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Cooking wiki can be edited by anyone

We've seen the Wikipedia model applied to car design, a video dictionary and an online publishing platform. The latest? Foodista, an online cooking encyclopedia whose recipes can be edited by anyone....

Started in Springwise • 1 day ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage, media & publishing, us
Personalized plates and placemats for kids

There's nothing like a baby to inspire adults to seek new heights of design and personalization. Last week we covered RoomsByYou's customizable fabrics for baby rooms, after which we were happy to...

Started in Springwise • 3 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage, style & design, us
Puzzle books given a design makeover

Puzzle books are big sellers, but generally not much to look at. Aiming to capture that gap in the market is a series of eyecatching, pocket-sized books. The Pocket Posh line includes about two dozen...

Started in Springwise • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: media & publishing, style & design, us
ModCloth asks customers to "be the buyer"

A retailer's primary role may be that of curator and tastemaker, but that doesn't mean that the crowds can't pitch in to help. Online indie clothing retailer ModCloth asks its customers to help...

Started in Springwise • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: retail, us
Bottled water brand encourages positive thinking

From France to Fiji, bottled water brands rely on spring-based provenance to lure customers. A newcomer is focusing on a different kind of message: positivity. A Bottle Of, which claims to be...

Started in Springwise • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage, au
Virgin Atlantic launches app to help fearful flyers

How to broaden your customer base if you're an airline? Remedy people who are too afraid to fly. Back in 1997, Virgin Atlantic started offering courses for fearful flyers. The courses—which are GBP...

Started in Springwise • 4 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: marketing & advertising, telecom & mobile, tourism & travel, uk
Designer dresses for rent (back-up size included)

From fine automobiles to designer handbags, we've covered various companies that let consumers rent expensive objects instead of buying them. The latest to join the herd is New York-based Rent the...

Started in Springwise • 5 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: fashion & beauty, life hacks, us
Reusable water bottle flattens & folds when empty

To reduce the number of plastic water bottles that end up in landfills, consumers are encouraged to buy reusable bottles. Since those can be bulky to carry along, a company in Thousand Oaks,...

Started in Springwise • 5 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: eco & sustainability, food & beverage, us
Online and on iPhone, authors read 10 pages of their latest work

What's better than reading? Having someone read to you. Even better—having the author read to you. When book lovers visit an author's reading, they generally know his or her work. Aiming to introduce...

Started in Springwise • 5 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: marketing & advertising, media & publishing, de
Crowdsourcing of graphic design goes local

We've written about various ventures that connect businesses with 'crowds' of graphic designers. Most work with contests, meaning that only the winning designer is paid for his or her efforts. While...

Started in Springwise • 5 days ago • 0 responses
Tags: style & design, marketing & advertising, nl
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