Iconoculture: Got an itch for the good stuff? There’s nothing more teeth-gnashing than making that big-time buy and then finding out it went on sale. But who has time to track the ups and downs? A new site, PriceProtectr.com, monitors prices so consumers don’t have to. The free service follows prices at 46 stores, including Amazon, Sears, Costco, Best Buy […]
Worthy Products
101 New Business Ideas for Retirees: Focus on your Writing Skills
If you have good writing skills why don’t you capitalize on this skill for your retirement business? But there is a catch to these types of businesses. Don’t think your main business will be doing the writing. You main business will be selling. You’ll see as I go along what this means. You could write a book and try to […]
Instant, Easy Remote Working
Yuuguu, derived from the Japanese word for fusion, enables users to see, share, and take control of each other’s computer screens and applications. Unlike previous Web collaboration solutions, Yuuguu supports Web browsers on any device, including mobile phones – for unprecedented flexibility. Users can securely share their screen with anyone at any time, whether they’re on a PC, Mac, or […]
Newspapers Ads Online
Bizreport: “With SmartEdition, publisher’s customers benefit from anywhere/anytime access to current and back issues of their publications, while enjoying audited paid circulation and a new advertising platform,” was written on the company website. The platform is geared toward small, local newspapers. Called AdGet, it is a cost-per-action model geared toward advertising for digital editions of the local papers. The platform […]
Knitted Approach
TheRecord.com: Debbie New needed to come up with a design for a knitted lace project. She pondered the possibilities until inspiration came in a flash – make a boat. Her lace boat, a water-worthy vessel reinforced with resin, is featured in her aptly titled book Unexpected Knitting. “I thought it seemed like the obvious thing to make out of lace,” […]
Easy Parenting With Bath Burger
Popgadget: The next time you see a kid slathering mustard and ketchup all over his face at a burger joint, you can continue eating your lunch undisturbed, nodding knowingly as the rest of the patrons look on in horror. While the others shake their heads and whisper about questionable parenting, you’ll sip your diet soda while remembering the Bath Burger […]
Animal Manure Charger?
Mobile Weblog: The rampant growth of green or eco-friendly companies and the move of many Internet marketers to go “organic” are strong indicators that the trend now is to go natural. In what way do you think the mobile industry can go organic? Say hello to team BioVolt, a group of MIT students who applied the concept of biomass or […]
Favourite Sock-Knitting Granny
Springwise: Swiss Netgranny is a collective of 15 grannies who knit socks on demand and sell them online. Customers can choose their favourite granny from a gallery of ‘Grosis’, which includes information on why the women knit (‘not for money, just to pass the time’) or about their professional credentials (‘at age 6, I taught my 4 year-old sister to […]
Jigsaw-Puzzle Bed
Coolbuzz: In tiny apartments most of the space is taken over by bulky beds, we cannot do without. However, here is a wonderful solution, in the shape of a jigsaw-puzzle bed, which transforms into a bookcase when not in use. Work of designer Karen Babel, the bed comes in the shape of a mattress that stands straight in four pieces […]
Do Good 4 Debt
Business Opportunities And Ideas: Britain’s personal debt is increasing by a very scary £1 million every 4 minutes. By the end of August 2007 it totalled £1,363 Billion! Amongst those in debt are university graduates, who leave their studies with an average debt of £12,363. However a scheme called Do Good 4 Debt, is launching in January 08 which aims […]