Rock ‘n’ roll mouthwash aside, if ever a product was made for music, it is denim. The latest bunk-up between jeans and musicians is courtesy of Levi’s, which has paired with a bunch of monster artists for its Levi’s Pioneer Sessions . In return for an email address, you get to download a bunch of seminal tracks–as well as…
Apple’s app store may be market-leading, but Google’s Android system is fast closing in, thanks to the sheer number of different Android phones on sale. But is Android’s app market actually a safe or successful place under Google’s management? Some thinkers credit Google’s app environment as being more attractive than Apple’s, largely due to its unrestricted open design. And…
The prefab homes of the future won’t just be relatively cheap and easy to build on the fly–they’ll also be
Quotes from Dr Tomorrow, Frank Ogden Stay alert, the future is going to be interesting. In times of chaos, panic or rapid change, the bizarre rapidly becomes acceptable. If you are not aboard the steamroller of change you stand a good change of becoming part of the road. A sentence that has shock value carries more information than one…
The man at my door kept shoving his flyer at me. I didn’t put my hand out to accept his flyer. He seemed surprised at my unwillingness to play his game. He knocked on my door and interrupted my day. I owed him nothing yet he acted like I did. He said, “This is for you.” as if it…
Norman J. Ornstein (pictured) is a resident scholar at American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He writes this commentary: Threat of Another Economic Stumble Is Real Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog
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If you have a moment today, check out my recent interviews: Fill the Funnel: In his weekly radio show , Miles Austin interviews me on selling in this new era, the impact of social media on sales, and the key strategies from my new book, SNAP Selling . Click to listen . High Velocity Radio: Hosts Stone Payton and…
It’s the World Cup, writ large. Nike just unleashed another part of its World Cup “Write the Future” campaign, this time with a skyscraper as the medium: Using LEDs, soccer players’ photos and accompanying text are beamed onto Johannesburg’s 30-story Life Center Tower. The 90-meter high images are accompanied by up to 57 characters of user-generated text, a response…
GE has a whole lot faith in its ecomagination initiative. So much faith, in fact, that the company is pumping $10 billion into the project’s R&D over the next 5 years–effectively doubling its investment from the past 5 years. The reason is simple: ecomagination is a cash cow, generating $70 billion in revenue since its inception in 2005. With…
If you’re a design geek–or if you’ve got any Eames-era bent wood in your house– this bike basket is for you. It’s designed by Faris Elmasu , a 25-year-old based in San Francisco. The nylon straps do away with ugly bungee cords–and the nylon is strong enough to hold a six-pack of beer. (But what about two six packs?…