Archive for December 7th, 2010
eJury is a website that allows an attorney the opportunity to “pre-try” the case before it goes to trial in front of an actual jury at the courthouse. Cases at the courthouse are usually tried to juries of 12 people. At eJury, each case is tried to a minimum of 50 people. This provides the [...]
The Miami Herald reports that Zalmi Duchman never went to college, financed his business on his credit card, and can’t even taste the food his company delivers, because he keeps kosher. But with an unstoppable drive to succeed, the 30-year-old founder and chief executive of the Fresh Diet has spearheaded the North Miami-based company’s growth [...]
Saying You Care With Keepsake Pillows
It is often said that the best gift is a gift from the heart. I imagine the same could be said about personalized products. They can share a special moment in the receiver’s life, or represent something they care strongly about. The women behind Keepsake Pillows by aliz know all too well what a personalized [...]
Sure, you love video games, but how’d you like a chance to make them? According to AppScout.com, training site GameSpark has launched a new online program that lets video game fans make their own games at home. The program features video tutorials and game-ready resources, letting anyone quickly create decent-looking games. The site currently has [...]
Great Inventors Deserve Great License Plates
Vanity plates are everywhere. They can stand for a name, a simple word, or have a special meaning. The Quincy Herald-Whig recently took a look at some great inventors from our past and what vanity plates would best suit them. What would your license plate say? Thomas Edison set an American record that might never [...]
Julie and Anthony Bayerl of St. Paul, Minn., love watching prime-time shows on the sleek 50-inch television in their bedroom. They also love that they pay nothing for the programming. The New York Times reports the Bayerls are using an old technology that some people are giving a second chance. They pull free TV signals [...]
Just ask Amy Reynolds, there is nothing wrong with giving old clothes a new purpose. That is the basic idea behind her business, Teamwear Totes, reports MyCentralJersey.com. She takes old sports jerseys and turns them into unique tote bags, pillows, or cinch sacks. Since the business was launched in August, Reynolds, a mother of two, [...]
Rumors have been swirling for some time, but the search giant has formally unveiled Google eBooks. According to a company blog post, users who access the eBookstore will be able to “browse and search through the largest ebooks collection in the world with more than three million titles including hundreds of thousands for sale.” The [...]
Smaller Online Retailers Get Scrooged
You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a headline these days about the booming online sales this holiday season. Too bad it doesn’t necessarily include the small to mid-size e-tailers. Inc.com reports that overall, cyber shopping since the beginning of November has been breaking records left and right. Commscore reports it’s up to a [...]
