(Source: couldvebeenlove, via beautifulramblings)
would this fly in the USA or even the UK? springwise:
In Dubai, restaurant diners pay by weight
Projects such as Halfsies have been encouraging diners in the west to eat less and consider the problem of food waste for a while. Now a new restaurant opening in Dubai – Gramo – is adopting a pay-by-weight business model to raise awareness of sustainability issues and promote moderation in the growing region. READ MORE…
808 million and counting?! thisistheverge:
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ becomes most viewed YouTube video of all time
Online store for temporary tattoos pays members for their unique designs
Hand-drawn tattoos may offer a unique way to enhance one’s personal style, but often people are put off by a tattoos permanence. Enter Dottinghill, an online community and e-store focused on unique temporary tattoos that rewards designer members for their creations. READ MORE…
This is some Confessions of a Shopaholic action here.
EyeSee mannequin silently collects consumer data for overzealous retailers
what small biz owner did not see this coming? the ONE groupon I bought (an afternoon tea for two at a local coffee shop), when I went to redeem, had a sign on the coffee shop that it was cancelled, contact groupon for a refund. Boom.
It’s official: Daily deals are unhip, and Groupon isn’t disruptive
Before Groupon filed to go public in June 2011, it lay claim to being the fastest-growing company ever. Its prospectus showed its revenue growing at a 1000-percent annual rate, in line with the growth of its gross billings, or the revenue Groupon collects before paying a share to merchants. But over the past five quarters, both figures have declined dramatically.
(via emergentfutures)
(via beautifulramblings)
I’ve got to hand it to Google for fighting a good fight and sticking to their guns but, it will be a long battle.
“The Chinese government has blocked access to Google.com, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Docs, Google Analytics, Google Drive, and many other Google services as the Communist Party of China holds the 18th Party Congress, which started Thursday morning.”
(Source: thenextweb.com)
This is some amazing stuff.. not just for our country but, for the industry we as marketers work in.
“Four more years”, with Barack embracing Michelle, has attracted more than 561k retweets, by far surpassing the previous record which is beliebed to held by Justin Bieber, who’s condolence tweet has 223k retweets.
