In the late 90s it was companies like Shutterfly that ruled the Internet photo industry. Today it is services like Photobucket, Flicr, or Picasa that seem to be taking up the biggest chunk. According to Bloomburg Businessweek, a new company, Instagram, is beginning to get the attention of the people now. With their iPhone app, […]
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The Times of Northwest Indiana: Lake now uses only organic products in Artiste Organic Salon and Spa, her new salon on Main Street in Hobart. Organic hair care products are those made solely with natural plant ingredients. “I became allergic to everything I had been using,” Lake said. “I had bumps on my head, swollen
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The Huffington Post: Rather than let your Facebook and Twitter profiles sit unused forever, DeadSocial, a U.K. startup that launched in beta on April 27 at The Next Web Conference 2012, will put your social networking accounts to good use even after you’re six feet under. You can link your DeadSocial account to to your
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Earlier this month, Scott McMurry, a Vienna, Virginia man finally received a postcard from his mother. It took a little longer than normal for the letter to be delivered; she sent it in 1957 and somehow it got lost in the postal system for 55 years. Now, instead of taking this opportunity to complain about
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In Brooklyn, NY, there’s a store that only sells artisanal flavored mayonnaise. No, it’s not a joke. Founded in 2011 by chef Sam Mason and designer Elizabeth Valleau, Empire Mayonnaise creates mayonnaise with exotic flavors and formulations. We use natural and organic local eggs and flavors whenever possible, but our primary goal is to make
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The Sunday Business Post: LingleOnline lets teachers automatically create English language learning materials from current news sources. The application’s analysis engine allows teachers to analyse news articles to automatically identify grammar and vocabulary in context. Founded in August 2011, the Dublin-based company was set up by Ian Butler and employs four people. Originally the software
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Wired: So here we have the BaByliss Pro Volare clipper. Your $200 gets you a three-speed cordless haircutting device with an easy-grip rubberized back, a one-hour quick-charge time, a moving steel blade coated in diamond-like carbon, and a fixed steel blade coated in titanium. It is red. Its “Ferrari-inspired†electric motor runs for a claimed
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Springwise: Situated in the Windy City’s River North neighborhood, The Doughnut Vault opens at 8:30 am each day from Tuesday through Friday and 9:30 am on Saturday mornings. Patrons are given good incentive to get there promptly, however, because the store closes its doors for the day as soon as the last doughnut is sold
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Tennesean: The former head of Yahoo Music and a one-time executive focused on programming strategy at CMT, Frank knows the power of data when it comes to identifying tomorrow’s hits (in any genre). His new company, DigSin, works on the simple principle that if a song resonates with audiences in the digital realm — measured
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Thousand Oaks Acorn: After Tom Romiski came up empty in his local search for the perfect cap, he opened Hats of Style in Thousand Oaks, where there’s a perfect “cap†for everyone. “The (local) department stores didn’t carry anything close to what I was looking for,†Romiski said. “I couldn’t find fedoras, I couldn’t find
