WorldChanging: There’s no quicker way to show somebody that energy is abundant than taking them out to fly a really big kite. My favourite is a five metre, two-lined parafoil, and with lines only 20 metres high, ten knots of wind will throw you all around the park. Yet from a distance, the kite is merely a tiny speck on […]
Kite Energy
Turning Food Waste into Fertilizer
Triple Pundit: Surprisingly, the two largest components in a landfill are food and paper, both biodegradable substances. In fact, statistics clearly show that nearly 50% of all municipal solid waste is consistent of only food and paper products. The EPA clearly states that food waste is the #1 least recycled material. A bright inventor and waste removal expert has developed […]
Extra Flavour Skewers
Strange New Products: Fruit Stickles are wooden skewers used for sticking together chunks of fruit. Except the skewers are seasoned with cinnamon and tropical fruit flavors that leach into the fruit chunks. The idea is that gives fruit an extra boost of flavor to tempt children into eating more fruit. The seasoning contains no sugar, just pure seasoning. It’s similar […]
“Quiet” Talking
Advertising Lab: “A Japanese company Tuesday unveiled a new device that will allow people “speak” through their ear so they can use their mobile telephones in noisy places. The device — named “e-Mimi-kun” (good ear boy) — doubles as an earphone and a microphone by detecting air vibrations inside the ear, developer NS-ELEX Co. said.” What a wonderful idea! This […]
Floating Hotel
Copenhagen Capacity: In October this year, Copenhagen launched its first floating hotel. Named CPH LIVING, and it is located beside a floating restaurant in Copenhagen harbour. The CPH LIVING hotel is a designer hotel, And all the furniture and almost all the equipment in the hotel have been designed by Waterliving’s architects. “We dropped all brass and maritime equipment and […]
Dove’s Campaign Development
The FASTForward Blog: Dove (Unilever) is taking social networking to a whole new dimension as it relates to campaign development: they’re letting customers not only create ads (which they did last year) but vote on them and then announce the winner at the Oscars. Someone has looked at every angle of cross-integration for this (including mobile voting). I can’t even […]
p.i.n.k. SPIRITS
Business Wire: With over six months in development, The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company announced today the launch of a new website that incorporates a level of design and functionality that has yet to be seen in the distilled spirits category. The website, www.pinkspirits.com, enables the visitor to participate in the excitement that is inherent in the p.i.n.k. Spirits Brand by providing […]
BIZNESS! Newsletter Issue 59
Four Ways to Save Time When Working From Home Do you ever feel like twenty-four hours in a day isn’t enough? I frequently find myself wishing that I had an extra hour or two each day to get done all of the things on my task list. With small children still at home, I am constantly getting distracted from my […]
101 New Business Ideas for Retirees: Franchises and MLM for Seniors
We see and hear about a large number of franchises and Multi-level Marketing (MLM) businesses and I am often asked if these are good for the retired person. So let us take a look at them one at a time. Franchises are frequently larger companies having numerous employees, a fixed retail location with the high overhead associated with this, require […]
Kangoo Jumps
TrendHunter: If you’ve always wanted to get a bit more bounce in your step, here’s your chance! The Kangoo Jumps rebound exercise shoes are loaded with springs to help hop higher than ever on your own two feet. They reduce impact by 80% so they’re really easy on your joints, hips and spine. Vital Juice Daily said, “Thanks to Kangoo’s […]