What a difference 73 years of technology makes! Some UX improvements: Twitter is now free, location-independent, and messages can be viewed longer than two hours!
via: Modern Mechanix
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It would seem that the local corner store is running out of my new favourite drink from the Coca-Cola company. Nestea Vitao comes in the following flavours:
Green Tea and Fuji Apple
Red Tea and Acai Blueberry
White Tea and Mandarin Orange
This is probably a good thing that the store is running out, since it has inspired [...]
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In 1941 a ballpoint pen cost $9. With such a high cost, trusty Consumer Reports built this pen testing machine to compare how long different brands of pens would last. Nearly 70 years later, consumers are still being pillaged by the ink cartridge pirates…
A short history of ink gouging:
1888 - John [...]
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Our friends at iotum released their latest product yesterday amid a lot of positive industry buzz, and Hollywood-style excitement. Calliflower extends the functionality of iotum’s Free Conference Calling service on Facebook. FCC has been used by 200,000 people.
Calliflower is a web-based conference service that features an engaging easy to use interface [...]
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Have you ever had to repair a small missing chunk of caulking? It requires a whole tube - when sometimes you just want a touch-up. This GE package idea is brilliant. No more caulking waste!
via The DieLine
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LOL - ok - so super home producer FatBoy Slim - recruits David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) and makes this retro 60s “group” party video. This may be slightly NSFW - as they say… but not really…
The best part is Pong with the “middle finger” ball!! Relax - just turn up [...]
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Driving through the small Quebec town of Portage-Du-Fort this afternoon, I came across this real-estate jewel. The seller’s marketing approach is oddly contradictory! It’s for sale (implying value), yet it’s dangerous… go away!
This got me thinking about the dozens of chats I’d had with software startups about pricing models - or lack of. [...]
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SM friend Alec Saunders’ has the best perspective on the new iPhone that I’ve seen yet (in the past 12 hours, anyhow…)
Favourite quote:
I think RIM has to play catch-up on the handset, but I expect they can and will do that. The bigger issues to me are the structural ones around business model and marketing. [...]
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We’re still raving about it… so much so that our friends at Idee sent us 50 private beta invitations. If you want to skip the waiting list and try out TinEye now, send us your email…
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When I give workshops on intellectual property, one of my favourite stories is about Procter & Gamble’s success with Pringles. P&G isn’t really a food company. For decades it has successfully used its patents on the Pringles manufacturing method to ward off competitors. Those patents wore off, and competitors flooded the grocery [...]
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