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Propeller Island Hotel: Luxury Hotel With Strange And Freaky Themed Rooms

by Beth Hodgson

Propeller Island Hotel in Berlin, Germany is among the strangest and funkiest places to stay in the world. This certainly isn't your typical Motel 6; find out why at this cool hotel you'll have an experience you'll never forget.

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All Electric Smart ForTwo Moves Into Full Scale Production

by George Delozier

Since first being introduced, the Smart ForTwo has become a big hit with commuters and pretty much anyone looking for a high efficiency vehicle. Now, an all electric version of the already popular ForTwo is being prepared for production by the end of the year.

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World’s Most Disgusting Restaurant? Modern Toilet Eatery In Taiwan

by Beth Hodgson

You've heard of someone having a potty mouth, right? Well at Taiwan's Modern Toilet restaurant you can almost take that statement literally based on their décor and plating methods.

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USB Japanese Fan Stores Data, Looks Dated

by Steve Levenstein

USB flash memory drives have taken on a wide variety of forms from weird to wild to just plain wacky. The Japanese Sensu USB 16GB goes for classy - and succeeds admirably.

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'United Breaks Guitars' Viral Video Gets Counterpunched!

by Ron Callari

The infamous 'United Breaks Guitars' video that went viral with over 5.2 million views is now receiving some push back from an airline branding company. SimpliFlying, an international marketing firm based out of Singapore has filmed their own editorial video to provide United Airlines with some useful social media tips as to how to counter this negative publicity.

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BMW Introduces New Active Hybrid 7-Series Concept....May Expand Technology to other Models

by George Delozier

It's no secret that BMW has been working feverishly on improving the fuel economy of their 5 and 7 series vehicles. Their latest additional to the eco-friendly goodie bag comes in the form of a small electric motor linked to the 8-speed automatic transmission of the 7-Series.

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Lexus Breaks into Premium Compact Segment with Hybrid Concept

by George Delozier

German auto makers have been pushing vehicles in the premium compact segment over the past few years, with the most recent being the introduction of the BMW 1-Series. This also happens to be one of the fastest growing segments in the industry right now, which explains the recent release of a Lexus Hybrid Concept that would look to challenge the 1-Series and others in the same class.

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Peugeot using Frankfurt to Unveil Hybrids by the Handful

by George Delozier

This year's Frankfurt Motor Show is looking more and more like a stage for hybrid introductions. Among the many automakers that are planning on unveiling new eco-friendly concepts, Peugeot has come forward with a new kind of hybrid drive system aimed at keeping complexity to a bare minimum.

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KitKat Sick Snack? Bizarre Vegetable Juice Chocolate Bars

by Steve Levenstein

Having exhausted every possible fruit flavor for their popular Kit Kat chocolate bars, Nestle Japan is inflicting KitKat Enhancement Vegetables upon a weary nation's taste buds.

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6 Degrees + 1 Game Theory = Social Network Analysis

by Ron Callari

It took a Beautiful Mind to develop Game Theory. A Footloose actor to popularize 'Six Degrees of Separation.' Now Social Network Analysis has pushed the envelope on both these theories for security purposes. However how does this new form of analysis affect our privacy rights? Will our future innocence or guilt be based on mathematical formulas?

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Trash Turned Treasure Business: Filt-Made Waste Oil Candles

by Beth Hodgson

You know that expression one man's (or woman's in this century) trash is another man's treasure? Well, there are companies that thrive on this old tried and true saying.

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Denim-On-The-Go: Jean Vending Machines

by Fashion Finds

Have you ever found yourself somewhere just thinking, damn I could use a new pair of jeans? Good news, a denim vending machine might just make these desires come true.

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Belly Button Box Preserves The Tie That Binds

by Steve Levenstein

Preserve the joy and wonder of giving birth for eternity by preserving your child's umbilical cord in this special wooden keepsake box.

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Top Ten Twitterati, A Tweet Above The Rest

by Ron Callari

While the movers and shakers on Twitter might be just "micro" bloggers...they sure know how to create a "macro" influence. Forbes Magazine compiled a list. Every country has their own top ten ranking. The top most influential tweeps within the DC Beltway according to Politico lists Barack Obama as number 4 behind Dick Gregory, Claire McCaskill and Karl Rove. You can determine your own list by tallying a user's number of followers, their number of tweets, their number of status updates -- or an algorithm thereof.

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Top Ten Drug Companies in Social Media

by Ron Callari

What is the "social share of voice" amongst pharmaceutical companies online? While some drug companies have been reluctant to embrace social media for fear of running afoul of FDA regulations that govern the advertising and promotion of prescription drugs, others are embracing social networks to help brand and position their companies in a positive light with consumers and practitioners. Here are the TOP TEN Pharma companies that are presently useing social media to reach out to larger audiences.

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Straw Voodoo Doll Kit: Nail The Boss At Home

by Steve Levenstein

Haitian voodoo not working for you? Try this traditional Japanese home voodoo doll kit, complete with hammer and nails.

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Chew On This: Aircraft That Biomimic The Architecture Of A Tooth

by T Goodman

Looking for an inspiration to build more crash resistant aircraft, mechanical engineers are looking at the architecture of the tooth.

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Paper Doll Kit Lets You Undress A Japanese Pop Star

by Steve Levenstein

Japanese pop singer, top blogger and anime otaku idol Shoko Nakagawa offers her fans an opportunity to dress and undress her - via the paper doll kit in her new photobook.

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Is Twitter's Geolocation Jon Stewart's "Stalker"?

by Ron Callari

Several months ago, Jon Stewart's parody of Twitter by his faux-techie correspondent, Samantha Bee surfaced some of Twitter's potential new competitors. Strangely enough her prescient investigative report may have been a premonition of things to come, as she described the new social network of "Stalker."

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Cam Girls & The "Red Light" District In Twitterville!

by Ron Callari

This past July, Twitter alerted the Twitterati that it would be purging 'spammy' accounts. This led to a major expulsion of pornbots and questionable auto feeds in the 1000s. For those who were not tracking their followers closely, many of us woke up one morning to witness a significant drop in one's follower count. Users soon learned that hundreds of “friends” with questionable profiles was less valuable than connecting with a select number of people you can trust, even if you don't know them personally.

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