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Delicious Dairy Delivery: Milk Made Ice Cream Subscription Service
2009-09-23 03:34:00 Daily milk delivery is a thing of the past in many communities, but there's one business that's bringing it back to New Yorkers, but rather than simply offering bottled milk, they've got a milk product delivery service that sends something a little bit more delicious to your door.
Foursquare & Crowd-Sourced Evangelists Tweak Loyalty Marketing
2009-09-22 20:02:00 Many brands are trying to harness the power of social media for monetization purposes. Traditional marketing, by itself can no longer achieve the levels of success it reached in the past. However when combining both old and new school, one could benefit from the synergies that are created, and Foursquare is positioning itself to do just that.
Portion Pacer? Helps Avoid Second Leading Cause Of Canine Death: Bloat
2009-09-20 23:14:00 I learned something new and important today that I bet most dog owners don't know: Canine Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV) or bloat in dogs is the second largest canine killer after cancer. Death from bloat can be painful and truly horrible for dog and owner, so it's good to learn what you can do to prevent it from ever happening.
Conviction Restaurant: A Business Based On Crime
2009-09-16 03:19:00 You might have seen the show Conviction Restaurant which aired for the first time this week. From a business stand point, the owners of this restaurant are doing something quite risky. Keep reading to find out how this unique restaurant works, and share your feedback on what you'd think of going into a restaurant with a staff like this.
Cup Noodle Meets Louisiana Gumbo - That's Hot
2009-09-16 02:24:00 Cup Noodle, long stereotyped as subsistence food for college students and basement dwelling bachelor geeks, is getting a makeover. Is Maruchan's "New Orleans Style Gumbo Noodle" suave & sexy enough to sway the fairer sex?
Blue Sky Coffee Shop: Medical Marijuana Dispensary With A Menu
2009-09-13 01:54:00 Marijuana might not be legal for general use in North America, but you would be surprised to learn just how big the marijuana industry is; and we're talking about those that are operating legally and even paying taxes on their products and services.
The Sweet Flour Bake Shop: Custom Cookies Based On Demand
2009-09-10 03:57:00 Not far from my home town is a simple yet delicious new concept that involves fresh baked goods and some serious decision making. Keep on reading to learn about The Sweet Flour Bake Shop and what makes it so unique.
9 Ways To Die By Doughnut With Killer Voodoos
2009-09-08 21:14:00 When Voodoo Doughnut casts a spell it's the salacious, salivary kind. So temper this read: what you are about to see may make you uncontrollably crackers for a Voodoo Doughnut... and you'll have to drive to Portland, Oregon to get one!
Kogi Korean BBQ: Unique Mexican Meets Korean Recipes Powered By Twitter
2009-09-08 12:00:00 Twitter is making waves in the restaurant business and helping different companies build not only interest but a following. The latest business to jump on the bandwagon? A Korean BBQ taco truck.
Fruit Slice Mini Memo Dispensers Sweeten Up Your Desktop
2009-09-07 17:00:00 Tired of giving co-workers a piece of your mind? Next time try sending a slice of life - from your desktop Apple or Pear memo dispenser!
Party Planning Celebrations For The Bereaved
2009-09-07 14:00:00 Funeral homes and funeral planners offer all sorts of celebrations, including those based on Irish tradition that celebrate life with a toast to the dead, rather than having a morose and subdued ceremony. Tonight on ABC's The Shark Tank, a woman pitched a business that would do exclusively this.
Sample Marketing Comes To Japan Coffee Shop LCAFE!
2009-09-04 05:40:00 When you walk into your local coffee shop or café, at best, the only freebies you'll get are the chocolate toppings or other spices available at the station where you have to lid your own drink. Well, not anymore; at least, not if you live in Japan and plan on frequenting LCAFE.
Niche Health Business: Nutritional Service By Text And Photo
2009-09-01 12:00:00 A few years ago Sprint launched a special nutrition service that is unfortunately no longer in operation that helps keep perpetual dieters always on task. Since this business is no longer in operation, it opens up a niche industry void that could use filling.
Chic Food Inspired Jewelry Designs Support Food Crisis
2009-08-31 12:00:00 Your child did it first, making jewelry from cereal like Cheerios and Fruit Loops. Now a designer has taken that trend from preschool to runway, but this time, it's not actually edible so you don't have to worry about your purchases going soggy like this morning's breakfast.
Chic Food Inspired Jewelry Designs Support Food Crisis
2009-08-31 12:00:00 Your child did it first, making jewelry from cereal like Cheerios and Fruit Loops. Now a designer has taken that trend from preschool to runway, but this time, it's not actually edible so you don't have to worry about your purchases going soggy like this morning's breakfast.
Burning Man Bike Camper
2009-08-30 18:00:00 This sweet bicycle-pulled trailer was hand-built for self-sufficiency and then put to use at Burning Man. Nearly everything you need rolled into into a clean, portable package.
Drink Bouncers: In The Business Of Protecting Your Cocktails
2009-08-30 12:00:00 When you go out to a nightclub, after a couple of drinks, it can be a big job to keep an eye on your drink, so what would you think of drink bouncers to do it for you. Sadly, it might not be exactly what you think (or what I hoped it was), but it will help keep you protected when you're ready to kick back.
Facebook,Twitter, Flickr & YouTube Boycott Whole Foods
2009-08-29 23:18:00 Labeled A-Hole Foods by some, an army of bloggers have taken to full battle gear ever since John Mackey's op-ed appeared in the Wall Street Journal on August 12, 2009. Triggering significant backlash, Whole Foods may have a hard time overcoming a social media nightmare spurred on by their leader.
8coupons & Foursquare Does A Spin On Mad Men Advertising
2009-08-29 12:21:00 Remember in the days of Mad Men, when Grandma and Mom use to cut those store coupons out of the newspaper and strategically categorize them for redemption when they went shopping. That popular form of advertising was for the cost-conscious generation that had lived through two World Wars and a Depression.
If High-Fructose Corn Syrup Kills Honeybees, What Does It Do To You?
2009-08-26 23:14:00 Watch your soda intake... and your juice intake.... Don't drink bottled iced tea or lemonade or eat candy bars or packaged frozen dinners.... They're full of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which scientists have postulated is responsible for the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder that has killed off one-third of the honeybee population in the U.S. See why this study affects you!
I Scream, You Scream, Unilever Screams For an Eco-Friendly Ice Cream
2009-08-26 04:38:00 Did you know something as simple as a pint of the sweetest, creamiest, most chocolaty Rocky Road ice cream can use a vast amount of energy to keep it frozen? Luckily, Unilever, in an effort to minimize their environmental impact, is working on creating an innovative take-home and freeze-yourself ice cream. Yeah!
8 Awesome Futuristic Gadgets For Y 3000 Are Design Lab '09 Finalists!
2009-08-25 04:28:00 If you're wondering what kinds of home gadgets we'll be using in the year 3000, here are 8 finalist entries of the Electrolux Design Lab 2009 competition that reflect their designers' futuristic concepts. Everything from a robotic greenhouse for life on Mars to a rain catcher and purifier that flies to your glass to poor your drinking water! Drop in and read about these super neat home gadgets!
Pie Lab: Greensboro Business Serves Sweet Treats With A Dose Of Healing!
2009-08-20 03:53:00 Not all businesses are about monetary profit, and there's a pop-up restaurant and café that serves some sweet treats in an attempt to alleviate tension amongst socioeconomic groups and different races by bringing them together.
Digital BBQ Tongs With Thermometer
2009-08-20 01:00:00 Cut three grill gadgets down to one with these handy tongs and get the perfect piece of meat every time.
An Electronic Tongue That Knows Its Sweeteners!
2009-08-18 20:14:00 It's a sweet tongue not a sweet tooth but, after all, it is the tongue and not the tooth that contains one's taste sensors. The new electronic tongue has taste buds that biomimic our own but, so far, it only tastes sweets. What a lucky tongue!
Fruit4Thought: Fruit Delivery Service For Toronto Office Workers
2009-08-17 05:19:00 The need for convenient healthy snacks, often delivered to homes or offices, has bred a large number of businesses because let's face it, people like things better when they're easy! Well, there's a new one on its radar, and this one hits close to home for me, coming to your from Toronto, Canada.
Great News For Chocolate Lovers: New Study Tells All!
2009-08-14 03:14:00 You've heard that chocolate looses it's flavonols, or antioxidants, when cooked. I've reported that myself. But a new study says that's not necessarily true.... and here's why....
The Elegantly Simple Wine Wedge Keeps Wine Stacked In Your Fridge
2009-08-12 02:58:00 Seldom do you see a simply designed, inexpensive gadget that's easy to use and functions perfectly... But here we have the Wine Wedge, which is all of the above, plus it's easy to keep clean!
Lack Of Sleep Can Contribute To Diabetes Risk
2009-08-11 00:29:00 Have you ever noticed that your appetite, particularly for sweets and comfort foods, increases when you haven't had enough sleep. Well, new research suggests that lack of sleep may be another risk factor for diabetes, in addition to unhealthy eating habits and sedentary life styles.
Read And Drool: Addiction Pet Foods
2009-08-10 00:59:00 Yes, I'll admit that reading the labels on Addiction Pet Foods made me hungry, and I did have to take a snack break to eat before I came back to writing this column. Yogurt... The problem was that I didn't have anything nearly as appetizing as Addiction Pet Food to eat!
Table Tap: For The Lazy Drinker, Self-Serve Bars Are At It Again!
2009-08-06 12:00:00 We've seen Minibar, a self-serve drinking establishment that gives patrons access to their own mini bar, so they never have to worry about waiting around for a server to bring them their next drink. But that business model came with one fatal flaw; in order to get their next drink, bar patrons needed to get up in move. So now there's a new style of drinking establishment more in tune with the lazy drinker.
Portable Potty Makes Fresh Drinkable Water
2009-08-05 06:14:00 In an attempt to help people in countries in dire need of fresh drinking water Argentine designer Leonardo Manavella has invented a portable potty/water fountain.
A Primer For The Newest Health Food Craze: Raw Chocolate!
2009-08-04 23:44:00 So you've been eating 73 percent dark cocoa bars every day thinking that their antioxidant power will add 10 years to your life. Well stop. Because the latest health craze is raw chocolate not dark, processed chocolate. In fact raw chocolate, aka raw cacao, contains five times more antioxidants than the Acai berry!
Twihotels, The Twitter Hotel-Finder Launches
2009-08-04 16:09:00 The difficult thing about traveling is finding the right hotel in the right city at the right price! But equally important is securing a hotel you can trust - one that has been recommended by others.
Company Destined To Reveal Caffeine With Test Strips For Coffee
2009-08-03 12:00:00 Those who turn to decaffeinated coffee just can't rely on someone's word that it's what they're getting, and let's be honest here; it was policy when I worked in my first job as a teenager in a coffee fop that if the decaf was out, you top it off with regular. In order to fight off misleading teenagers like I was, Discover Testing has created a product that allows people to test the caffeine content of their beverages.
Mad Men Use Social Media To Promote Old Media
2009-08-02 18:04:00 Remember the days of 'push marketing', when the Mad Men of Madison Avenue monopolized what messages were beamed out to the public. Feeding us manageable morsels of propaganda about the brands they represented, they controlled a lot of what we ate, drank, and yes... even what we thought.
Baseball Bat Pepper Mill Adds Some Heat to Your Meal
2009-07-31 23:00:00 More of a ninth-inning novelty than a functional kitchen accessory, the Baseball Bat Pepper Mill works just like the one the waiter brings around at your favorite restaurant--only it looks like a full-size Louisville Slugger.
Top Ten Location-Based Mobile Social Networks
2009-07-29 17:04:00 Location-based mobile social networking is growing by leaps and bounds. As smartphones proliferate around the world, more and more people are connecting to their mobiles versus their stationary computers to share experiences with others.
Coca-Cola Introduces Freestyle Vending With Customizable Soda Drinks
2009-07-29 03:23:00 Coca-Cola is a company that has been and will forever be a leader in the beverage vending industry, and they are about to introduce even more cutting-edge technology to their company that will offer more drink diversity than ever!
The Next Level of Tailgating: The Margaritaville Portable Tailgate Grill
2009-07-27 20:00:00 The Margaritaville Portable Tailgate Grill mounts directly onto a vehicle hitch providing a portable grilling solution that travels wherever you do.
Red Bull Has Competition From Anti-Energy Drink Company Slow Cow!
2009-07-27 12:00:00 Energy drinks might be all the rage, but not everyone wants an instant pick me up; or rather, there are just some people that shouldn't have one. With this in mind, a new company has created the anti-energy drink to help tone down the hyperactive.
New Way to Capture Wasted Energy Being Tested by Burger King?
2009-07-22 21:50:00 As more and more companies begin to feel the increasing cost of energy, there has been a steadily increasing number of innovative and "interesting" ideas being brought forward to help drive that cost down. One of the latest being a kinetic energy capturing system being employed by...Burger King?
Chopsticks Or Fork? Have It Both Ways With Choplery?
2009-07-22 02:14:00 Even if you're an expert chopstick user, there are still times when flatware comes in very handy. A knife and fork, for example, would prevent things like sauce dribbling down your shirt as you try to munch your way down that spear of Chinese broccoli. And how else will you eat your soup but with a spoon?
Old Drugs Learn New Tricks For Weight Loss Pill: Contrave®
2009-07-21 19:58:00 There's a once a day pill to prevent heart attacks; maybe soon, there will be a once a day pill to fight all addictions. What we do know today is that two drugs, one used to combat drug and alcohol addiction and the other to quell nicotine addiction, have been combined to fight food cravings....
Thought You'd Seen Everything? Catch This Magic Dishwasher
2009-07-20 04:43:00 It really took a lot of imagination to come up with this remarkable and dazzling triple-function design. It's a dishwasher, and a more space efficient, energy saving, awesomely ahead-of-its-time design for a dishwasher I've yet to see. But this dishwasher also can take your dirty plate and spit it out as a clean bowl!
Try These All Natural Dog Treats: They're Good!
2009-07-19 03:29:00 Recently, I went into a pet store where samples of Free Range Dog Chews' natural dog treats were being offered to dog passers-by, and well, my dog was at home... so I tried them.
Comfort Food At Its Finest: Restaurant That?s All About Mac ?N Cheese!
2009-07-17 12:00:00 After I recently wrote an article about a restaurant that deals exclusively in PB&J based meals, a reader suggested S'MAC, another restaurant that features a food that will take you back to your childhood and to the days of your mom's hearty home cooking. I really hope you like cheese; but who doesn't?
Soda Pairing: Match A DRY Soda To Your Meal
2009-07-17 01:29:00 I'm not much of a soda drinker, except for an occasional Diet Coke® with a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger, but I've been looking for a non-intrusive beverage to replace a glass of wine or beer with a "real" meal, and Diet Coke doesn't do....
Soda Pairing: Match A DRY Soda To Your Meal
2009-07-17 01:29:00 I'm not much of a soda drinker, except for an occasional Diet Coke® with a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger, but I've been looking for a non-intrusive beverage to replace a glass of wine or beer with a "real" meal, and Diet Coke doesn't do.... |
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