Archive for July 22nd, 2010
Window Screens and PVC Oil Spill Cleanup
LA Times: Gerry Matherne recently built a helicopter from “a bit of this and a piece of that,” which made him a minor star on YouTube when the engine died in midair and he didn’t. He somehow landed the crippled craft beside power lines. “I’m always inventing something,” said the gruff 61-year-old captain of an [...]
The Boston Globe reports that for the second year, advertising and public relations firm Conover Tuttle Pace has held their Summer Sublet desk swap, a lottery that forces most of the firm’s 35 employees, from the rookies to the boss, to sit somewhere new until Labor Day. To determine who was going to move where [...]
Obscure Entrepreneurs In Nevada
Steve Wynn, who is known mostly for his work in the Strip casino resort business, is the entrepreneur that many think of when they think of Las Vegas. However there are many lesser-known entrepreneurs that are also doing quite well in Southern Nevada reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. [Many kids] still want to grow up [...]
Fill ‘Er Up! A Smart Coffee Mug
ReadWriteWeb reports that a company called Smug Coffee has created what it says is the world’s first smart mug, or “smug.” Instead of opting for wasteful plastic cups, coffee drinkers can instead buy a special mug with embedded radio frequency identification (RFID) chips that store account information and purchase habits. Customers simply present their mug [...]
Patent Office Snuffs Out High Hopes For Marijuana Sellers
For three months, ending last week, legalized marijuana dealers had something that they could have only dreamed of before, the apparent approval of the patent office reports the Wall Street Journal. On April 1, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office created a new trademark category: “Processed plant matter for medicinal purposes, namely medical marijuana.” The [...]
Seventeen-year-old Steven Ortiz is fairly sure he is the only student at Charter Oak High School who drives a convertible Porsche to school. Steven started with an old cell phone and eventually traded up to his impressive ride. It didn’t happen overnight, but with the help of the Craigslist website and a lot of patience, [...]
Fast Company is reporting that Internet-phone service Skype has announced Click & Call, its first foray into advertising. And with more than 560 million registered users worldwide, the new service is almost guaranteed to be a success. Click & Call enables customers to call certain phone numbers for free that are sponsored by advertisers. “[It] [...]
According to Women’s Wear Daily, 88-year-old Betty White has more street cred than people a quarter of her age. After appearing on “Saturday Night Live” with Jay-Z (and earning the TV show its best ratings in 18 months) and landing a new comedy series called “Hot in Cleveland,” White is launching her own line of [...]
Mom Turned Farmer And Goat Soap Entrepreneur
Behind every farm there is a unique story and for Mike and Shannon Wiggins it all started with a couple goats. Their daughter became involved in 4H and they soon learned what exactly would need to be done if they wanted to be seen as a serious farm. After registering with the A.D.G.A they became [...]
