There are few who pay particular attention to the alarm clock in their hotel room. Those who do may find a nifty innovation in the rectangular timepiece. Nearly 40% of the 4.9 million hotel rooms in the United States have an iHome propped up on the bedside table. Looking a lot like the conventional hotel [...]
Filed under: Business, News, Technology on August 18th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, opportunity, strategy, Technology
A survey conducted by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) highlighted the importance of “natural capital” to companies based in biodiversity-rich developing economies. According to the report, nearly half of the CEOs in Latin America and Africa saw the decline of biodiversity as a threat to business growth. In contrast, only 20 percent of [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on August 13th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, economy, Environment, sustainability
Ever since the Academy Award-winning song “Jai Ho” made it to hit charts, the music world has been wondering if other South Asian talents can go global as well. Written by the Indian composer A.R. Rahman for “Slumdog Millionaire” back in 2008, the song features a mix of a catchy dance beat with a distinctive [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Business, News on July 31st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: brands, Business, global, growth, industry, opportunity
Step by step, Google is turning itself into an environment-friendly organization.
It was in 2007 when the Internet search giant first started going green. To promote sustainable development and environmental awareness, the company voluntarily took efforts to reduce its carbon emissions. By the end of 2009, Google formed its own energy subsidiary, Google Energy, followed by [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News, Press on July 28th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, energy, Environment
At a recent press conference held at the company’s headquarters, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that free protective cases will be given to buyers of its latest iPhone model to alleviate the issue of wireless signal loss. The more than 3 million people who have already bought the iPhone 4 as well as new buyers [...]
Filed under: Business, News, Press, Technology on July 27th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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It’s great to see how big companies such as General Electric are making waves by encouraging people to contribute towards the development of cleaner energy. Through projects such as the Ecomagination Challenge, the company sparks the minds of people who wish to contribute to this development. This year’s challenge will last until September 30, 2010. [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News on July 20th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, entrepreneur, innovation, sharing, start-up, strategies
Once upon a time, using a coupon meant literally cutting a piece out of your newspaper and presenting it to the cashier at your local grocery. Today’s technology has found a world of ways to improve on the concept of coupon-based shopping.
A recent survey by Harris Interactive showed that online coupon use has increased dramatically [...]
One of the main problems with electric vehicles (EVs) is that they don’t go as far as gas vehicles do because you usually have to charge them at home. This may be the case today, but the problem will soon be a thing of the past as yet another company, Younicos AG from Berlin, has [...]
Filed under: Business, Environment, News, Technology on July 12th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, clean energy, effective, energy, Environment, innovation, sustainability
Some of the greatest minds of Silicon Valley have come up with a new idea to help spark productivity in America. And this time, it’s not a new business model for a website or a new hardware design. Paul Graham of the venture firm known as Y Combinator was the first to propose the idea [...]
Filed under: Business, News on June 2nd, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Mark Fletcher is the online startup genius who created and developed two major online products that have revolutionized the way that people use the internet. Bloggers and web journalists around the world are wondering whether he has done it again with the new startup company called SnapGroups.
Before Yahoo! Groups, there was no easy way for [...]
Filed under: Business, News, Technology on May 10th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
Tagged with: Business, innovation, internet, start-up, Technology, web
Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer.
A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.