February 4, 2014

Dishonest Dentistry

Reader’s Digest: “Four months, 50,000 miles and 50 exams later, I concluded that going to the dentist is nothing to smile about. Dentistry is a stunningly inexact science. Even expecting that different dentists would have different, yet valid, opinions did not prepare me for the astounding variation in diagnoses I received. Some wanted only $500 […]

Dishonest Dentistry Read More »

Light Bulbs Make Us Better Thinkers

According to Fast Company, we have been trained so well to associate the light bulb with insight and creative thinking that simply sitting under one can inspire, well, insight and creative thinking. That’s the conclusion researchers at Tufts University came up with after putting students through a series of experiments under both a bare incandescent

Light Bulbs Make Us Better Thinkers Read More »

Can You Sell Anything?

How much would you pay for a box of tea-bag-like pouches filled with dried cow manure? According to Inc.com, lots of people are forking over $21.95 for a packet of nine such bags, made by Authentic Haven Brand in San Juan Capistrano, California. The product is the idea of Annie Haven, who grew up on

Can You Sell Anything? Read More »

High Five Hand Prints

It all started out simple enough, Angie wanted to get a hand print/foot print done of her new daughter. So she went to the store and bought one of the kits and gave it a try. Needless to say, she wasn’t happy with the end result. So she decided to take another route with a

High Five Hand Prints Read More »

Snow Marketing

Trendhunter: Now here’s a way to make the most of bad weather: snow graffiti! After London was hit by the worst snow storm in 20 years, a creative media solutions agency was quick to take advantage of the freshly lain canvas. Agency Curb came up with this environmentally harmless idea to promote TV channel, Extreme.

Snow Marketing Read More »

Rent-A-Crowd Entrepreneurs

Since rallies and protests look better on TV if there are thousands of people in attendance, a new breed of broker has emerged in Ukraine. Crowd brokers find and pay people to show up at demonstrations and political rallies. They’re big business in the former Soviet republic, as the Wall Street Journal reports: Want to

Rent-A-Crowd Entrepreneurs Read More »