Sunday, March 25, 2007
Computer Images of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Stadium
Computer Images of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Stadium
Came across a page in which digital images (at least some of them not original photos) of the Beijing Olympic Stadium were given. Looked great.
Am not sure if the pictures represent the infrastructure that is really available or will be available, but the stadium / stadia look stunning and creative.
Worth having a look at - here
Came across a page in which digital images (at least some of them not original photos) of the Beijing Olympic Stadium were given. Looked great.
Am not sure if the pictures represent the infrastructure that is really available or will be available, but the stadium / stadia look stunning and creative.
Worth having a look at - here
Labels: china, olympics, sports
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Second Life - 3-D Virtual World Built by You
Second Life - Your 3-D Virtual World
Came across an interesting site Second Life. In its own words, "Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 4,854,822 people from around the globe. From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents..."
Interesting, isn't it? Know more from the site @ Second Life
Came across an interesting site Second Life. In its own words, "Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by a total of 4,854,822 people from around the globe. From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents..."
Interesting, isn't it? Know more from the site @ Second Life
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Review John Chow dot Com and Get Traffic
Review John Chow dot Com and Get Traffic
John Cow dot Com is a blog that has in it a cool concept. On the one hand, the blog provides useful resources for folks to get more traffic to their blogs, and hence more money.
But what is really interesting is the way in which the blog has been able to attract visitors. It uses a unique link-bait (link-bait is a term used for ideas that can get your blog lots of links). To paraphrase in the author's own words: "John Chow dot Com is a blog that helps you make money online. He is offering to link to your blog if you review his blog."
One needs to see how the blog evolves this concept further; in a way, it is a unique way of link-exchange...I'll be surprised if a lot of clones do not appear in the very near future.
But let not the unique link-bait concept distract you from the equally interesting resources provided at the blog. Most blog posts will be useful to folks who are in the business of running blogs...
Btw, needless to say, I am hoping Syn.in gets some useful traffic from John Cow dot Com!
John Cow dot Com is a blog that has in it a cool concept. On the one hand, the blog provides useful resources for folks to get more traffic to their blogs, and hence more money.
But what is really interesting is the way in which the blog has been able to attract visitors. It uses a unique link-bait (link-bait is a term used for ideas that can get your blog lots of links). To paraphrase in the author's own words: "John Chow dot Com is a blog that helps you make money online. He is offering to link to your blog if you review his blog."
One needs to see how the blog evolves this concept further; in a way, it is a unique way of link-exchange...I'll be surprised if a lot of clones do not appear in the very near future.
But let not the unique link-bait concept distract you from the equally interesting resources provided at the blog. Most blog posts will be useful to folks who are in the business of running blogs...
Btw, needless to say, I am hoping Syn.in gets some useful traffic from John Cow dot Com!
Friday, March 16, 2007
HIV's (AIDS Virus) Ways of Escaping the Immune System Examined
HIV's Ways of Escaping the Immune System Examined
March 15 (source: HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they've found more evidence of how the AIDS virus (HIV) escapes the immune system.
While the findings could help in the development of an HIV vaccine, the findings suggest that it will be far from simple to figure out how the virus will react in specific people.
The findings suggest that the responses of the HIV viruses to human immune system efforts might be different in different people, depending on both the immune system as well as the genetics of the person. This suggests that a successful HIV vaccine would have to cover a wide number of "escape routes" that the virus might take in the body.
Read more from this report at Yahoo news
March 15 (source: HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they've found more evidence of how the AIDS virus (HIV) escapes the immune system.
While the findings could help in the development of an HIV vaccine, the findings suggest that it will be far from simple to figure out how the virus will react in specific people.
The findings suggest that the responses of the HIV viruses to human immune system efforts might be different in different people, depending on both the immune system as well as the genetics of the person. This suggests that a successful HIV vaccine would have to cover a wide number of "escape routes" that the virus might take in the body.
Read more from this report at Yahoo news
Labels: healthcare, human-body
Is Moguling the Next "Big Thing” on the Internet?
Is Moguling the Next "Big Thing” on the Internet?
Press release, Phoenix, AZ, March 16, 2007
A new Internet Opportunity which is being dubbed ‘Moguling’ just might be the very thing that forces Google to reevaluate its business model, says this PR. Meet Moguling.
What is the idea behind moguling?
Blogs tend to get ranked very quickly by Google, and hence rise in the Google results dramatically. Moguling centers on creating a Web site and running a blog from it. The blog is promoted in a number of ways, and because search engines seem to prefer blogs, the domain is quickly and favorably ranked and in a relatively short time the site and URL (domain name) spikes in value. This can perhaps then be sold to an investor, at least that is the idea.
Read more from this press release at PR.com
Press release, Phoenix, AZ, March 16, 2007
A new Internet Opportunity which is being dubbed ‘Moguling’ just might be the very thing that forces Google to reevaluate its business model, says this PR. Meet Moguling.
What is the idea behind moguling?
Blogs tend to get ranked very quickly by Google, and hence rise in the Google results dramatically. Moguling centers on creating a Web site and running a blog from it. The blog is promoted in a number of ways, and because search engines seem to prefer blogs, the domain is quickly and favorably ranked and in a relatively short time the site and URL (domain name) spikes in value. This can perhaps then be sold to an investor, at least that is the idea.
Read more from this press release at PR.com
Vocation Vacations - Experience a Different Life
Vocation Vacations - Experience a Different Life
Read about this interesting business concept Vocation Vacations at the Unusual Business Ideas that Work blog post
The idea is simple. Most of us have a rather "narrow" view of professional (and to a degree personal) life, mostly based on the profession we are in and our circumstances. What if we are able to live a different kind of life, meaning lead a different career for a while?
This is what Vocation Vacations helps you to do.
Participants pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand (transportation, lodging, etc., aren't included) to experience life as, say, a chocolatier, a fashion designer, or a race-car driver. The time spent immersed in their fantasy job allows them to get a 360-degree perspective without the risk of quitting their own jobs or investing heavily in a new career.
Read more from this nice blog post
Read about this interesting business concept Vocation Vacations at the Unusual Business Ideas that Work blog post
The idea is simple. Most of us have a rather "narrow" view of professional (and to a degree personal) life, mostly based on the profession we are in and our circumstances. What if we are able to live a different kind of life, meaning lead a different career for a while?
This is what Vocation Vacations helps you to do.
Participants pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand (transportation, lodging, etc., aren't included) to experience life as, say, a chocolatier, a fashion designer, or a race-car driver. The time spent immersed in their fantasy job allows them to get a 360-degree perspective without the risk of quitting their own jobs or investing heavily in a new career.
Read more from this nice blog post
Labels: business-opportunities, ideas
Top 10 Best Posts at Uncommon Business Ideas blog
Top 10 Best Posts at Uncommon Business Ideas blog
I had written earlier about the blog Uncommon Business Ideas that Work. See a list of top ideas porvided by the author on the occasion of the blog's first anniversary (Mar 13, 2007 if you care to know...)
See the list here
I had written earlier about the blog Uncommon Business Ideas that Work. See a list of top ideas porvided by the author on the occasion of the blog's first anniversary (Mar 13, 2007 if you care to know...)
See the list here
Labels: business-opportunities, ideas
A Toothbrush with Lights - and 25 million $
A Toothbrush with Lights - and 25 million $
Came across this interesting business idea - the Fire Fly toothbrush - at the Unusual Business Ideas that Work blog.
Puneet Nanda, like any other parent had a tough time getting his kid to brush teeth. So he came up with an idea - He added lights to the toothbrush and added a timer to boot, so the light would blink for exactly a minute. Thus was born the Fire Fly toothbrush.
The brightly colored Fire Fly -- the newest version sports a see-through handle showing off a tiny toy and a bunch of floating glitter -- is making a name for Dr. Fresh, Nanda's Buena Park (Calif.) company and his medical school nickname. In 2004, Nanda got the original Fire Fly into Target, and by 2005 it was bringing in 20% of the 50-employee company's $25 million revenues.
Read more from this blog post
Came across this interesting business idea - the Fire Fly toothbrush - at the Unusual Business Ideas that Work blog.
Puneet Nanda, like any other parent had a tough time getting his kid to brush teeth. So he came up with an idea - He added lights to the toothbrush and added a timer to boot, so the light would blink for exactly a minute. Thus was born the Fire Fly toothbrush.
The brightly colored Fire Fly -- the newest version sports a see-through handle showing off a tiny toy and a bunch of floating glitter -- is making a name for Dr. Fresh, Nanda's Buena Park (Calif.) company and his medical school nickname. In 2004, Nanda got the original Fire Fly into Target, and by 2005 it was bringing in 20% of the 50-employee company's $25 million revenues.
Read more from this blog post
Labels: business-opportunities, hygiene, ideas
Uncommon Business Blog - Unusual Business Ideas That Work
Unusual Business Ideas That Work
An interesting blog on unusual business ideas and opportunities.
I'd rather let the blog author say something about the blog, I certainly don't know how to put it better: "Uncommon Business is a blog about people who make money online selling unusual, strange and sometimes bizarre things or provide curious services. This isn’t “One Hundred And One Ideas For Your Homebased Business” – only real, working businesses with URLs provided, so you can do further investigation on your own. And if you do own an unusual web business, make sure you submit your story to us..."
Uncommon Business @ Blog Spot
An interesting blog on unusual business ideas and opportunities.
I'd rather let the blog author say something about the blog, I certainly don't know how to put it better: "Uncommon Business is a blog about people who make money online selling unusual, strange and sometimes bizarre things or provide curious services. This isn’t “One Hundred And One Ideas For Your Homebased Business” – only real, working businesses with URLs provided, so you can do further investigation on your own. And if you do own an unusual web business, make sure you submit your story to us..."
Uncommon Business @ Blog Spot
Labels: business-opportunities, ideas
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Dell Ideastorm, CRM Web 2.0?
Dell Ideastorm, a Web 2.0 Customer Relationship Management?
Came across a brief post on a social network effort by Dell, a la Digg that they’ll use to collect ideas for new products, from the post here
See the Dell Ideastorm link at the Dell company blog here...
Am not sure if this will really help improve customer service and relationship, but everyone going web 2.0, it is time for customer service too to do that!
Came across a brief post on a social network effort by Dell, a la Digg that they’ll use to collect ideas for new products, from the post here
See the Dell Ideastorm link at the Dell company blog here...
Am not sure if this will really help improve customer service and relationship, but everyone going web 2.0, it is time for customer service too to do that!
Labels: computers, crm, web-2.0
Write a Mirror Message for Yourself
Here is a cool idea from Curt Rosengren - a mirror message. A what? A mirror message...
In Curt's words: "Here's a quick idea to help reinforce a message you want to focus on. Write yourself a mirror message. Next time you fog up the bathroom mirror with a shower, write the message you want to remember on it. And then don't clean it. The next time the mirror steams up, that message will still be there. Since often mirror fog and a morning shower go hand in hand, it can be a great way to set the tone for your day."
Sounds creative, doesn't it? Perhaps I should try it out a couple of times to check if it is also useful!
See Curt's full post on this here
In Curt's words: "Here's a quick idea to help reinforce a message you want to focus on. Write yourself a mirror message. Next time you fog up the bathroom mirror with a shower, write the message you want to remember on it. And then don't clean it. The next time the mirror steams up, that message will still be there. Since often mirror fog and a morning shower go hand in hand, it can be a great way to set the tone for your day."
Sounds creative, doesn't it? Perhaps I should try it out a couple of times to check if it is also useful!
See Curt's full post on this here
Labels: focus, getting-things-done
Weird but Cool: the Transparent Rinspeed eXasis Concept
Weird but Cool: the Transparent Rinspeed eXasis Concept
If you are a fan all things weird and also happen to an autophile, this blog post is for you!
This Road Reporter blog post talks about a totally cool car.
In its words: "At the upcoming Geneva Auto Show one really unique concept car will be put on display: the new Rinspeed concept car eXasis - a two-seater, transparent slash high-tech plastic creation produced through the collaborative effort between Rinspeed and Bayer MaterialScience AG."
Read more from this Feb 19, 2007 post at The Road Reporter
If you are a fan all things weird and also happen to an autophile, this blog post is for you!
This Road Reporter blog post talks about a totally cool car.
In its words: "At the upcoming Geneva Auto Show one really unique concept car will be put on display: the new Rinspeed concept car eXasis - a two-seater, transparent slash high-tech plastic creation produced through the collaborative effort between Rinspeed and Bayer MaterialScience AG."
Read more from this Feb 19, 2007 post at The Road Reporter
I know what you are doing right now!
What are you doing right now?
Twitter - A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or right here on the web!
Interesting concept - this tool allows your friends to know what you have been doing latest...(well, you don't have to tell them if you don't wish to ;-) ). Cool concept, just check it out at Twitter.com
Link found at Vivek Jishtu's post at his blog
Twitter - A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing? Answer on your phone, IM, or right here on the web!
Interesting concept - this tool allows your friends to know what you have been doing latest...(well, you don't have to tell them if you don't wish to ;-) ). Cool concept, just check it out at Twitter.com
Link found at Vivek Jishtu's post at his blog
Labels: collaboration, communication, friends
Kompoz, a New Collaboration Workspace for Musicians
Kompoz, a New Collaboration Workspace for Musicians
Read about an interesting concept/site called Kompoz that enables collaboration among musicians on music / song projects. Here's how it works according to the blog post at Garage Spin
"At Kompoz, the social network revolves around song projects.
Basically, anyone can start a new "song project", choosing project attributes such as song key, beats per minute, and an appropriate Creative Commons license. Kompoz members can then add parts to the betterment (or detriment) of the project, and the whole work in progress is both streamable and downloadable by everyone, both as a whole or in parts."
If you are musician, you wouldn't want to miss checking this out. Read more from this blog post . The Kompoz web site home page
Read about an interesting concept/site called Kompoz that enables collaboration among musicians on music / song projects. Here's how it works according to the blog post at Garage Spin
"At Kompoz, the social network revolves around song projects.
Basically, anyone can start a new "song project", choosing project attributes such as song key, beats per minute, and an appropriate Creative Commons license. Kompoz members can then add parts to the betterment (or detriment) of the project, and the whole work in progress is both streamable and downloadable by everyone, both as a whole or in parts."
If you are musician, you wouldn't want to miss checking this out. Read more from this blog post . The Kompoz web site home page
Labels: collaboration, music, songs, web-2.0
The Diversion Safe - Creative Ideas to Hide your Stuff
The Diversion Safe - Creative Ideas to Hide your Stuff
Thieves are getting smarter all the time, and so we do need to be creative as well in how we hide things away from them, don't we?
The Product Dose site provides some interesting ideas: They say -
"he simple science behind the diversion safe follows the logic that thieves are looking for actual safes and sock drawers -- the places where valuables are most often kept -- when breaking into a home; they never think to look in the refrigerator or kitchen cupboards. Sure, you can go the traditional route and hide your valuables in an Ajax container or a can of Pabst. But we've pulled together a list of unconventional and forward-thinking diversion safes that expand the possibilities."
See what ideas they have pulled together from this interesting article from Product Dose
Article discovered at this Dave & Thomas post
Thieves are getting smarter all the time, and so we do need to be creative as well in how we hide things away from them, don't we?
The Product Dose site provides some interesting ideas: They say -
"he simple science behind the diversion safe follows the logic that thieves are looking for actual safes and sock drawers -- the places where valuables are most often kept -- when breaking into a home; they never think to look in the refrigerator or kitchen cupboards. Sure, you can go the traditional route and hide your valuables in an Ajax container or a can of Pabst. But we've pulled together a list of unconventional and forward-thinking diversion safes that expand the possibilities."
See what ideas they have pulled together from this interesting article from Product Dose
Article discovered at this Dave & Thomas post
Labels: security
Rentometer - Compare Rent in your Locality
Rentometer - cool concept
The author of the Qube Exchange blog has this to say about a concept called Rentometer:
"I just ran across a new site that allows you to compare your apartment rent to others in the surrounding area. Rentometer is cool concept and something that can ultimately be very useful for all of us apartment hunters and landlords when it is developed a bit more….but its current state has data issues."
Sounds like a promising idea, read more about it from the Qube Exchange blog post
The author of the Qube Exchange blog has this to say about a concept called Rentometer:
"I just ran across a new site that allows you to compare your apartment rent to others in the surrounding area. Rentometer is cool concept and something that can ultimately be very useful for all of us apartment hunters and landlords when it is developed a bit more….but its current state has data issues."
Sounds like a promising idea, read more about it from the Qube Exchange blog post
Labels: real-estate, regional
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
VCs watched out: Evaluation of Venture Capitalists
VCs watched out: you are being evaluated
Here is an interesting post about the VCs being evaluated - instead of VCs evaluating the rest of us ordinary mortals!
The post talks about TheFunded, a cool idea to provide feedback on Venture Capital firms and the way they treat entrepreneurs.
Read more from this post at My Blog by Ouriel
Here is an interesting post about the VCs being evaluated - instead of VCs evaluating the rest of us ordinary mortals!
The post talks about TheFunded, a cool idea to provide feedback on Venture Capital firms and the way they treat entrepreneurs.
Read more from this post at My Blog by Ouriel
Labels: finance, venture-capital
Divvio - The Uber Discovery Engine?
Divvio - The Uber Discovery Engine?
Business Week article, Peter Burrows
Divvio hopes to be the uber-discovery engine of all Web Media—from music to silly YouTube stuff to professional TV and Hollywood fare. They want to blast through arbitrary media-based boundaries on the Web today (iTunes for music, YouTube for video, Google to search etc), and pull all of them together in a new delivery mode that feels more like today’s familiar broadcast methods (TV channels, radio stations) than clicking around the Web, says this BusinessWeek article about Divvio
Read more from this article
Business Week article, Peter Burrows
Divvio hopes to be the uber-discovery engine of all Web Media—from music to silly YouTube stuff to professional TV and Hollywood fare. They want to blast through arbitrary media-based boundaries on the Web today (iTunes for music, YouTube for video, Google to search etc), and pull all of them together in a new delivery mode that feels more like today’s familiar broadcast methods (TV channels, radio stations) than clicking around the Web, says this BusinessWeek article about Divvio
Read more from this article
Labels: internet, search, web-2.0
A Cool idea - Viral Blog List
A Cool idea - Viral Blog List
Read a brief idea on how bloggers belonging to connected groups can build a viral blog list.
Here's how it works, in the author's words -
"I post my list of bike blogs that I like and read and then you cut and paste the list onto your blog and add the sites that you like and read. Then anybody who reads the list does the same and a great viral meme is born, creating lots of exposure to the blogs on the lists and giving people a new set of blogs to read that they might not have known anything about."
Looks like a good idea that is useful to readers and blog owners alike
Read more from this blog post at Panther City Blogs
Read a brief idea on how bloggers belonging to connected groups can build a viral blog list.
Here's how it works, in the author's words -
"I post my list of bike blogs that I like and read and then you cut and paste the list onto your blog and add the sites that you like and read. Then anybody who reads the list does the same and a great viral meme is born, creating lots of exposure to the blogs on the lists and giving people a new set of blogs to read that they might not have known anything about."
Looks like a good idea that is useful to readers and blog owners alike
Read more from this blog post at Panther City Blogs
Ficlets, Collaborative Fiction
Ficlets, Collaborative Fiction
Came across a cool site called Ficlets
I'd leave it to the site itself to explain what it does:
"A ficlet is a short story that enables you to collaborate with the world.
Once you’ve written and shared your ficlet, any other user can pick up the narrative thread by adding a prequel or sequel. In this manner, you may know where the story begins, but you’ll never guess where (or even if!) it ends."
Interesting, isn't it? Perhaps I can try my hand at it too...
Came across a cool site called Ficlets
I'd leave it to the site itself to explain what it does:
"A ficlet is a short story that enables you to collaborate with the world.
Once you’ve written and shared your ficlet, any other user can pick up the narrative thread by adding a prequel or sequel. In this manner, you may know where the story begins, but you’ll never guess where (or even if!) it ends."
Interesting, isn't it? Perhaps I can try my hand at it too...
Labels: literature, writing
Pickspal - a Web 2.0 Idea for Sports Gambling
Mar 14, 2007
Pickspal is an ingenius idea
Says Butter at this post
Pickspal is basically a Web 2.0 site for gambling on sports. You sign up, and are allotted a certain number of points each week, more like monopoly money. Then you go out and bet on games with your points based on actual Vegas spreads. The top winners each week can win prizes and such...
Read more from Butter's post
Pickspal is an ingenius idea
Says Butter at this post
Pickspal is basically a Web 2.0 site for gambling on sports. You sign up, and are allotted a certain number of points each week, more like monopoly money. Then you go out and bet on games with your points based on actual Vegas spreads. The top winners each week can win prizes and such...
Read more from Butter's post
Labels: entertainment, recreation
Zookoda: A cool new marketing tool for bloggers?
Zookoda: A cool new tool for bloggers?
This blog post at Bryan Le Daily Post discusses Zookoda, an interesting new free service that’s starting. Zookoda is a unique new service that allows bloggers to set up email marketing campaigns to send newsletters to their subscribers, be it blog posts through your RSS feed, or just random information.
Read more from this post
This blog post at Bryan Le Daily Post discusses Zookoda, an interesting new free service that’s starting. Zookoda is a unique new service that allows bloggers to set up email marketing campaigns to send newsletters to their subscribers, be it blog posts through your RSS feed, or just random information.
Read more from this post
12 ways to pimp your office
12 ways to pimp your office
March 14, 2007
Why should your office look like well, an office? It doesn't have to, and Alex tells you how.
Here are some ways he points out in his blog entry, to spruce up a workplace that may actually inject some color and fun into your work environment. The post talks about The Milk desk (a new desk design), novel room partitioning, The wing desk (desk made out of an aircraft wing), The saddle chair, Bean bags, Bibliochaise, The Meeting Bed and more. Nice pictures to go with all these ideas
Perhaps expensive ideas, but cool all the same
12 Ways to Pimp Your Office @ Chief Happiness Officer blog post
March 14, 2007
Why should your office look like well, an office? It doesn't have to, and Alex tells you how.
Here are some ways he points out in his blog entry, to spruce up a workplace that may actually inject some color and fun into your work environment. The post talks about The Milk desk (a new desk design), novel room partitioning, The wing desk (desk made out of an aircraft wing), The saddle chair, Bean bags, Bibliochaise, The Meeting Bed and more. Nice pictures to go with all these ideas
Perhaps expensive ideas, but cool all the same
12 Ways to Pimp Your Office @ Chief Happiness Officer blog post
A Novel Approach to Distribution and the Public Domain
A Novel Approach to Distribution and the Public Domain
Mar 14, 2007 via the Springer Board Media blog
Jonathan Lethem, the popular author of "You Don't Love Me Yet," and "The Fortress of Solitude" has hit upon a novel way to sell rights to his book. He plans to give it away with no option fee, but with the stipulation that he eventually be paid 2% of the budget (once the film gets a distribution deal); and that after 5 years of exploitation, the ancillary rights enter the public domain.
Read more from this blog entry at Springer Board Media
Mar 14, 2007 via the Springer Board Media blog
Jonathan Lethem, the popular author of "You Don't Love Me Yet," and "The Fortress of Solitude" has hit upon a novel way to sell rights to his book. He plans to give it away with no option fee, but with the stipulation that he eventually be paid 2% of the budget (once the film gets a distribution deal); and that after 5 years of exploitation, the ancillary rights enter the public domain.
Read more from this blog entry at Springer Board Media
