Josh Spear: We have to admit that our adolescent desire for the inflatable “Moon Walk” has never really left us. A friend of ours told us about a sport, Bossaball that seems to be embracing this desire for the birthday party apparatus of yesteryear and combining it with sports. Originating somewhere between the rock of Gibraltar and the Port of […]
Bossaball Phenomenon
Temp Social Networks
TrendCentral: From giants MySpace and Facebook to niche sites Sneakerplay and SportsMates, it seems almost every group has a place to connect online. Adding a new twist to the basic social networking platform are the following temporary sites, which utilize user profiles as a basis for stardom and give members the power to decide who they want to see on […]
CoolBusinessIdeas Newsletter Issue 32
New Business Ideas/Opportunities Featured In This Issue: CONSUMER GOODS Nintendo Nth Degree Toys Japanese collectible toys are generally cool to the Nth degree, especially in the latter category comes a brand new range of build-it-yourself mosaics from TomyTec, all of which depict classic Nintendo characters. Happy Birthday Beans How in the world are you supposed to get your message across? […]
Lost and Found
Caffeine Marketing: A lost wallet is something you almost instantly pick up and examine if encountered on the street. You might pick it up because you’re a good Samaritan or you just want to see if there’s are cash in there for the taking. The latest ad stunt for the movie “Du och Jag (you & I)” involved spreading wallets […]
Drivers’ Romance
Philadelphia Weekly Online: Philips switched from a 9-to-5 job to one as an independent consultant building intranet infrastructure for pharmaceutical companies. And one warm summer day in 2004 he pulled his Mercedes up to a light in the western suburbs and began chatting with a cute girl in a Jaguar next to him. The light turned green. She drove away. […]
Nintendo Nth degree Toys
Gizmodo: Japanese collectible toys are generally cool to the Nth degree, especially when based on either whippy turds or video games. In the latter category comes a brand new range of build-it-yourself mosaics from TomyTec, all of which depict classic Nintendo characters. The ¥483 (US$4) dot-s packages consist of 250 colored pegs, a perforated board to plug them into and […]
Referral Economy
Springwise: Zubka, which launched recently, is hoping to shake up the British and European recruiting markets by creating a platform for hirers to tap into the social networks of active referrers. A referrer’s reward depends on the starting salary of the person referred, but is normally between 6 and 8 per cent, according to Zubka. Successfully placing someone in a […]
Premium Water
GUSH: Bling H2O has a limited edition bottle available in two sizes, that are frosted and have genuine Swarovski crystals that spell out the water’s name. “Bling H2O is to bottled water what Rolls Royce is to automobiles; a premium product with premium packaging that merits a premium price. Bling is a stand-alone beverage as well as the perfect compliment […]
Feet Heaters
Shiny Shiny: God, if only I had seen this just a few short days ago, I wouldn’t be sitting here now in a pair of great big furry boot slippers, in a desperate bit to stop my feet falling off with cold. Or maybe not, actually. At $350, these feet heaters don’t exactly fit my budget, but if you come […]
Furoshiki Style
Compact Impact: The “furoshiki shiki” (furoshiki style) is made out of one sheet of semi-transparent vinyl “film.” This sheet is turned into a bag by folding it and making use of the adhesive qualities of the material. It is a practical material: easy to clean and when washed with soap the material regains its adhesive qualities. The transparency of the […]