Pay-per-Call

NetImperative: Search marketing agency Greenlight has launched a Pay-Per-Call service aimed at UK advertisers. Pay-per-call is billed as an alternative to traditional pay-per-click search advertising. The advertiser is only required to pay for the adverts that result in phone calls, in much the same way pay-per-click advertising only charges for visitors sent to a website. Greenlight said the service could […]

Interactive Concerts

TMCnet: Verizon Wireless, owner and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino today announced a partnership that will bring top tier music artists and interactive wireless technology to Las Vegas. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino concertgoers will be able to interact with the artists and share PIX and TXT messages on interactive plasma […]

Well Wishes

DailyCandy: Let’s face it. E-cards meet a need. When, say, you forget your brother’s birthday. And when you throw a Bachelor finale party for your pals. But those fast and free messages don’t make anyone sentimental. Nothing says someone cared enough to send the very best like a beautifully designed traditional note in your mailbox. (That strange thing attached to […]

Wearing Music

Popgadget: Snap, by Design Continuum, is a wrist-worn MP3 player controlled by simple hand gestures and audio feedback. By monitoring the movement of tendons in your wrist, the device “reads” the hand gestures that control its playback, and reports status through wireless earbuds. The player and earbuds communicate using your skin as a transmission medium, with no wires required, and […]

Functional Sweets

Iconoculture: Sometimes, more is more. We want our indulgences, but we want to look and feel better, too. Delivering it all in one tasty package makes consumers smile – and keep on chomping. Sweet news for the sweet tooth. From tooth-whitening chewing gum to skin-enhancing chocolate to vitamin-packed fruit chews, “functional confectionery” is taking some of the guilt out of […]

CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 19

CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 19: 20/06/05 – 03/07/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: MOBILE Simple Phones Vodafone is getting back to basics – big screens and large buttons. O-Synchronized O-Sync interplays between the Web and your phone wirelessly, enabling you to backup and perform synchronization of your phone’s mobile contact database, anytime anywhere, without cables. MARKETING iPods + Sushi […]

Half The Price

Entrepreneur.com: Gift certificates have always been ideal for gift giving, but now they’re becoming even better for self-indulgence–at half the price. Eric Diamond, 33, spent a decade working tech-related jobs before figuring out a way to combine his tech skills with his family connections in the fashion industry. His brainstorm was SalesOffline.com, a website he originally built to advertise local […]

eMall Commerce

NYTimes.com: A new shopping complex in Ohio will try to combine the convenience of online stores with the hands-on experience of browsing at a mall. Sometime near the end of 2006, the complex, called Epicenter, is scheduled to open in Columbus at the Polaris Fashion Place. The nucleus of Epicenter will consist of two parts – the Buypod, a hand-held […]

Pizza, Anyone?

Springwise: Invented in Italy (where else), cone shaped pizzas — think pizza slice meets ice cream cone — are the latest fast food craze. Kono Pizza offers the convenience of eating on the move without making a mess. The EUR 1.50 cones are filled with the desired toppings, then cooked in a special oven in only three minutes. Kono currently […]

Social Searching

TechnologyReview.com: Google’s personalized search uses an individual’s search history to help tweak search results. For instance, if a person has looked for cars extensively in the past, a search for “Jaguar” will return car sites rather than ones featuring large wild cats. While Google’s new tack is admirable, Yahoo’s soft-launch is more startling, since it moves away from the company’s […]