Archive for December 21st, 2009
Bizarre But Clever Christmas Decorations
The creative folks over at Mental Floss have put together an interesting collection of unusual Christmas decorations. Christmas In Alabama. ‘Nuff said. Dial 911! The story of how dangerous it is to hang Christmas lights. Beer Bottle Tree. No, I don’t have a drinking problem. Santa Relief. That IS a long sleigh ride. Photos by [...]
Toy Company Starts From Scratch
Ben Varadi is a master of child’s play. The 39-year-old spends most of his days testing, promoting and gabbing about toys, reports the World-Herald News Service. He teamed up with partners Ronnen Harary and Anton Rabie to create the Toronto-based toy company Spin Master. Now the third-largest toy company in North America, Spin Master is [...]
Teen Inventor Puts Your Memory To The Test
A funny thing happened to Zach Levins on the way to learning a new word a couple of years ago – he invented a board game that also reportedly boosts your memory, reports Inventors Digest. A teacher introduced Zach, then 13, to the word “obsolete,” meaning no longer in general use or fallen into disuse. [...]
We all get holiday newsletters, but The Star Tribune asks how many of those single-spaced, four-page epics do you actually read? Wouldn’t it be easier if people used Twitter instead? With tweets limited to 140 characters, we’d have to keep it short and sweet. Here are some examples of what some holi-tweets might look like: [...]
Biz Gift Idea: Self Stirring Mug
Just pop two AAA batteries inside the base, fill the mug with your favorite hot beverage, add your sweetener or creamer – or, hey! Maybe you just like a nice hot cup of cocoa! Any way, press the button on the handle and whirr your drink into a perfect blend. No more sandy sugar in [...]
Wal-Mart Tests Drive-Thru Window
For almost a decade, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been boasting that it will dominate Internet retailing the way it dominates strip malls, toppling Amazon.com Inc. as the world’s largest online merchant, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. This holiday shopping season, Wal-Mart has started aiming at what it sees as Amazon’s Achilles’ [...]
Website Connects Mompreneurs With Customers
NBC4i.com: It’s MarketMommies and it links moms in business with moms who shop. Local mom Toni Bloomfield came up with the idea. “If you have a mom business, you can come on and list your business for free and the goal of the site is to link you with shoppers,“ she said. In just a [...]
