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Facebook's 'Graph Search' Is Another Name For Mobile Advertising

by Ron Callari

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Shakespeare was onto something back in 1600 AD, when he penned that famous Romeo and Juliet line. Its import intimates that its not the name of things that matter, it what those things really are. With the launch of Facebook's "Graph Search" on January 15, 2013, it's important to discern that FB's answer to a 'search engine,' is really it's portal to mobile advertising.

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The Baby Mop Lets Your Baby Do The Mopping

by Kim Patterson

Is your baby getting lazy - just lying around eating and sleeping all day? Sure, he’s only a few months old, but the constant freeloading can get on your nerves after a while. The baby mop transforms your adorable (but rather inefficient) little bundle into a valuable cleaning tool.

Bone Touch Smartphone Gloves Keep Fingers Warm When Making Cold Calls

by China.new

Touchscreen or touch scream, you tell me? When winter winds have your tender texting hands frozen to the bone, slip on Bone Touch smartphone gloves for the look of skeletal fingers without the frostbitten feel.

Social Media Does Not Put Car Dealers In Driver's Seat, Hurricanes Do

by Ron Callari

Having incurred the wrath of Sandy this past hurricane season, I was unwittingly placed in the market to replace a car that was totaled due to flood damage. While social media has been around for almost a decade now, the car dealership industry hasn't always needed to rely on the new marketing medium that's known to garner new leads, and ultimately more sales for many brands.

Heel Condoms Change The Look Of Your Heels Instantly

by Cindi Brown

The Problem: Business trip to the big city. Meetings all day, fine restaurants and clubbing all night. Limited luggage space. How can you make one or two pairs of shoes last all week? The Solution: Smart and sexy Heel Condoms change the look of your heels instantly!

CES Joins Forces With Salesforce To Harness Social Media At #2013CES

by Ron Callari

Lucky 13 comes in with a bang at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. While in the real world, you might catch the flu in the exhibit halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, in the virtual world there's no viruses to speak of - just a lot of chatter that's being monitored at high frequency by Salesforce.

The Latest Diet Gadget: The Vibrating, Light-Flashing HAPIfork

by Must Love Gadgets

One of the most popular booths at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was reportedly the HAPILABS booth where its new HAPIfork was presented to thousands of curious spectators. Well, it's not every day that you get to see a fork with flashing lights and vibrators at work.

Have Researchers Discovered The Fountain Of Thin?

by T Goodman

A scientific breakthrough, something obese and overweight people have only dreamed about, has been made at the University of Florida's (UF) Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Institute, where Dr. Stephen Hsu and his research team have identified a 'fat gene' called TRIP-Br2. When the team controlled the expression of this gene in mice, the mice were unable to gain weight, no matter how much they ate.

Even Short Interruptions Have Negative Effects On Performance

by T Goodman

If your job is task oriented, demanding your concentration, you had better turn off your cell phones, pagers, email, and buzzers, and hang a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on your locked door. Why? Even a 3-second interruption in your work can double your chances of making an error.

Comparing Two Weight Loss Apps: Lose It! and MyFitnessPal

by Cindi Brown

If past years are any indication, losing weight is probably 2013's most popular New Year's resolution. To improve our (collective) chances of success this time around, we can utilize the power of technology to make our goals a reality. Two popular apps aim to help, but which is the better-designed product?

Eat And Flush: New Stomach Pump Means No More Dieting For Some

by Myra Per-Lee

Under the heading 'Be careful what you wish for,' the inventor of the take-a-walk-on-wheels motorized Segway, Dean Kamen, has applied for a patent for a pump that removes a portion of the food you've just eaten from your stomach. Partners in this patent are members of a company called Aspire Bariatrics. Here's a brief description of how the stomach sucker works....

Medical Study Says: If You Can't Run, Shake!

by T Goodman

.... For many who are obese, health problems may keep them from achieving their goals through diet and exercise regimens. But new excercise research shows that 'shaking' may improve the immune systems of obese individuals until they can undertake more strenuous exercise.

New Year Resolutions Traced Back To Medieval Times

by Myra Per-Lee

Though our ancestors back in the 1300's probably didn't resolve to turn their abs into 6-packs at the beginning of every new year, new research indicates that they did make wishes and predictions at the new year, a tradition believed to have evolved into today's resolutions.

Domestic Violence Seen As Factor In Several Mental Illnesses

1 in 4 Women Will Suffer Domestic Violence

by T Goodman

While there is much evidence that child victims of domestic violence experience psychological trauma that may lead to mental illness, a just-published study looks at the prevalence of domestic violence in the lives of adult men and women with mental illnesses....

Plan Z, TAX the TAX Man!

Plan Z, A Trillion Dollars (or more) & A Fiscal Shoe For The Other Foot

by Ron Callari

After a volatile election year, heightened bi-partisan bickering, a drift-less mandate and a still-divided government, perhaps it was senseless to think a lame duck could waddle to our fiscal rescue. On the other hand, maybe we were waiting for the wrong shoe to drop.

Calling All Inventors! Dean McDermott Wants Inventions For Gourmet Dads

by Myra Per-Lee

'Gourmet Dad' Dean McDermott has paired with invention search site Edison Nation to find the best new gadget for dads in the kitchen. You don't have to be a dad to submit your gadget invention, just a really sharp innovator who knows what a gourmet dad would find appealing for his role as favorite chef to his family.

Calling All Inventors! Kyle Richards Wants Your Hair Care Ideas

by Myra Per-Lee

If you have ideas for new hairdo gadgets, cool hair accessories, or hair styling products, the Kyle Richards (Real Housewives) inventor competition curls right up to you! Run by Edison Nation, the competition is looking for the next do-it-yourself product that will make you look like you've just left the poshest hair salon.

Generational Memes: YOLO vs YOOO, Tenacious Teens vs Obsolete Oldies

by Ron Callari

Millennials vs. Boomers cover both ends of the age spectrum. There's an X and a Y in between, but according to most authorities, a generation of folks is approximately 15 years apart, where they are defined by their own uniquely similar characteristics.

Audi R8 China Edition: A Supercar for China's Super Rich

by China.new

The 2012 Audi R8 China Edition is a lot of car for a lot of money – almost half a million U.S. dollars buys one of the 80 available. It also highlights the German automaker's latest attempt to establish their brand in the hearts, minds and budgets of China's rapidly expanding wealthy class.

Calling All Inventors! Casting Call For Season 3, INVENTION USA!

by Myra Per-Lee

Last night was the premiere of Season 2 of The History Channel's inventor show, Invention USA. No sooner did the season begin, that casting calls for Season 3 of the hit series get on the road too. So now inventors have another chance to strut their stuff before the casting directors and the show's hosts, Reichart Von Wolfsheild and Scotty Ziegler.