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Greg Ponesse

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Constantly looking for what's new and exciting, Greg maintains his innovativeness through his cooking, fashion and travel adventures. Having spent most of his career in media consulting at Factiva, A Dow Jones and Reuters Company. Now, Greg is the Director of Sales and Business Development of a company he helped start get off the ground, which is now a leader in email managment and compliance. For Greg, contributing to TrendHunter Magazine is not only fulfilling and stimulating, but also enables him to share his entrepreneurial interests and opinions to those who can relate.

Aside from enjoying a fast-pace environment in the work-place, Greg loves to entertain, travel, play team sports and cook.
Denim Diapers
Denim Diapers
Huggies Little Movers Jeans Diapers Make Your Baby a Trendsetter From Birth
Thanks to Huggies Little Movers Jeans Diapers, there is a shift in the market to make babies more fashionable than they already are. Should babies be more stylish than adults? Are the days of simple sleepers… MORE
Circus Hosts in Space
Circus Hosts in Space
Cirque du Soleil Hosts 'Moving Stars and Earth for Water' in Orbit
Highlighting the scarcity of water, Guy Laliberte, the Canadian founder of Cirque du Soleil hosted his usual over-the-top performances from space. Called “Moving Stars and Earth for Water,” the show… MORE
Buy Carbon Offsets
Buy Carbon Offsets
Zerofootprint
Are you concerned with your carbon footprint? Dial into Zerofootprint and calculate your carbon output. Zerofootprint is a startup organization that is turning heads in the area of sustainable commerce.… MORE
Peeping Google
Peeping Google
Street View Invades Privacy
When Trend Hunter first wrote about Google Street View in May, we thought it was just a cool new way to view very detailed city maps, but now the application is getting some unexpected attention. Google's… MORE
Sony's Blu-Ray OKs Japanese Porn
Sony's Blu-Ray OKs Japanese Porn
It was decided back around the time of the Adult Entertainment Expo that Sony's Blu-ray format would not be involved in the production of adult material. Even though HD DVD is going to be the choice for… MORE
Tipsy Train Rides
Tipsy Train Rides
Amtrak Offers Booze Credit, Irks MADD
In order to promote new business, Amtrak is doing everything it can to make the journey as comfortable as possible. Forget the cushy seats or the 5 star dining, how about a $100 credit to go towards alcohol?… MORE
Wii + Second Life = Real Life Simulator
Wii + Second Life = Real Life Simulator
It is obvious that the Nintendo Wii's realistic controller have made games like tennis and golf stand out from what is being offered by its competitors like the Xbox 360 or any of the Sony game consoles.… MORE
PhD Student Delivers Thesis in Her Underwear; Combines Video Games and Sex
PhD Student Delivers Thesis in Her Underwear; Combines Video Games and Sex
There is a growing research field that integrates sex and technology to find innovative ways to improve human health and well-being. Jennifer Chowdhury, a masters student at NYU created a set of sensors… MORE
Geek Vacations
Geek Vacations
The South Pole, Chernobyl, Tatooine
Have you ever wondered where the 'smartest of the smart' like to vacation? Wired Magazine has been good enough to summarize the places where high IQ travelers like to adventure... and you won't find any… MORE
Web Domains Become Big Business (Again?)
Web Domains Become Big Business (Again?)
The buying and selling of web addresses is becoming big business. Thanks to pay-per-click advertising, the business could top $4 billion by 2010. Why you ask? People no longer look at web addresses… MORE
Airports as Shopping Destinations
Airports as Shopping Destinations
In the past, one was most likely to find duty free shops and magazine stores at airports. However, due to longer lay-overs, delays and larger airports, luxury retail stores are the norm selling high-end… MORE
$25 Million Space Tours
$25 Million Space Tours
Microsoft Software Mogul Ready to Take Flight
One of America's premier software engineers is ready to take flight. Charles Simonyi, the 58 year old billioniare and brains behind Microsoft Word and Excel is making his own space travel a reality. He's… MORE
Religious Customs Before Social Life
Religious Customs Before Social Life
Students Give Up MySpace and Facebook for Lent
I have heard of giving up candy, pop, and TV for Lent but never this. But for some individuals, as they approach Easter, giving up Internet sites like Facebook and MySpace is not uncommon. "It's been… MORE
Web Accessible Funerals
Web Accessible Funerals
Funeral-Cast Webcasts Funeral Services
Although morbid in content, a new type of web casting is making the mainstream. Companies like Funeral-Cast are enabling mourning and funeral services to be broadcasted over the Internet. Call it insensitive,… MORE
Incredible Advertising
Incredible Advertising
The Magic Mirror
Magic Display China has created a unique mirror that also acts a an advertising display. Usually found in public toilets, ads are screened when no one is directly in front. When individuals come closer… MORE
The Wired 40
The Wired 40
The Most Innovative Companies of the World
What is important about these companies is that they are usually the reasons why many trends exist. It is due to their creativity, innovation and risk that differentiates themselves from the status quo… MORE
The Secret
The Secret
New Self-Help Program Becoming Viral
One would think with the abundance of self help gurus like Oprah, Dr. Phil, Anthony Robbins, Andrew Matthews and Mitch Album, that society has all it needs to be happy and lead a positive lifestyle. However,… MORE
Real Life Sex Doll Robots
Real Life Sex Doll Robots
Say goodbye to late night trips to the local strip club or late evenings surfing the web. The time has come for those looking to put a little more reality into their sex life. MORE
Money Buys Happiness
Money Buys Happiness
The New Way to Save Money
Tomy Co. has designed a piggy bank that not only helps you save money but makes it fun at the same time. As you put money into the bank, the life of a fictional character is created. The more money saved,… MORE
New Species of Shark Caught on Video-What Else Is Out There?
New Species of Shark Caught on Video-What Else Is Out There?
Who would have known that there is a new species of shark that is rarely seen alive? Due to the fact that its natural habitat is about 2,000 feet under the sea, it raises discussion that there is considerably… MORE
Homophobic Snickers Superbowl Ad
Homophobic Snickers Superbowl Ad
What Were They Thinking?
If you watched the superbowl Sunday night and caught the snickers ad, you might be wondering what the marketing message Snickers was trying to convey. Whatever it was, most people are still confused or… MORE
Free Photocopying Service
Free Photocopying Service
Supported by Ads
A new startup operation in Japan is seeing great success and benefiting many. A new concept of free photocopying is hitting the mainstream and is being funded by corporate advertising printed on the back… MORE
Guerrilla Marketing Gone Bad
Guerrilla Marketing Gone Bad
Boston Hoax Turns Into Million Dollar Mishap
Two men have been accused of placing electronic advertisements for a cartoon around Boston that some people feared was a bomb. It is obvious that the city of Boston did not recognize the display for what… MORE
Audis Now Being Tracked by RFID Tags
Audis Now Being Tracked by RFID Tags
Identec Solutions RFID tags will now be used by Audi to track their Audi TT line while in production. I guess the worry is what happens is they forget to remove the RFID tags. Does that mean they can… MORE
Cybersex
Cybersex
New Technology Makes it Better than the Real Thing?
Is cybersex going to be better than the real thing? It is at the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas. Cybersex has inspired these sexgineers and artists to come up with new ways to use technology for… MORE
Wikiseek
Wikiseek
Wikipedia + Google
A new service called Wikiseek has been launched by search engine company SearchME that could give Yahoo or Google a run for their money. Built with Wikipedia's permission, Wikiseek indexes and searches… MORE
Porn Says Yes to HD DVD
Porn Says Yes to HD DVD
Why is it that the adult industry always leads the charge into new technology? We have all witnessed the war between Betamax and VHS but little did many people know that the reason why VHS prevailed is… MORE
Want To Make A Lot Of Money? Move To One Of These Tech Towns.
Want To Make A Lot Of Money? Move To One Of These Tech Towns.
If you are currently not really happy with your career and are looking to make a lot of money, make note of the cities below. Apparently, based on a highly scientific methodology as well as a number of… MORE
When is the Best Time to get Pregnant? Check your Palm Treo
When is the Best Time to get Pregnant? Check your Palm Treo
Due to busy careers and later marriages, getting pregnant is becoming much more difficult. As a result, tracking everything from waking temperature to moods and various bodily fluids is integral in the… MORE
Silent Ring Tones
Silent Ring Tones
Finally a Solution for all those Annoying Ring Tones
As much as this might seem like a joke, people with those annoying ring tones of Britney Spears jingles and various Bart Simpson sayings should take note. The pleasure of hearing beautiful silence might… MORE
Nike + Ipod = Privacy Infringement (These Shoes Track Your Every Move)
Nike + Ipod = Privacy Infringement (These Shoes Track Your Every Move)
If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, your privacy might be in danger. The RFID tags in the shoes emit a signal that markets could use to track your every movement! Big brother… MORE
YouTube Helping Police Crack Cases
YouTube Helping Police Crack Cases
According to USAToday.com, police took up pursuit in cyberspace after a young Norwegian posted an Internet video of his wild car driving. Following an electronic trail that he left online, police caught… MORE
Mobile Dating
Mobile Dating
Get a Text When a Compatible Match is Nearby
According to CNN.com, online dating is so last year. Now, if you're thinking romance, look to your mobile phone. MORE
Lifelike Robots
Lifelike Robots
Are these lifelike robots cool or creepy? Is there an issue of these robots of being too real? Can this pose some sort of threat to society? MORE
Math the Japanese Way
Math the Japanese Way
If you're a westerner looking for a better way to educate your children about Math, why not put them through Math the Japanese way. These new textbooks enable you to bring the best of Japan's educational… MORE
Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone
New Killer Phone in the Works
Apple is about to further diversify its suite of products and expand in the wireless market. If this iPhone is as successful as the iPod, Nokia and Motorola have some strategizing to do. MORE

Featured Ideas

Rio's Bus Bike
Rio's Bus Bike
Forget indoor gym classes, the trend-obsessed Brazilians of the leisure class have introduced the world's first outdoor spin class on wheels. Taking the concept of exercise to new levels, this totally… MORE
The Stadiums of the Future
The Stadiums of the Future
The 2006 World Cup sees Germany showcasing some of the best football grounds in the world and their design gives a clue to what the stadiums of the future will look like. Globally, a new generation of… MORE
How product placement will fund the future of movies.
How product placement will fund the future of movies.
A front-page article in the Wall Street Journal recently cited the on-screen brand choices of two movie stars—Steve Martin driving a Mercedes Benz S-Class sedan in Shopgirl and Matthew Broderick driving… MORE
Swimming Planes
Swimming Planes
The Navy's Secret Diving and Flying Spy Plane
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, famed for the U-2 and Blackbird spy planes that flew higher than anything else in the world in their day, is trying for a different altitude record: an airplane that starts… MORE
Ski Dubai: Indoor Ski Dome in the Desert
Ski Dubai: Indoor Ski Dome in the Desert
"Skiing in one of the warmest countries in the world? Bring it on.... Indoors of course! The United Arab Emirates have developed the world's first largest indoor ski resort ever made and nobody goes over… MORE
Web searching using voice recognition. Ask Google?
Web searching using voice recognition. Ask Google?
Google may be working towards providing a method for users to make searches on the Web simply by speaking commands, according to a recent patent filing. Although filed in February 2001, the voice search… MORE
Apple and March Madness. What's the Connection?
Apple and March Madness. What's the Connection?
Apple Computer is to bring condensed versions--we're assuming this means "the best bits"--of all the 2006 NCAA Division I Basketball championship games to the iTunes Music Store. The college ball games… MORE
Japan's New Fashion Brand-A Bathing Ape
Japan's New Fashion Brand-A Bathing Ape
A Bathing Ape in Lukewater must be one of the world's most unusual brand names. The street-fashion label created by Japanese designer Nigo has earned a fanatical following among celebrities and young people… MORE
Electronic Partners Anyone?
Electronic Partners Anyone?
In Osamu Tezuka's anime (animated film) series Tetsuwan Atomu (Astro Boy), Atom, the robot protagonist, is born in 2003. In the real 2003, meanwhile, robots that take care of household chores or watch… MORE
Let the car do the driving
Let the car do the driving
Spotting an opening in traffic, my Mercedes-Benz surges forward, then settles in at a 60-mph cruise. When we hit a patch of cars, the S-Class sedan eases off the gas, slowing to 20 mph, and finally brakes… MORE
Hip College Gadgets
Hip College Gadgets
Apple Wins in Campus Poll, Even Over Beer
In a rare instance, Apple Computer Inc.'s iconic iPod music player surpassed beer drinking as the most "in" thing among undergraduate college students, according to the latest biannual market research… MORE
Mini Mobile Films
Mini Mobile Films
Mobifest Seeks 60 Second Films for Mobiles
Calling it the next big thing in cinema, a Toronto group is challenging scriptwriters and directors to make bite-sized movies for thumb-sized screens. Organizers of Mobifest, billed as Canada’s first… MORE
New Jersey not happy with Red Bull New York
New Jersey not happy with Red Bull New York
Red Bull's purchase of Major League Soccer's MetroStars is causing a stir in the state of New Jersey. The team wants to be known as Red Bull New York, effectively disassociating itself from the Garden… MORE
Place your hand on the scanner!
Place your hand on the scanner!
In a world increasingly dependent on electronically stored information, both consumers and businesses are seeking greater data security. The answer could lie in biometric identification, in which the unique… MORE