Archive for January 2nd, 2009
When you open your garage door, what do you see? Like most people, I would bet that you hope to see everything organized for an optimum amount of space. However, that’s probably not what you see. Jared Newman of Gorgeous Garage knows exactly how you feel. He started by organizing his own garage. Once he’d [...]
Flower Shop Home To Three Decades Of Sweet Smells And Even Better Stories
The Sun: Maybe you can’t change a person’s life with flowers, but in nearly 27 years in the florist business, Nancy Yeoman says flowers can sure make people smile. Brightening people’s lives is the best part of her business, said Yeoman, who owns Yucaipa Florist located in the Tower Center on County Line Road. Over [...]
Cosmetics Entrepreneur Kriss Soterion Is A Successful Inspiration
Not all women need to be parents to inspire women like us to start our own business. Kriss is an example of that. She found her talent and she ran with it. Her passion for cosmetics lead her to the success she’s had today. NHBR.com: Kriss Soterion is a Manchester-based former Miss New Hampshire with [...]
Simulating A High Five Machine: Great Idea?
Funny Patents and Inventions: Is there anyone out there who isn’t familiar with the high five celebratory gesture made by two people, each raising one hand to slap the raised hand of the other? It dates back to 1944 when in the movie, Cover Girl (1944), Phil Silvers’ character, Genius, tears up a telegram and [...]
The New York Times: A New York couple is betting on the idea that at least one thing is recession-proof: demand for a convenient and clean public toilet. SitOrSquat, an ad-supported Web site and mobile application created by Danika Landers and Jonathan Glanz, delivers a handy listing of public bathrooms, from the ones at Starbucks [...]
Trendhunter: Christoph Brown is the Etch-A-Sketch Man and he’s amazing! He makes highly detailed drawings using an Etch-A-Sketch. You remember the Etch-A-Sketch, don’t you? It’s that red box with something inside that lets you make pictures. If you think this ingenious system is complicated, try drawing with the thing! Few people get past creating the [...]
How T-Shirts Keep Online Content Free
Wired: In 2003, Burnie Burns got together with three friends and created Red vs. Blue—an animated comedy series set in the world of first-person shooter Halo. Nerds loved it, and within months nearly a million people were downloading each week’s free show. Burns & Co. decided they wanted to quit their jobs and work on [...]
Tough Times? Check Out Local Libraries
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Lovich visits a library near his home several days a week to look for a job. On Monday, his favorite spot in a busy east Cobb County branch was taken. At public libraries across the metro area, business is booming, and patrons are visiting the libraries for more than recreational reading. More [...]
