September 21, 2010

Loving, Intelligent – ‘Micropig’ Is The New Pet Craze

Hindu Business Line: Pigs – they’ve been the subject of many a children’s story, but somehow that “cute portrayal” has rarely translated into domestic life, with the prospect of a 200- kg giant traipsing round a home proving too daunting for even the most enthusiastic of animal lovers. Now, thanks to a new craze for […]

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Scooter World Opens Its Doors

Sunshine Coast Daily: Kim Williams is a former SnapOn Tools franchisee who has been living on the Coast since 1990. He has spent the past two years developing a 50cc (non-mobility) electric scooter, forming partnerships with a manufacturer in China to adhere to Australian design standards and having it tested with the relevant transport authorities.

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Get A Smile With Your Cookie

The Barrie Advance: Beginning Monday, Tim Hortons restaurants in Barrie and Innisfil will be doing their part to support cancer sufferers in our area. Smile Cookies are available at area Tim Hortons locations for $1, with all proceeds going to Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka. This is the seventh year these two organizations have teamed up

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I Want One!

The Etch A Sketch iPad Case, the Apple accessory that makes your new toy look like an old favorite. Sold for $39, the case includes small stands to prop your iPad up. As the sellers reason, 150 million Etch A Sketches have been sold–why not the iPad version? What could be cooler? Via: HolyKaw Photo

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Cool Job: Entrepreneur-In-Residence

Google’s idea man. Craig Walker, the crafty upstart behind Google Voice, will be named Google Venture’s first “entrepreneur-in-residence,” The New York Times reports. Google bought Walker’s call routing service, GrandCentral, for a reported $45 million in 2007 and turned it into what is now Google Voice. Essentially, as the Times writes, Walker will now be

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Buddy Up And Cash In

Looking to reduce marketing and advertising expenses in these tough times? The Wall Street Journal suggests partnering up with bigger-named companies that can integrate your products in ad campaigns of their own. Take Mountain News Corp., which tracks snow conditions for ski mountains through its website. The company received a dramatic spike in exposure (a

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