Archive for February 14th, 2012
Turn Your House Into a Billboard
AOL Real Estate: Scott Hostetler didn’t bother to tell his family that he’d applied online to have their house in Buena Park, Calif., turned into an advertising billboard for the price of their monthly mortgage payment. He figured that it was like taking a chance on the lottery — and who ever expects to win [...]
Love Locks: Padlocks for Valentine’s Day
The Indianapolis Star: Searching for a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife last year, Indianapolis resident Chris Coburn stumbled across “love locks,” the European trend of securing a padlock to a significant place with a significant other and throwing away the key. The act, representing eternal love, is slowly spreading to the United States, and [...]
Video: The Economics of Valentine’s Day
Today in Entrepreneurial History: February 14
1849 – In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken. 1852 – Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, the first hospital providing in-patient beds specifically for children in the English-speaking world, is founded in London. 1855 – Texas is linked by [...]
Business Resolutions You Should Keep
It is now the middle of February, and you have probably forgotten many of the New Year resolutions you vowed to keep. However, JSOnline has some for your business that you need to keep. Specialize – In an effort to build business, many companies try to be everything to everyone. But that effort can often [...]
Inventor On The Fast Track With HeatTrak
Hillel Glazer used to shovel snow for money when he was a teen. At 33 years old, he has decided it was time for the walkways to clear themselves. So, he created a snow melting mat. “I thought, there’s got to be a better way,” said Glazer, now 33, who owns HeatTrak, a Paterson-based company [...]
Inventors: No Formal Education Necessary
Some of the best inventions came from the minds of men and women who never finished school, including the microwave. Percy L. Spencer never graduated from high school, but in 1945 he invented the microwave oven. The heating efficiency of a microwave oven is due to the fact that water strongly absorbs microwaves. That’s why [...]
