoloHealth plans to be “a world leader in self-service health screening.” The company has developed EyeSite, an innovative and award winning, kiosk style eye-health screening unit.
The company realized… [MORE] |
 Legally Downloading Movies Before They're On DVD - Sony Movie Distribution Model::Will Smith's new movie, Hancock, will be available for download before it hits iTunes or DVD. Since Sony owns the studio that made the movie, they decided that people who download movies would like to… [MORE] |
 Restaurants For Dogs - Doggy Style Deli West::All breeds are welcome at the “Doggy Style Deli West,” a dining facility for the canine set, located in Edmonton, Alberta.
The restaurant serves dog favourites such as, “German Shepherd Pie, Cheesy… [MORE] |
 Gas Price Maps - GasBuddy::A while back we mentioned MSN's gas widget, but now there's an entire website dedicated to scouting the cheapest fuel in your area. GasBuddy.com caters to all those drivers in North America (yes, Canada… [MORE] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 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] |
 Olympic Brand Battles - Nike & Adidas for Beijing 2008::Nike and Adidas are fighting to dress China's 2.6 billion feet, both brands taking advantage of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. The two leading sportswear companies are going head to head to deck the Chinese… [MORE] |
 X-Ray Travel Bags - Skooba TSA-Friendly Laptop Bag::Back in March, the Transportation Security Administration asked luggage manufacturers to come up with a checkpoint-friendly laptop bag. Currently, all laptops, DVD players and similar electronic devices… [MORE] |
 4 Day School Weeks - Stay-Home Mondays Conserve Fuel::Kids in the MACCRAY School District in Minnesota are jumping for joy. The school district recently reduced their school week to four days, eliminating Monday and adding one hour of tutelage to each of… [MORE] |
 Gas Price Mapping - MSN Gas Widget::MSN Autos has a new gas price mapping utility. Type in a zip code and the tool will display all the gas prices in the area, sorting them from lowest to highest. The database is updated every night to bring… [MORE] |
 Econobox Comeback - Gas Prices Drive Demand For Retro Eco-Cars::While all the giant automotive manufacturers are feverishly developing fancy new eco-friendly, green and hybrid cars, another trend is quietly brewing: used econoboxes from the '80s and '90s! That’s… [MORE] |
 Dog Dentures - Flatazor Senior Diet Ad::This poor old guy is still going strong, apparently thanks to his healthy ‘Flatazor Prestige Senior’ diet, but unfortunately he just wasn’t able to keep his dentures in while playing Frisbee. The… [MORE] |
 Saving Gas Money For Status Bikes - Rocketing Gas Prices Spur Sales::One of the top stories on Yahoo! News this week was the onslaught of bicycle sales in the wake of $4 per gallon gasoline. Adults are buying bikes for the first time since they were children and bicycle… [MORE] |
 Mothers Day Tech - AT & T Floral Cellphone Ad::Gorgeous flowers open up to reveal Samsung's cell phones in this creative Mother's Day ad by AT & T. The flowers look like a mixture of glass and real flowers. They are just stunning. The song in the ad… [MORE] |
 Personal Jets Near Mainstream - Cirrus' The-Jet::Next time you take the family for a zoom in the sky (wouldn't it be nice to do that every weekend?), leave your old Cesna in the hangar, and get them on board The-Jet by Cirrus.
Crafted from alloy and… [MORE] |
 Origami Ads - Maone Bank Origami Money::The origami in the gallery is part of an ad campaign created by DCS advertising agency for Maone Bank of Brazil. The campaign, which uses images and shapes of animals, is supposed to illustrate that ideally,… [MORE] |
 Chinese Oreos - Kraft Reformulates Cookie For New Market::Although extremely popular in North America, the Oreo cookie proved not to be so well received when it was first introduced to the Chinese market. It turns out that the Chinese generally found the original… [MORE] |
 Creative Leadership - Business Improvisation::Improvisation is the process of accessing and applying creativity to a situation in real time. It is the ability to converge composition, creativity and execution to achieve success. Creativity can be… [MORE] |
 Round-the-World Green Flights - Solar-Cell Hy-Bird::The Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power through solar-cells, is made of super-lightweight (and expensive) carbon fibre. The French company behind it, Lisa Airplanes,… [MORE] |
 Eco-Friendly Sailing Wine - Languedoc Wine Carried by Sailboats::This month, 60,000 bottles of wine from the southern Languedoc region of France being to Dublin, Ireland in a 19th-century barque, saving 8.324 kg (18,375 lb) of carbon, an estimated 140 grams (4.9 oz)… [MORE] |
 Noise Awareness Billboards - AEG Eloectrolux Advertises The Decibel Level::In a global billboard campaign by AEG-Electrolux for Noise Awareness, AEG has installed billboards with built in decibel meters so that passerbys can see the noise level. The boards have been installed… [MORE] |
 Website for Ethical Fashion - The BBC's 'Thread: Fashion Without Victims'::The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) launched an ethical fashion ezine named “Thread”. The online magazine seeks to address issues many fashion-conscious and environmentally-responsible people constantly… [MORE] |
 Portable Adverbenches - Perfect Perch::Portable, lightweight, water resistant and inexpensive, The Perfect Perch is an ingenious seating design. The Perfect Perch, fabricated from cardboard, folds flat and is the ideal medium for advertising.… [MORE] |
 Fingerprint Paintings - Inspiration Across the Nation Campaign::Inspiration Across the Nation is a new campaign The Library of Congress is running to encourage people to inspire others to reach their potential. To participate, all you have to do is send the library… [MORE] |
 Plantvertising to Go Green - Adidas Grün Campaign::Adidas has gone green with its advertising campaign. The advertisement, which is suspected to be for its Grün range of footwear, is made of bushes with the iconic three stripes placed using three strips… [MORE] |
 High Gloss Mini Cans - Coke Slims::Coke has released their Coke Slim cans all over UK. The Coke Slim is being directly targeting at young women, the idea being the design being that it can easily fit inside the purse. Women don't want to… [MORE] |
 Death of Pinball - Is it Gameover?::This is something pretty disturbing which I saw while hunting for trends. Although trendhunter.com tends to look at the future and upbeat finds, I just had to give this a mention. According to the New… [MORE] |
 Motorcycle Tow Trucks - Honda Goldwings Coming Through::Swedish firm Coming Through has employed specially modified Honda Goldwing motorcycles to quickly travel through traffic and rescue stranded vehicles.
The specially designed bike takes little over a… [MORE] |
 IKEA Hotel - Sovhotell::An IKEA in a downtown shopping centre in Stockholm was offering tired shoppers a 15 minute snooze at the Sovhotell (Sleep Hotel). Guests were given special pillows to suit their sleeping style along with… [MORE] |
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