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Shoe-trading community for those with uneven feet

With social networking dominated by colossal sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, it might seem that there's not much room left for smaller fish. But the web thrives on the long tail of consumer...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: fashion & beauty, life hacks, au
New Clue board game incorporates text messaging

There's no shortage of real-world games that use technology to add a virtual element, as we've already seen in such examples as Treasure World, The Hidden Park, LocoMatrix and Swinxs. What's less...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: entertainment, telecom & mobile, us
Columbia reuses shipping boxes, tracks their stories

There's no doubt recycling is good, but in many cases, reusing is even better. Aiming to keep its share of reusable boxes out of the recycling bin, Columbia Sportswear recently launched an effort to...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: eco & sustainability, us
Sanitary pad franchise creates jobs & improves lives

According to research carried out by SHE — Sustainable Health Enterprises, around 50 days of school or work are missed by girls and women who don't have access to sanitary pads, or can't afford them....

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: non-profit, social cause, rw, us
Travel company gives bloggers free trips

Earlier this year we covered YokmoK, the Spanish travel company that invites its clients to help create new trips. Now, taking a page from TasteCasting's play book—by which restaurants give bloggers...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: marketing & advertising, tourism & travel, es
Montreal ad agency looking for a live-in intern

Ad agencies thrive or fail by the creative ideas they come up with, and promoting themselves is no exception. What makes Montreal firm Carte Blanche's new self-promotion campaign unique is that it's...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: marketing & advertising, ca
Real-time pricing error alerts for consumers to pounce on

Real-time price search has arrived, and with it some unexpected bonus features for consumers. German site Apnoti claims to have the first search engine to index prices for the German, American and...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: life hacks, retail, de
Sustainable baked goods by weekly subscription

Last month, we reported on Milk Made, which is a Manhattan members club for artisnal ice cream. Operating on the same principle—food produced in small batches and delivered locally to pre-paying...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: food & beverage, retail, us
'Sex map' reveals erotic-spending trends by city

UK consumers spend some GBP 315 million on sex products each year, according to retailer LoveHoney, but not all towns spend equally. Thanks to LoveHoney's new UK Sex Map, it's now plain for all to...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: lifestyle & leisure, retail, uk
Local businesses ranked by their social benefit

While consumer pressure is managing to push some businesses towards social responsibility, competition will favour those companies that can leverage good deeds to increase their bottom line. That...

Started in Springwise • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: marketing & advertising, non-profit, social cause, us
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