Archive for November 18th, 2009
YouTube Direct Lets ‘Citizen Journalists’ Submit News Videos
With the advent of “citizen journalism,” anyone with a camera, an Internet connection, and a few questions can become a member of the fourth estate. But how do you know if this reporting is accurate? AppScout reports that YouTube has a new portal, dubbed YouTube Direct, intended to provide news organizations with a more organized [...]
Insomniac’s Sleep Invention Goes Public
Kate Evans, 25, said the device she created to help her battle insomnia as a student is now available online. She designed the Light Sleeper while suffering from insomnia during her time as a product design student at the University of Central Lancashire and involves a blue light that moves across the bedroom ceiling, UPI.com [...]
Stimulate The Economy With Your Brain
Pamela Slim at Escape From Cubicle Nation has put together an interesting list of things you can do, right now, to stimulate a small corner of your local economy without spending a dime: 1. Mentor a new business owner. 2. Host an event at your local coffee shop. 3. Send an email to friends raving [...]
Best Inventions of 2009: School Of One
TIME‘s picks for the best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas of the year, we’ll feature some of the ones we find interesting. This past summer, in a sixth-grade math class, New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein piloted a small program in which individualized, technology-based learning takes the place of the old “let’s all proceed [...]
The bulky dog crate in Betsy Hauser’s living room was really cramping her style, reports Forbes.com. Her answer: a line of custom crate covers, pre-manufactured crate covers and dog beds, sold in various colors and sizes (all cotton and machine washable) through the Mutt Huttz Web site and fifty independent pet stores across the U.S. [...]
80% of US Consumers Won’t Pay For Online Content
ReadWriteWeb is reporting that according to a new Forrester survey, almost 80% of Internet users in the US and Canada would not pay for access to newspaper and magazine websites. Those users who would consider paying for content are mostly interested in subscriptions. Only a very small number of consumers is interested in making micropayments [...]
Moms Launch Education Game Rental Website
Bakersfield.com: Christy Baker, a stay-at-home mom, liked the idea of buying educational games for her children, but found they were expensive and the children lost interest in them after a while. She did some research to see if there was anyone who rented games for systems such as Leapster and Vtech, but found none. She [...]
