Clickz: I’ve covered games and advertising a lot lately. And for good reason. Though much of the ad industry is still trying to figure out how to deal with the online world, a few trailblazers have been working diligently (and somewhat covertly) to develop new forms of online marketing that bear no relationship to the models we’re all used to. […]
The Relation Between Gaming And Advertising
Yahoo! Likely To Expand Into Blogs
Reuters via Yahoo! News: Internet media company Yahoo Inc. is likely to build and buy tools that help its users create, publish and search blogs, Susquehanna Financial Group Marianne Wolk said in a note on Friday. Wolk also said she also expects the company to expand into social networking software, which lets users share and organize content. Yahoo recently integrated […]
Indian Food to Tickle Taste Buds
The Hindu Business Line: Taste the food of the future. Yogurt flavoured with fruit pulp; lassi laced with chocolate or strawberry; curds textured so fine that it can be cut with a spoon; cheese variants like feta, pasta filata becoming as common as marguerita. The Indian food sector is looking westward to acquire the latest trend that tickles the taste […]
Icon Sets
Xtvworld.Com: TemplateMonster.com, one of the largest website templates providers on the Web, enters the market of icon design. Their new product line is called Icon Sets. Each set includes ten icons of high quality, which is why they can be used not only for the Web but for the off-line needs of Template Monster’s clients as well. The icons within […]
A Virtual World
TechnologyReview.com: Giant Jimmy Jones is a friendly, helpful giant. In fact, this book character is so helpful, he can make the sun shine on an otherwise gray village. The giant simply walks across the page, reaches up to the cloud cover and pushes it out of the sun’s way so the villagers can catch some rays. Those light rays may […]
Bodybugg Calorie Management System
Popgadget: Ever wondered exactly how many calories you burn while sitting perfectly still but having a massive panic attack? You can’t find out those kinds of things in fitness magazines. Bodybugg, an armband calorie monitor can tell you exactly (well with 92% accuracy) how many calories you expend not only while exercising but while doing everyday activities like typing and […]
Student Job Sites Hit or Miss
Wired News: Sure, it’s still March, but summer’s fast approaching. For a high school or college student, that means job-hunting season will soon be under way. Plenty of places on the internet are geared toward helping would-be employees find a job. But what if you’re looking for seasonal or part-time employment — is there a more appropriate place to hit […]
Hitachi’s Talking Robot
Shiny Shiny: Remember those Tiny Tots talking dolls your big sister had as a child? Well Hitachi has taken a leaf out of their design book and delivered a talkative new robot Emiew, which will be displayed starting June 9 at the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan. Apparently the robot can chat to anyone within a distance of about 1 […]
Pay by Fingerprint
ABC news: Customers of a German supermarket chain will soon be able to pay for their shopping by placing their finger on a scanner at the check-out, saving up to 40 seconds spent scrabbling for coins or cards, bosses say. An Edeka store in the south-west German town of Ruelzheim has piloted the technology since November and now the company […]
The Perfect Date
Iconoculture: Dinner and a movie? Yawn. Prosaic daters find a creative crutch at Xperience Days, an innovative planning service that sends couples on customized superdates in New York, California, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Xperience Days’ “concierges of love” guarantee that clients and their prospective mates live the experience of a lifetime, from salsa dancing and Ferrari racing to copter rides and […]