Archive for September 14th, 2007
Business Proves To Be 'Picture Perfect'
News OK: When Louise Birdsell’s brother got married this spring in Phoenix, she and her husband, John Birdsell, were surprised to see a photo booth at the reception. Curiosity quickly turned to fascination when both took notice of its popularity with the wedding guests. For the rest of the night, the booth was full of [...]
SAHM Finds Profit In Humor Blog
Courant.com: Through high school and a series of waitress and clerical jobs, Dawn Meehan was unable to find what she wanted to be when she grew up. She married, had six children in 12 years and found her calling. Her mission in life involves a flooded toilet, smelly diapers, a yogurt-covered TV, an escaped pet [...]
Giveaway: Two Free Copies of The Engine of America
Update: The two free copies are going to Joseph Powder and Dave Davis. Want one of two free copies of The Engine of America by Hector V. Barreto? To enter the contest, answer this question in the comments below: What is something that conventional wisdom dictates is true, but is really wrong? It doesn’t have [...]
Challenge the Conventional Wisdom
The following is an excerpt from the book The Engine of America by Hector V. Barreto. Conventional wisdom is a term coined by the economist John Kenneth Galbraith in his 1958 book The Affluent Society, second edition (New York: Houghton & Mifflin, 1958). It is used to describe certain ideas or explanations that have become [...]
From Hemmy This is a great advertisment campaign at Unicenter Shopping Mall in Buenos Aires, Argentina for Valentine’s Day. It magnifies the romantic ambience with a simple idea. Photo By: Hemmy
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Inventor Dreams Up New Product
Santa Cruz Sentinel: A doodle netted Jared Fiorovich $5,000 and the only person who wasn’t surprised was him. “I’m always imagining things,” says the 18-year-old Aptos teen who drew a sketch of an iPod shuffle case that doubles as a keychain and bottle opener to win a design competition at the MacWorld show. “Like sometimes [...]
Catch A Baby Business Meeting Joke
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Future Web Trends: Video / Internet TV
ReadWriteWeb: This is a trend that has already exploded on the Web – but you still get the sense there’s a lot more to come yet. In October 2006 Google acquired the hottest online video property on the planet, YouTube. Later on that same month, news came out that the founders of Kazaa and Skype [...]
Inventor Hooked On His Product
The Record: Nine-year-old inventor Leigh Zink got the idea for his Lure Buddy device last year and has since developed a business selling it. The Lure Buddy is a simple device, but one that solves a couple of problems for avid anglers. It’s a piece of clear plastic tubing that clips to your belt loop. [...]
Long Term Socializing Startups
TechCrunch: A new class of startups is emerging that is part blogging, part genealogy and part something unique. They are focused on the very long term – getting and then keeping customers for decades, and encouraging friends and especially family members to join, too. Once they’re hooked, they’ve spent so much time building content that [...]
Make Your Inner Jerk Work For You
Life Coaches Blog: Self-awareness is often the first step towards growth. But is there any drawback to being a person who’s keenly aware of his environment, his actions and the people around him? You betcha. It’s a tendency to kick himself in the ass for all the mistakes he’s seen himself make throughout the day. [...]
