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
EMI (UK) has tied with Yo! Sushi to provide music & video content to the restaurant chain.
Differentiated Cap Tabs
Ball Corporation is launching a new advertising medium that allows beverage can tabs and ends to carry customized messaging.
ONLINE
Shopping Haven
Yub.com is the world’s first shopping social network.
Social Searching
Instead of using search algorithms, as in the past, Yahoo is tapping into its community of users to assist in setting the ranking and relevance of search results.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Barhand
Barhand could bring an end to elbows, curses, sneers. This vending machine’s robotic arm dispenses bottled brews, cutting queues and easing staff burdens.
Vending Machine for Beers
A vending machine for bottled beers and RTDs aimed at pubs, bars and nightclubs is being launched by a young entrepreneur.
Pizza, Anyone?
Invented in Italy (where else), cone shaped pizzas – think pizza slice meets ice cream cone – are the latest fast food craze!
Spice Up Your Life
Zesty spices no longer belong in boring jars. Gusto! Spice Cakes are colorful blocks of “visual aroma” that inspire cooks!
SERVICES
Stroll-dating
Stroll-dating is an altogether more civilised affair, a happy marriage between two of life’s great pleasures – dogs and country walks.
GAMES
Casual Gaming
Casual games are growing more prominent in the ever-broadening game marketplace, becoming big sellers on a small budget.
DESIGN
More Than Plain Gray
Homeowners who want something other than plain gray curbing in their landscape now have a myriad of options thanks to a new Blount County business – landscape curbing.
RETAIL
Little Boutiques
America’s megamalls have begun to embrace the little guys, a new crop of quirky independent fashion boutiques.
Personalization Business
Personalization: over the last few years this movement became big time!
eMall Commerce
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.
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