 Education Marketplace - The School of Everything::The School of Everything is an addition to marketplaces like Foodzie, Etsy and Threadless that offers not homemade products, but education. The School of Everything is a place where tutors and teachers… [MORE] |
 Luxury Date Movies - $35 Ticket Comes to Southern California::Wait, $35? Yep. A movie theater in Costa Mesa, CA wants to open a movie theater that will charge up to $35 per tic. Buy your ticket online, pick your seat, valet park your car and concierge service is… [MORE] |
 Socially Conscious Supply Chains - ebay's WorldofGood.com::Although eBay has no shortage of charitable contributions to its name, their latest venture is designed to let the world know exactly how socially conscious they can be. On Wednesday, eBay launched a new… [MORE] |
 Fighting The Fall of Print - Wall Street Journal Launches WSJ Fashion Magazine::Want to know how Sarah Palin keeps in shape? Then add WSJ to your list of high fashion, fancy sports and uber luxe travel magazines. Published by the Wall Street Journal, WSJ launched during the biggest… [MORE] |
 Life Coaching for Intellectuals - The School of Life in London::One of London's newest shops is no ordinary shop. In fact, it may not even be a shop at all. Don't expect to pop in and be a passive consumer. Do expect to be challenged and intellectually stimulated.… [MORE] |
 Custom Fabric Designed By You - Spoonflower.com::Want custom fabric? I mean one-of-a-kind, design it yourself custom fabric? Check out Spoonflower.com.
You send them your specific design and lots of details as to what you want, and they will make the… [MORE] |
 Crowdsourcing Music Wikis - Amazon Launches SoundUnwound.com::Amazon.com wants to hone in on Wikipedia as the source for all their content. Specifically, Amazon.com wants their SoundUnwound.com site to be the place to go for everything musical.
Users can build… [MORE] |
 Open Source Browsers - Google Chrome::Google announced their new open source browser, Google Chrome, which launches in beta tomorrow.
“We believe we can add value for users and, at the same time, help drive innovation on the web,” Google… [MORE] |
 Opening Snail Mail Online - Earth Class Mail::Earth Class Mail founder Ron Wiener says he is doing for mail what the cell phone did to the landline; enable our lives more mobile!
One reason we see the whole postal system as so “snail mail” these… [MORE] |
 Crowdsourced Restaurants - The Instructables Restaurant::Earlier this week, Arne Hendriks sought to do what no other entrepreneur has done before (at least, memorably): Open an open-source restaurant using only items featured on Instructables. This feat of crowdsourcing… [MORE] |
 Social Journaling - Plurk.com::Plurk.com is a step beyond social networking sites. It is a social journal; a time line that your friends, old and new, can provide commentary on.
I was first introduced to Plurk through a friend of… [MORE] |
 Wireless Power Systems - Intel WiTricity::Wireless power is one the Holy Grails of technology and something that has been searched for since Nikola Tesla fired up his giant coils in the 1890s. Now tech giant Intel has demonstrated WiTricity, a… [MORE] |
 $1 a Day Car Rentals - CityFlitz in Toronto::CityFlitz is a Canadian company renting out cars for as low as $1 a day. With gas prices as high as they are right now (today consumers are paying up to 127.4 cents a litre in Toronto) this sounds like… [MORE] |
 (Illegally) Free Magazines Online - Mygazines.com::Didn't get a chance to pick up the latest copy of Vogue last time you were at the supermarket? You can now read your favorite magazines online at Mygazines.com.
Magazines are uploaded by users and then… [MORE] |
 Social Networks for Chefs - CookEatShare.com::If you're into cooking, you must check out CookEatShare.com, a new social network geared at chefs, from beginners to pros.
Calling themselves a "Facebook" for home cooks and professional chefs, the site… [MORE] |
 Social Networks for Anime Fans - AnimeEpisode.com::EpisodeAnime.com is a new website for serious anime geeks. The niche social networking site lets everyone know what others are watching, what they have already watched and what they think about what they… [MORE] |
 Gadget Waterproofing - 'Golden Shellback Coating' Waterproofs Cellphones, iPods & Laptops::Golden Shellback Splashproof coatings mean that you no longer need to worry about your precious gadgets getting ruined by water damage. The coating gives the devices a water repellent barrier, which means… [MORE] |
 Boosting Business by Going Eco (Case Study) - Green Mop Cleaning::I had to write this article to let other entrepreneurs know about the exciting possibilities out there in this new 'Green' world. If you are not steering your business around being eco-friendly, or aren't… [MORE] |
 Mega Wind Turbines - World's Largest Windmills to be Made in the USA::Despite the best efforts of the current US administration, the green economy is still taking off. Where the US government failed (and failed miserably) the venture firms saw a great opportunity and so… [MORE] |
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 $14,000 Showers in the Sky - Emirates A380::For $14,000, Emirates is letting its most affluent passengers take showers above the clouds. On board the Emirates A380, first class passengers get to dine on seven course meals served with the finest… [MORE] |
 Custom Laser Jewelry - Ponoko::If you’ve ever wanted to design or make your own jewelry but don’t know how or you’re a jewelry artisan wishing to design jewelry in ways you haven’t before, then Ponoko is for you.
Ponoko is… [MORE] |
 Pepsi Beats Coke to Stevia Drinks - PureVia vs. Truvia::Coke vs. Pepsi; Truvia vs. PureVia. It looks like Pepsi beat Coca-Cola at the sweet water competition.
Pepsi will soon launch a new line of beverages using the natural, no-calorie sweetener based on… [MORE] |
 Green Banking - e3bank::e3bank is setting a new standard for environmentally-friendly banking. e3bank, the first green bank on the east coast, is being built inside a sustainable building and will conduct all of its business… [MORE] |
 Pre-Paid Social Networking Cards - FaceCard::Facecard is the modern way to teach children the responsibility of money. Unlike traditional bank cards for beginners, the Facecard Prepaid MasterCard focuses on online transactions as well.
Since tweens… [MORE] |
 Mexican Supercars - The Mastretta MXT::Mexico might be more famous for its fabulous resorts, beautiful beaches and Aztec architecture, but this week at the British Auto Show, the country’s ultra-sleek Mastretta MXT was unveiled to the public.… [MORE] |
 Virgin Galactic Spacecrafts Unveiled - The White Knight Two::Virgin Galactic showed off the White Knight Two, the long awaited aircraft that will carry tourists into space. SpaceShipTwo will be flown up to 50,000 feet and launched for suborbital flight, making non-stop… [MORE] |
 Cuil Overloading, Can't Handle Traffic - Time for Cuil to Cool Down::It looks like Cuil can’t handle its hype. After featuring the new Google rival this morning, I vowed to play with the search engine more this afternoon. The trouble is, it was overloading and couldn’t… [MORE] |
 Cuil Fever - Google Execs Launch Rival Search Engine::Cuil is out and some are hailing it as, “The next Google.” No one can contain their overwhelming curiosity.
But what is Cuil? Where did Cuil come from? Am I going to start “cuiling” when I… [MORE] |
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 Emerging Fashion Designers - Council of Fashion Designers Finalists::Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the ten designers that will get financial aid and mentorship from some of the top names in the fashion world.
The nominees will be visited… [MORE] |
 DRM-Free Music Downloads - Sky & Universal Music Service::Sky News has announced that it will be offering a new music download service in partnership with Universal Music.
All of the tracks that will be available for download will be DRM-free and you will be… [MORE] |
 Buying Movie Frames to Support Poor Producers - MyMillionDollarMovie.com::Mymilliondollarmovie.com is the creation of an entrepreneurial, aspiring movie producer who is hoping strangers on the web will help him make reach his goals.
The story goes like this: Casey Walker wants… [MORE] |
 Customized Power Suits - Indochino.com::Couture isn't just for fabulously rich women, you know. Gents, admit it, you've daydreamed about strutting into the office in that perfectly tailored Hugo Boss suit, but you never really delved into the… [MORE] |
 Build-a-Bag - Anna William DIY Site::An online company now makes it possible to create your own bag. Is this how Paris Hilton got started in the handbag-making business? Probably not, but Anna William gives you the chance to be the designer.… [MORE] |
 Textbook-Free Universities - Flat World Books Are Free::In the U.S., buying and selling textbooks is almost as hated as 7:30 a.m. classes. Flat World, a company in New York, says it is launching a pilot project to give away virtual texts on 15 campuses. They… [MORE] |
 Get Paid to Search - Scour Gives Points for Browsing::If you are a power searcher who spends all day on Yahoo, Google or MSN, then Scour wants to pay you to, well, scour the web. Scour is a search engine too, but they aggregate results from the top three… [MORE] |
 FriendFeed On Steroids - Frienderati on AllTop::AllTop.com, Guy Kawasaki's new aggregator, has introduced Frienderati, where visitors can see the "top ten people on FriendFeed" on one page. 94 top names on FriendFeed are listed in alphabetical order… [MORE] |
 Wal-Mart Computer Repairs - Solution Stations vs Geek Squads::Proving once again that installation of electronic doo-dads is just too darned hard, Wal-Mart will get into Best Buy's "Geek Squad" business by launching Solution Stations. Walmart and Dell (initially)… [MORE] |
 T-Shirt Subscriptions - Special Delivery from T-Post in Sweden::Many people, including me, love to get packages in the mail. By subscribing to T-Post, every six weeks a new exclusively designed t-shirt ‘magically’ appears in your mailbox.
T-Post, based in Sweden,… [MORE] |
 Themed Cemeteries - Cubs Final Resting Place::Instead of resting for eternity in a boring park, Cubs fans will now have the option to remain in a Cubs themed cemetery.
If “waiting until next year” for the Cubs to win it all becomes impossible… [MORE] |
 Bicycle Parts Vending Machines - Trek Stop Tune Ups::Never mind the wear and tear, often bicycles are the target of vandals, especially if cyclists ride to catch alternative transportation. Trek Bicycle wants to make it easier to get the parts you need when… [MORE] |
 Innovative Magazines To Compete With New Media - 'Missbehave' Has Attitude::When is the last time you read and editor say, "Those guys can go f*ck themselves, because I'm the editor and they are not."? Thats how Mary H. K. Choi, the editor of Missbehave magazine, responded when… [MORE] |
 Hunger for Gossip Sites - Truemors Sold to NowPublic::Successful venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki launched Truemors, a site that explores media rumors, about a year ago for $12,107.09, and it’s now been bought by NowPublic, the world’s largest user-generated… [MORE] |
 Build Your Own Search - Yahoo BOSS::Yahoo is letting you Build Your Own Search with a new open search web services program. To capitalize on the gargantuan value of global search results, Yahoo BOSS will allow people to customize the way… [MORE] |
 Electric Sportscars - L1X-75 GT from Mullen Motors::The all-electric, 120 mph L1X-75 GT from Mullen Motor Company and Hybrid Technologies Inc. costs $125,000. The L1X-75 GT offers 100 miles from 4-6 hours of charging, but at 120 mph, you can get a long… [MORE] |
 Hedonistic Eco Nightclubs (UPDATE) - Club4Climate::What the heck is an eco nightclub? Picture a business that rewards customers by waiving the cover charge for proving that they walked or rode their bike there. Picture an establishment that requires patrons… [MORE] |
 Awesome Experiences for Auction - Sweemo::Sweemo hopes to do for experiences what eBay did for products. Their slogan? "Live more than one life."
The UK company, whose name stands for "sweet moments," allows people to bid on thrilling experiences… [MORE] |
 Breakfast in the Sky - Summerlicious Meals 35 Metres Above Toronto::If you're going to visit Toronto this summer, be sure to save at least one morning free to eat a croissant dangling 35 metres above the city's nexus at Yonge and Dundas Square.
When we first featured… [MORE] |
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