Forget Everything You Know About Food: Philips Has Redesigned It

Yesterday, I wrote about the Electrolux Design Lab concept for 2050, Heart of the Home .  To give you an idea of how out there Heart of the Home is (and I mean that lovingly), the kitchen’s pots and pans are traced into existence with an index finger, and they don’t need to be washed or stored, just erased!  Now, wait until you see what Philips Design has cooked up for 2050! 

Social Media Queen Betty White Upstaged By The Olympics?

Can going viral on a Facebook Fan Page get you you a gig on Saturday Night Live? If fans have their way – Betty White might be the first actress to score such a deal. She may have started her showbiz career back in the days of “I Love Lucy,” but today you haven’t hit the big time until you’ve gone viral.

Alcohol And Energy Drinks Make Dangerous Cocktails

Apparently the new trend in high(er) education is to combine alcohol with highly-caffeinated energy drinks.  Oh well.  But those in the University of Florida’s (UF) College of Public Health and Health Professions took an interest in studying the actual effects of this trend….

How’s This For Minimalism? The Chop Stick Wardrobe

What a clever and fun design is the Chop Stick Wardrobe.  Not created by an Asian, but by Swiss designer Andreas Saxer, who happens to be a design professor at the Chang-Geng University Taipei in Taiwan.  I’d say Saxer’s Chop Stick Wardrobe just may have been influenced by his stay on the Chinese island.

#WhoDat vs #MyColts At #SB44: Who Wins The Super Bowl Social Media Match-up?

Dependent on what team you are rooting for in this year’s Super Bowl (#SB44), you might be surprised to learn who is winning on the Social Media field of play.

Geo Spam Heads Into Location-Based Territory

Well, it was bound to happen. As popular as location-based services are becoming, it didn’t take long for the Spamalot Brigade to step in for a little menace and mayhem

Geo Spam Heads Into Location-Based Territory

Well, it was bound to happen. As popular as location-based services are becoming, it didn’t take long for the Spamalot Brigade to step in for a little menace and mayhem.

Cost Per Check-in: Has Foursquare Initiated A New Ad Model?

We know about ad deals based on impressions and  we are familiar with banner ads and pop-ups. Google Adsense opened us up to cost per clicks. But as social networking moves from the desktop to mobile devices are we ready to engage in a brand new business model ☞ Cost Per Check-in

Twitter’s First Resignation By Tweet – Jonathan Schwartz Exits Sun

The first tweet from outer space was recorded on January 22. The first doctor to tweet during surgery happened at the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. A landmark tweet against impostors was issued in a tweet by the British High Court in October, 2009

Butt Covers For Pets Give New Meaning To "Rear Gear"

Rear Gear …. ” no more mr. brown eye ” reads the header card.  A butt cover for my dog or cat.  Wild!  I love it!