Archive for April 26th, 2010
The Value Of Social Media Ads?
Measuring the value of social media ads. Nielsen and Facebook recently formed a partnership to learn more about consumer habits and reactions to ads on social media platforms. That partnership has just spawned its first report, which draws on surveys of 800,000 Facebook users and over 125 different ad campaigns according to TechCrunch. Intent for [...]
Young App-rentice: Jonah Grant
Fast Company takes a look at four App developers with major ideas. All age 16 or younger, they’re part of a generation raised with multi-touch and social media, and they’re cranking out profitable ideas for new devices and platforms as fast as manufacturers let them. Today: Jonah Grant: The Ideas Man, 14, Chicago, IL When [...]
When was the last time you laid out in a hammock to relax? What about your dog or cat? Sometimes our pets just want to ‘hang around’ as much as we do. An entrepreneur has come up with a new small animal hammock that can comfort your pets while they rest in their cage, reports [...]
Use Your Local Flea Market As Biz Incubator
When your hobby – be it block-printing stationary, crafting goat-milk soaps, or designing up-cycled lighting fixtures – shows enough promise to justify renting a stall, selling at a local flea market could be worth a shot, says Inc.com. Most street fairs and markets have a very low barrier to entry: You’ll need transit, a table, [...]
After an accident took the life of her husband, Jennifer Drake didn’t back down. After making a conscious decision to stay in the town they had lived together in she has since gone on to create a business in his memory, reports the Times-Gazette.com. To cope with the grief and to memorialize her husband of [...]
Cool Invention: Misa Digital Guitar
A 26-year-old Australian designer has invented a brand-new way to be a rock star, reports Readers Digest. The Misa Digital Guitar’s fret board looks like a traditional six-string’s-but with no strings attached. There’s a touch pad where the sound hole normally is, and instead of plucking or strumming strings, you tap, drag, or brush the [...]
One entrepreneur hopes that Canadians are ready for a new way to bond with their dogs — using a story book, reports The Gazette. Jenan Mujkic, director of marketing and development at Ideas Inc., will be promoting his new book on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, a TV program that gives inventors an opportunity to pitch their [...]
Say it ain’t so. Drivers in the United Kingdom had better stay under the speed limit, because the traffic authorities are watching… from outer spaaaaaace. According to The Telegraph, an American company called PIPS Technology has developed a system that uses two cameras on the ground and one satellite in orbit to catch speeders. The [...]
If these California parents have their way, paying for a babysitter may soon be a thing of the past. As the Contra Costa Times explains, the rise of babysitting co-ops could mean your kid with the entrepreneurial streak needs to consider another after-school business. With three children younger than 6, date night could’ve easily run [...]
