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Online hub helps people pack & sell their know-how

Since free information is abundant, finding a way to sell knowledge or monetize content can be a challenge. Los Angeles start-up Knowledge Genie aims to offer a solution, allowing users to centralize...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: media & publishing, us, education
Real packages for virtual friends, no address required

Internet users can already send each other real-world gifts and letters without leaving the comfort of their online home. While such applications typically require a physical mailing address for the...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: life hacks, uk
Beer-loving crowd aims to buy Pabst Brewing Co. for $300 mln

BuyABeerCompany.com presents the most ambitious crowdsourcing effort yet: USD 300,000,000 for the Pabst Brewing Co. The 165-year-old firm, third-largest beer company in the US (going by 2008 sales),...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage, non-profit, social cause, us
Water bottle's plunger-style filter purifies instantly

The list of reasons to avoid bottled water seems to grow longer every day. While much of the controversy so far has focused on plastic waste and BPA, Australian Half a Teaspoon wants the world to...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: eco & sustainability, food & beverage, au
Business model book follows its own advice

Business models are at the core of what we write about every day here at Springwise, so we were naturally interested to see a new book launch on the topic recently. What's particularly compelling...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: media & publishing, ch, nl
Colour-changing sleep suit signals baby's fever

For parents of young children, pediatric fevers are often the first harbinger of the next childhood illness to be endured. Aiming to make such fevers more obvious sooner, UK-based Babyglow offers an...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: style & design, uk
Meeting notes drawn up by graphic artists

There's little doubt that taking minutes at a meeting can satisfy the barest demands of posterity. Whether the resulting document can inspire any but the driest of subsequent conversations, however,...

Started in Springwise • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: style & design, dk
Gyroscopic bicycle wheel teaches kids to ride

It may be true that once you learn how to ride a bicycle, you'll never forget; the thing, of course, is learning that first time. Training wheels have long been a staple of the childhood learning...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: lifestyle & leisure, us
Crowdsourcing business documents

Like other crowdsourcing websites we've covered, Canadian startup Spudaroo aims to connect businesses with talented 'crowds' of creatives. This time, the focus is on the written word rather than...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: life hacks, ca
Eco-iconic license plates for green vehicles

Electric and hybrid vehicles are typically eco-iconic in their own right, but a new program from Ontario's Ministry of Transportation aims to give them additional recognition via special license...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: automotive, eco & sustainability, government, ca
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