Archive for April 17th, 2010
Supermarket Sales, “10 For $10,” Makes You Buy More
You know when the sign on the bread shelf at Winn-Dixie says “10 for $10,” that’s just wishful thinking on the store’s part, according to a story at Tampa Bay Online. You can just buy one for $1, or three for $3 if that’s all you really need. But the pricing strategy, somehow, seems to [...]
Does Patent Office Snub Inventors Who File Without Attorney?
As reported by Inventors Digest, the independent inventor community is an industrious American subculture that has produced everything from the Segway to Snuggies. Yet according to a recent study by Auburn University business professor Paul Swamidass, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office can be hostile to those who file patent applications pro se, that is, [...]
Age-neutral, board-free and un-scored; fast-paced, portable and creative: These are just some of the words used to describe Bananagrams, a word game invented by Abe Nathanson. The Brown Daily Herald reports that Nathanson explained how the inspiration for Bananagrams came after a two-hour-long Scrabble game with his grandson three or four years ago. Frustrated with [...]
