Archive for June 21st, 2011
WSJ: Call it lipstick on a pig, but there’s at least one bright spot in the nation’s bleak employment data. While it may take years to replace the millions of jobs lost in the recession, one employer is already on a hiring spree: Mary Kay Cosmetics. The direct-sales giant last week reported signing up more [...]
Video: Everything is a Remix, #3 Ideas
I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom were centuries of work. Had I worked fifty or ten or even five years before, I would have failed. So it is with every new thing. Progress happens when all the factors that make for it are ready and then it [...]
Essential Journeys Makes Homemade Soap Art
Many people who choose to use bar soap in their home are familiar with the lump of white or yellow most brands come in. However, one company hopes to help people discover the beauty a real bar of soap can hold. Kimberly Masters is the founder of Essential Journeys Soaps. While most people would call [...]
Dig This, Now Open in Las Vegas
I’ve written about Dig This before, but if you don’t remember, they’re a construction theme park business. They’ve just had some big news. According to the Engineering News Record, they’ve just opened their second location. This one is about five miles west of Las Vegas Boulevard, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The $1-million theme park sits [...]
No one charges you for joining Facebook or Twitter, but just how “free” is that account? According to Forbes, you’re investing in people, technology, your reputation, and time. Before you join every social media service available, here are some things you should consider: There are risks as well as benefits. As with many startup activities, [...]
Inventors Way To Better Poached Eggs
It seems everyone is trying to find a better way to cook eggs. First it was shell-free hard boiled eggs, now Howard Gold is trying to convince people that his invention, Poachet, will help people make better poached eggs, reports CourierMail. The Poachet, which looks like a giant tea bag, holds the egg in the [...]
Business Owners Of America Come Together
If employees can have a union, why not business owners? The Association of Business Owners of America was created to help alleviate growing frustration among business owners. [Jim Wener's] objective is to eventually represent America’s entrepreneurs in much the same manner as labor unions represent their membership. His current staff includes a certified mediator and [...]
Fishing With a Video Camera: FishEyes
Although part of the appeal of fishing is sitting quietly and waiting for the fish to bite, sometimes you just want to know what’s going on under the surface of the lake. The FishEyes Rod & Reel puts a camera right above your bait. The promotional video below explains the product:
Is there a dark side to Amazon’s foray into self publishing? The Globe and Mail describes how spammers are clogging the environment: Thousands of digital books, called ebooks, are being published through Amazon’s self-publishing system each month. Many are not written in the traditional sense. Instead, they are built using something known as Private Label [...]
