The Dow's VentureSource released this report yesterday stating that US investment in web 2.0 companies grew 88% in 2007 over 2006 to $1.43 billion. It warns investors that investment in this sector may have peaked because the total number of deals only increased by 25%. DJ also expresses a concern that Facebook ...
We can give this industrial designer credit for taking UI back to the stone age! This radio's tuner and volume level are controlled by piling on rocks on two scales. That's about as un-ipodish as one can get! But, on the plus side, you'll receive the very best of mesolithic ...
Buying cheese has always been tricky. But that should be improving this year as more retailers are spending money analyzing and improving their online customer experience. According to Internet Retailer, Forrester Research's new paper finds the following 80% of online retailers plan to spend more this year on improving the usability, usefulness and enjoyment ...
So here's a wacky idea for Ticketmaster. Recently I was reminiscing the good old days when people used to line up & camp out for days to buy concert tickets. Seems like the overnight wait in line was just as much a part of the eXperience if not better than the show ...
Who is Gerry McGovern? 1. Chief designer of the UK-based MG car company. He's known for his wild hippie hairdo. 2. Democratic presidential hopeful of long ago. He's known for having changed Bill Clinton's diaper. 3. Starred in the film Ordinary People. Known for being the former girlfriend of Sean Penn and Rob Reiner. 4. New ...
First I'll admit I'm not into spice-things... Old Spice, Spice Girls, or even Red Savina Habanero pepper. Fresh out of India this week came the Spice phone. It's a cell phone that will sell for about $20 in developing countries. No display, no SMS, not much. My bet is the Spice will fail. ...
It seems that Virgin Canada has won the fastest off the mark award for their Metro print ads this week. Poking some fun at former NY governor Eliot Spitzer, the ad reads At Virgin Mobile, you’re more than just a number. When you call us we’ll treat you like a person, not a client. Whether ...
This is a pretty cool map of the stars. The universe was renamed by AP Herbert back in 1944. The purpose of his good intention was that kids would learn the cosmos if it had names they could relate to. Bad idea. The navy issues its own book review: Reviewing Mr Herbert’s ...
Well here's a promising new blog - a catalog of terrific photoshop bloopers... Like this wonderful Playboy pic. I know, the BEST models are those born without belly buttons! Hey, who knew that Playboy photoshopped their pictures??? [tags]Photoshop[/tags]
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