Iconoculture: Americans are apparently a determinedly unhealthy lot. Despite nudging, hinting and suggesting that we eat healthier and exercise more, up to 70% of illnesses are lifestyle-related. BeniComp Advantage health insurance company seeks to lower healthcare costs by reducing the number of claims, figuring that if their members take responsibility for their health, they won’t go to the doctor as […]
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Gamers’ Chair
CoolBuzz: Lumisource presents BoomChair, a piece of multi- media furniture for the purpose of entertainment. They feature interior speakers and vibration motors that enhance video games, music and movies. You’ll actually feel a part of them. They are made out of a couple of different materials including, Microsaude, vinyl, and mesh. These tech chairs compete with other such products available […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 47
This Issue’s Top Stories: LIFESTYLE & LUXURY Dating Cards In a variation on online dating, two new concepts allow people to connect online after first meeting (briefly) in the physical world. Canadian Admit an Attraction prints Attraction Tickets for members. Members hand out a ticket to someone they meet in public. A ticket receiver can then go online to check […]
Beat The Rivals
GetEntrepreneurial.com: Competition is as inevitable in business as death and taxes are in human existence. Even if your startup business has stolen a march on the rest of the world with your product, service, execution, distribution or customer service, somebody else will inevitably try to chase you down and beat you at your own game. Most entrepreneurs become concerned about […]
Dating Cards
Springwise: In a variation on online dating, two new concepts allow people to connect online after first meeting (briefly) in the physical world. Canadian Admit an Attraction prints Attraction Tickets for members (CDN 9.95 for a twelve-pack). Members hand out a ticket to someone they meet in public. A ticket receiver can then go online to check out the member’s […]
I Love Coffee
With the recent global proliferation of the coffee industry and it’s ever increasing number of consumers who are getting younger by the day, the UofMeT coffee slogans prove to be a fun and timely product targeted at a captive and well-defined niche market. Coffee shops are found in ever more diverse locations such as book stores, college campuses, internet cafes, […]
Cereal Bowl Franchises
The Miami Herald: When The Cereal Bowl opened its doors on 1560 S. Dixie Highway 16 months ago, the trio behind the venture (twin brothers Josh and Kenneth Rader, 25, and their childhood friend Michael Glassman, 26) were hoping to prove that customers would be willing to fork over $3 for the opportunity to mix and match 40 different kinds […]
GetEntrepreneurial.com: Small Business Tips and Resources for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
We’re pleased to announce our new sister site, GetEntrepreneurial.com. Launched just weeks ago, GetEntrepreneurial.com helps the aspiring entrepreneur (you!) with small business advice, business tips and info, and entrepreneur resources and opportunities. Whether it is about creating a compelling business plan that investors simply cannot resist or putting together a cost-effective marketing campaign which reaches your target consumers or leveraging […]
Green Labels
Trendwatching: UK supermarket Tesco plans to introduce carbon footprint labels on all 70,000 products it sells to allow shoppers to compare carbon impacts. Implementation will take a while: the company is currently investigating how to develop a “universally accepted and commonly understood” measuring system. What works for bananas, works for eggs. Aptly naming their site wheresyoursfrom, UK-based Chippindale Foods was […]
Ace Test With Warcraft Manga
Iconoculture: Good news for manga-loving teens: Reading Warcraft can help you pass the SATs. Kaplan Publishing has partnered with TokyoPop on a manga series designed to give kids a leg up on the verbal part of the dreaded test. Psy-Comm, Von Van Hunter and other full-length graphic novels in the series are studded with highlighted words commonly used in SAT/ACT […]