Printer produces personalised 3D chocolate
Article By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News Chocolate lovers may soon be able to print their own 3D creations thanks to work by UK scientists. A 3D printer that uses chocolate has been developed by University of Exeter researchers – and it prints layers of chocolate instead of ink or plastic. Although still a prototype, several retailers have already expressed interest in taking on the device. 3D printing using plastic and metal is already widely used in industry to speed up design work. Lead scientist Dr Liang Hao told BBC...
read morePlaying pop music via paper posters with conductive ink
The Listening Post is a paper poster that plays song clips via printed electronics Paper posters that play music via printed circuits made with conductive ink have been unveiled. The prototype “Listening Post” poster is a guide to bands performing locally. The interactive poster plays a short clip of a band’s music when a thumbnail image is pressed. Tickets can also be booked via the poster. The low cost of printing mean anything that uses paper or card could soon be much more interactive, said the poster’s...
read moreLess Really Is More In A Marketing Mix: Six Mantras To Keep You Focused.
Article By: Kern Lewis appearing on Forbes.com FOCUS Most businesses lack it, and dissipate their scarce marketing dollars on too many diverse and unconnected initiatives. “The Marketing Flavor of the Month” describes a small business’ typical “mix,” with whatever grabs the owner’s fancy enticing him or her off on wasteful “marketing tangents.” “If you do not focus your limited resources on just a handful of marketing initiatives, you set yourself up to fail. So stop worrying about...
read moreGender-based marketing: infographic
Community site G+, not to be confused with Google+, has taken a look at gender difference in marketing this week – an issue that came up just this week during a session I was running on social customer service. Though my response was that making sweeping statements about behaviour according to gender was a difficult thing to do – and isn’t entirely useful – it is fair to say that in the US at least, women retain a lot of control over buying decisions. I’d still take the stats below (based on US data) with a pinch...
read moreNew Facebook Brand Pages
Facebook users with brand pages may have noticed an announcement at the top of their pages this morning, alerting them that New Facebook Pages are coming soon. You can preview your page and try out the new features now ahead of the full switchover, which is scheduled for March 30. Click here to read the entire article on Search Engine Watch.
read moreFirefox Users Engage Congress: SOPA Strike Stats
January 19th, 2012 · Mozilla News Yesterday, we blacked out the default start page in Firefox and redirected visitors to the Mozilla sites to a special action page. We also sent direct messages to members of the Mozilla community through multiple online channels. All these steps were aimed at informing and mobilizing millions of people on the poorly drafted anti-piracy legislation – SOPA and PIPA – pending in Congress. The result: Mozilla reached over 40 million people who, in turn, generated 360,000 emails sent to Senators and...
read moreShattering 10 Branding Myths
A friend of mine sent me a link to this article. I thought it explained Branding and all of the confusion around the term wonderfully. The article is written by Steve Tobak from CBS Money Watch. Some executives and business leaders understand what branding is all about. Most don’t. It’s got to be one of the most misunderstood concepts in business and I have no idea why. It’s not really complicated. Still, if you ask 10 business people to define a brand, you’ll get 10 different answers. Is it a promise of product...
read moreApps for Social Good
Hack for Change is a hackathon that was recently held in San Francisco. The focus of this event for developers and designers was to create web apps for social good. 17 new web and mobile applications were created and are still pretty new and in development stage. If you are interested in any of these apps for early access and signups click on the links below. The winning creation is the Good Neighbor. It sends text messages when neighbors need a hand with errands or tasks. I can see this being wonderful app for aging communities where...
read moreHow to Set up a Google AdWords Campaign
How to Set up a Google AdWords Campaign AdWords is a PPC, Pay Per Click, advertising service offered by Google. When most people think of PPC, AdWords is the program they think of. It has set the bar and remains the most popular PPC program advertising available to business owners. Here’s how to set up a Google AdWords Campaign. Step #1 – Sign up for an account. It’s free. Visit adwords.google.com/ and sign up. If you already have a Gmail account, analytics account or other account, you can simply log onto your account, visit...
read moreTransylvania County Sesquicentennial Identity
Think It Studio was hired by the Transylvania County Sesquicentennial committee to create the logo and establish an identity for the Transylvania County Sesquicentennial celebration or “TC150″. Work began on the logo in March 2010 and was completed by June, 2010. The project brief called for a design that would represent the idea of past to present and that would support the tag line “Weaving a Tapestry of Community”. It also had to incorporate images that speak to the beauty and history of the county. This list would...
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