Trendwatching: Yub.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buy.com, calls itself the world’s first shopping social network, with a mission to “provide word-of-mouth on the web, filtered by trusted relationships.” Partnering with the likes of Sony, Apple iTunes, Target, Gap, Linens ‘n Things and Footlocker, its virtual mall offers 3.3 million products. Yub customers share their opinions on purchases and everything […]
Shopping Haven
Simple Phones
Mobile Digest: It might seem odd in an age of 3G handsets offering video calling, music playback and even TV, but Vodafone is getting back to basics. Announced on Friday were the first pair of mobiles in its range of handsets titled Vodafone Simply. Made in France by Sagem, the new phones (the VS1, a silver, stylish handset, and the […]
iPods + Sushi
NetImperative: EMI Music UK has tied with Yo! Sushi to provide music and video content to the conveyor belt restaurant chain. Music content from the record label will be delivered to seven iPods and plasma screens located in two of Yo! Sushi’s newest central London restaurants, in Haymarket and Sedley Place. The music will be updated regularly and will consist […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 18
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 18: 06/06/05 – 19/06/05 New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: RETAIL Salvage Retail Whole House Building Supply and Salvage holds 48-hour salvage sales on the site of soon-to-be-demolished homes where DIY enthusiasts can scout, remove, and buy parts right off the house. FOOD & BEVERAGE Bottled Water for Women W2O, a vitamin-packed water is uniquely designed […]
Innocent’s Juicy Water
Cool Hunting: Because of Cool Hunting’s unusually high alcohol content this week, it seems prudent to balance out our rampant vices with a little virtue. Thus it is my temperate pleasure to introduce a more righteous source of refreshment: Juicy Water by Innocent Drinks. The health-focused U.K. company is taking aim at the shortcomings of most juice drinks: they’re either […]
Molecular Gastronomy
Influx Insights: Dismissed by many as a fad, molecular gastronomy has a new found legitimacy, as last week, Britain’s The Fat Duck was named the world’s best restaurant. At The Fat Duck you will find the most extraordinary menu items imaginable. The Degustation Menu includes; snail porridge, sardine on toast sorbet, salmon poached with liquorice, white chocolate and caviar and […]
Got Junk?
USAToday: Brian Scudamore keeps proving that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. The 35-year-old businessman has gone from high school dropout to CEO of a fast-growing trash-removal empire that aims to become to the junk world what FedEx has become to package delivery. His company, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, operates franchises in large metropolitan areas in the USA and Canada, including Los […]
Salvage Retail
Iconoculture: DIY homebodies looking for the perfect retro pieces like the thrill of the hunt, and this one engages them in the process from start to finish. “Everything must go!” – for real. Whole House Building Supply and Salvage holds 48-hour salvage sales on the site of soon-to-be-demolished homes where DIY enthusiasts can scout, remove, and buy building parts right […]
Get Your Adpack!
gizmag: Perth-based advertising agency Breakthrough has released an original and innovative ideas generation tool specifically focussed on advertising. The card-based system is designed to assist in concept generation and media selection and is one of the cleverest concepts we’ve seen to help with brainstorming communications strategies. Adpack is a card-based tool made up of trigger or strategy cards which contain […]
Anti-Wrinkle Cream for Over 60s
Cosmetics design.com: With increasing market research indicating that there is untapped potential in the silver-haired generation, Lancome is hoping to tap into this growing niche with the launch this fall of Platineum, a new anti-aging moisturizer targeting women aged 60-plus. Although the company currently markets a number of products aimed at mature women, this is the first time it has […]