Hindsight is 20/20. Had we known to follow Yuri Milner’s lead back in
2009 when he and his company Digital Sky Technologies (DST) invested
$200 million in what was a small busines
at the time called, Facebook, for a 1.95% stake — we may all have been
a lot wealthier today. That early bet made this previously-unknown
Russian investor, a billionaire.
Power Pops, one of the latest weight loss fads, are flavored lollipops
that are supposed to quell one’s appetite and, particularly, the
yearning for other carbs. Power Pops contain natural ingredients, like
hoodia, that are known to reduce hunger and increase energy, but are
they present in enough quantities to make a difference? Or is the
suggestion that the Pops are effective enough to make them so?
This international contest, presented by Tikves winery and Skopje Design Week, will test product packaging pros to revamp the label for Tikves Chardonnay for a chance to win 500 euros!
The painted cows seem surreal, perhaps Photoshopped, to visitors to the Cowscape exhibition.
The cows are real, the creations of Australian body-paint artist Emma
Hack, the stars painted to raise awareness of the South Australian
drought.
While Google hopes to launch Google Glass by Christmas,
there’s a lot of speculation as to its acceptance in the business
world. Surely with an anticipated price tag of slightly under $1500, at
first glance (pun intended), one would think only larger brands would be
able to afford this innovative new device.
If waking up to the sweet singing sounds of one of Japan’s best-loved boy bands makes your day, then the limited-edition Kanjani Eight Special Alarm Clock will make you very, very happy.
Move over Starbucks and Red Bull! Two San Francisco-based entrepreneurs
have developed an energy drink that’s not at all palatable: in fact; in
spray form, this caffeinated concoction is absorbed through your skin.
The product, Sprayable Energy, is packaged in an attractive pocket-sized spray vial, is now seeking crowdsource funding through indiegogo.
Now, say that ten times fast. Why? Because when a venerable social media site the likes of Mashable
gets it wrong, based on an assertion made by the venerable American
clothier, the GAP – it’s fun to call them out on a bonefide gaffe that
went public.
Look out China, here comes PATTON! The 2013 Chengdu Motor Show features a couple of ominously modified Ford trucks proudly bearing the Patton nameplate. Could Pittsburgh PA’s Allegheny Ford Isuzu Truck Sales be channeling Old Blood & Guts for a Far East sales offensive?
Evidently rich people don’t have enough things on which to spend their money. Now we have entered the land of designer toilet paper.Do you think this toilet paper is worth the hefty price tag?
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