A BookChat Experience on Readeo from Readeo on Vimeo. A BookChat is when two people share storytime through Readeo. In a BookChat, you’ll be able to see and hear each other as you read the book, and either party can turn pages and select books to read. Member Accounts have access to all of the books in the Readeo Library […]
Virtual Bedtime Storytelling
Lonely No More on Thread
Thread.com in less than a minute from Thread.com on Vimeo. Iconoculture: Lonely hearts looking for love online, but tired of registration-heavy dating sites and wary of total strangers, can tug on Thread for a Facebook-friend-vetted flame-finding alternative. Launched in September 2009 and currently in beta, the currently free Facebook Connect-powered service only requires users to fill out a bare-bones questionnaire to […]
Lumosity’s Brainy Games
Lumosity is a scientifically designed brain fitness program designed by some of the leading experts in neuroscience and cognitive psychology from Stanford and UCSF. Brain games on Lumosity.com offer users a full, free cognitive workout in less than 10 minutes per day. It has been shown to improve basic cognitive functions in randomized, controlled clinical trials. Play for free and […]
Pay with Kwedit
Iconoculture: Teens love to buy virtual goods from videogames, but if they don’t have access to Mom’s plastic, they’re often out of luck. That could change dramatically, now that Kwedit has launched. It’s a sophisticated honor system that allows anyone over age 13 to buy virtual goods with a promise to pay later. How will they pay later? By taking […]
Auto Ads from PlaceLocal
PlaceLocal automatically creates unique display ads for local advertisers. Type in any local business and PlaceLocal gets to work, searching the web for relevant information, reviews, and photos to use in the ad. Within seconds, your ad is designed, ready to be tweaked or ordered. Just type in any local business to create an ad — how much simpler does […]
Reknit Your Old Sweater
Springwise: Each month, Reknit will unravel old sweaters and re-knit them into a different item; this January, it’s scarves. Consumers begin by choosing from two different scarf styles—each priced at USD 30—and sending their old sweaters to Boston-based Reknit. Then, “my mom will turn your old sweater into a new scarf,” as the site’s creator explains it. Visitors to the […]
Ordering Take-out
The idea of take-out has taken off. The emergent trend of buying online, picking-up in-store (‘bopi’ for these purposes) was listed as eMarketer’s #7 Key Online Predictions for 2008 and NearbyNow’s #4. While seemingly inherent that companies would diversify their distribution efforts, many are still 1-pronged. Yet with benefits like bigger shopping carts (27% of bopi customers make additional purchases […]