Archive for October 23rd, 2009

Why I Didn’t Think Of That Why I Didn’t Think Of That

Unique products to amuse and inspire. Blood Energy Potion What every pseudo-vampire needs. Double-Sided Condiment Bottle When you just can’t wait for the ketchup to trickle down from the bottom. Mirdle (man girdle) When you need to get those love handles in check. Bacon Jam It’s Bacon You Can Spreaaaaaaad. Take that, Smuckers! Photos by [...]

 

Pet Product Search Pet Product Search

PetSmart is looking for innovative pet products of all kinds. After receiving such a great response to its first Live Product Search, PetSmart is back for round two and wants to see ALL of your innovative pet product ideas! This time around, PetSmart is broadening the search to accept submissions for pet product concepts of [...]

 

Cash For Candy Cash For Candy

Lesley Mitchell at the One Cheap Chick blog has an interesting story. She reports that if you’re awash in candy after Halloween, you can trade it in for cash at South Mountain Dental. Dentist Christopher Johnson is buying candy from kids of all ages at the rate of $1 per pound on Nov. 2 from [...]

 

AfterShark: Mr. Poncho

WalletPop’s Jason Cochran interviews Sandy Hyun and Roman Peters about their home grown microbusiness and their appearance on the TV show Shark Tank.

 

YouTube Racking Up “Over a Billion Views a Day” YouTube Racking Up “Over a Billion Views a Day”

The New York Times is reporting that according to comScore YouTube surpassed 10 billion views in a single month in the United States for the first time. That made YouTube nearly 20 times more popular than its nearest rival in online video, Microsoft, which showed just 547 million videos. But on the third anniversary of [...]

 

Biz Poll: Lunch Biz Poll: Lunch

On Monday, we asked readers if they take a proper lunch at work. Well, it looks like there might be a business opportunity here, lunch deliveries. 52 percent said NO they don’t take a proper lunch and 48 percent said YES they do have a good lunch. I think I’ll go make a sandwich. Photo [...]

 

Moms Are Supporting Moms In Business Moms Are Supporting Moms In Business

NBC San Diego: At a La Mesa coffee shop called Java Mama, Nichole MacDonald shows off the latest in eco-friendly purses. One’s made of recycled polyester, treated to look and feel like leather. Another has a zippered compartment to hide your green shopping bag. Her year old business Bagonia is thriving, she says, in big [...]