Friday, October 31, 2008

Fresh Ideas

From Springwise.com:

It's time for your weekly fix of entrepreneurial ideas! Our latest issue is now online. Here's
a quick run-down of the promising new businesses featured on Springwise this week:


Screen showing different track titlesTony Player takes online playlists to the dance floor
Entertainment / Telecom & mobile

When Twones members arrive at club that uses Tony Player, the
songs they’ve most recently listened to are automatically imported to
the DJ’s playlist.


Pins on a Google mapHotel search tool that's all about location
Travel & tourism

Concentrating on one single aspect of hotel searches, SeeYourHotel
helps users skip information they don't need and focus on where
hotels are located.


Student using a photocopy machineMore free photocopying, this time for charity
Marketing & advertising / Non-profit & social cause

One more tale of free photocopying for students, this time launched
by one of our very own Springspotters in his home country of the
Philippines.


Colourful baby shoeDesign your own baby shoes
Fashion & beauty

It's no longer a simple matter to rattle off all the "design-your-own"
opportunities we've covered in recent years, so numerous have they
become. Our latest spotting lets consumers design baby shoes.


Directions on a mapUsing pictures to give directions
Telecom & mobile / Transportation

A new application built for Google's Android cellphone platform
incorporates pictures and personalization to help people answer the
question, "Can you show me how to get there?"


Web cameraSite connects advertisers with content producers
Marketing & advertising / Media & publishing

PlaceVine connects content producers across film, television and the
web with brands seeking sponsorship and product-placement
opportunities.


Dry erase sneakerDry-erase basketball shoes
Fashion & beauty

White consumer goods mesh nicely with the human desire to scribble
on things. Expanding on that idea, Reebok has launched a dry-erase
basketball shoe that facilitates doodling and redoodling.


Illustration of two bottles of Coke with children's faces on the labelsMaking medicine as ubiquitous as Coca-Cola
Non-profit / Social cause

The ColaLife project aims to distribute oral rehydration salts to
people in developing countries through a partnership with Coca-Cola
by which its distributors carry medicine in addition to soft drinks.

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