Archive for January 27th, 2012
In my continuing coverage of Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest, I’ve just had the pleasure of interviewing Joseph Berto, President of Equi-Tee Manufacturing. What product did you submit to Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest? Kitty Clean Automatic Litter Box Scoop Where’d the idea come from? We make sifting tools for other industries ranging [...]
I recently had an opportunity to ask a few questions of Linda from Collars2Switch one of the contestants in Walmart’s Get on the Shelf contest. What product did you submit to the contest? The Collars2switch dog collars with switchable designs. You can peel off one, put on another without removing the collar and tags from [...]
This Hundehiet (“Dog Den” in Norwegian) sit unassumingly outside of a grocery store in Oslo, Norway. For just about $1.75, you can keep your dog safe and dry in a doggy-storage-locker while you shop. As I see it, the locker solves a number of problems that shoppers with pets-in-tow might have: Shoppers won’t be tempted [...]
FTC Shuts Down Fake News Sites Selling Acai Berries
FTC: Six online marketers agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news websites to market acai berry supplements and other weight-loss products. As part of its ongoing crackdown on bogus health claims, the proposed settlements will require that the six operations make clear [...]
Infographic: History of the BBB
The Better Business Bureau is 100 years old this year, and to celebrate, they’ve made an infographic of their accomplishments. The top of the graphic is below, and the full version is available here.
Today in Entrepreneurial History: January 27
1888 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.. 1984 – Pop singer Michael Jackson suffers second degree burns to his scalp during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in the Shrine Auditorium. 2006 – Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services.
Entrepreneur Creates His Own Stonehenge
The more money some entrepreneurs make, and the more money they have to spend on their hobbies. For Edward Loyst, that includes $65,000 on carving and building with stones. “Nobody is going to rush up and say, ‘Here is another Rodin or Henry Moore. But it’s interesting to build something that people will wonder in [...]
People have been trying to create a portable phone since Alexander Graham Bell first attempts. So, just how early on did someone finally succeed? According to The Daily Mail Online, W W McFarlane’s creation in the 1920′s was one of the earliest in portable phones. The device, invented by Philadelpia experimenter W W McFarlane required [...]
The Last Lid: Kevlar Garbage Can Cover
LoHud.com: The problem: You put out your garbage cans, the wind knocks them over, the lid pops off and everything that was once inside is now blowing down the street. “Physics makes the lid fall off,” he said. “Not me.” Then someone drives over the lid and now — because you can’t buy lids separately [...]
FBI To Use Social Media To Predict Crimes
The Telegraph: The Bureau is asking companies to build software that can effectively scan social media online for significant words, phrases and behavior so that agents can respond. A paper posted on the FBI website asks for companies to build programs that will map sentiment and wrongdoing. Although the software would only be able to [...]
