Mingling with Journalists – Get Out in New York With “Time Out New York”

(TrendHunter.com) Really interesting what Time Out New York has been doing lately. In each issue there are real-world ways to meet and hang out with the editors, writers and staff of the magazine.

The magazine was starting to feel somewhat corporate, but this brings it back to the streets where it all started. For …

Dominating Print-on-Demand Industry – Amazon BookSurge

(TrendHunter.com) Amazon’s BookSurge has been getting a lot of buzz, as it could potentially change the print-on-demand industry.

BookSurge allows anyone to ship them their books, Amazon will warehouse them and then sell and ship them through the site.

“According to talks with several pod houses, BookSurge has tol…

Warehousing through the Web – Amazon Fulfillment Web Service

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve finally hatched a killer idea and developed the great product, one of the most frustrating parts can be figuring out what the do with all your merchandise until it’s sold. That’s where Amazon is stepping in, with a new service to help businesses with warehousing and shipping.

You can shi…

Entrepreneur Communities – Endossa Shops (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It was created in Brazil, more specifically in São Paulo, a new store that works like the standards of the Search Engines algorithms.

Endossa is a new project that functions more like a community of innovation than a regular store. They rent small spaces for entrepreneurs to exhibit and market the…

Personal Branding – Marketing Yourself

(TrendHunter.com) In today’s competitive business world, individuals are being advised to create a brand for themselves. That includes everything down to designing their own logo and thinking up advertising slogans in order to stand out and succeed. Whether you run your own company or work for a firm, the way to succ…

Participating in Earth Hour – Fairmont Royal York Hotel (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Just a reminder that Earth Hour is coming up this Saturday. If you’re not sure what that is, read our previous article, embedded below.

For those who aren’t aware, it could come as a shock if the lights or TV in their hotel rooms suddenly shut off, or if the restaurant they’re visiting is lit only…

Eco Jargon – Green Collar Jobs (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You’ve heard of white collar, blue collar and pink collar jobs but have you heard of green collar? If not, it’s about time you caught up with living in 2008.

Now that the world is increasingly focused on being, well, green, more jobs are springing up in the eco sector, and that’s the name given to…

Ads The People Want – Heidi, Hasselhoff & a Talking Car for VW (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s no secret Volkswagen is proud of its origin, and if anyone didn’t know, their upcoming TV spot would reinforce how Deutsch the brand is.

They’ve packed the “It’s what the people want” ad campaign, which launches next month, full of famous German celebrities including Heidi Klum and David Hass…

Diversifying Popular Sites – Dailymotion Goes Gay (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Dailymotion, the world’s largest independent video sharing site (YouTube is controlled by Google) and a top 30 website worldwide according to Alexa has launched an official “Gay & Lesbian” channel to cater to the LGBT community.

Other sites include some LGBT content, but Dailymotion is one of the f…

Software Problems in Bathroom Stalls – Google’s Testing on the Toilet

(TrendHunter.com) Albeit famous for creating a friendly work environment for their employees, Google doesn’t give them a moment to relax.

The company, heavily leaning upon the creativity of its workers, doesn’t like it when their brains stop solving software problems. By sticking software codes and problems to …

Zipcar Drive In – Drive In to Arctic Tale, Don’t Drive Out

(TrendHunter.com) Although drive-in movies are no longer mainstream, there has been a modern relaunch involving the eco-friendly Zipcars!

Car owners of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville will be able to drive in and enjoy National Geographic’s Arctic Tale at Harvard Square’s Brattle Theater on March 26 in a projec…

Inviting Bloggers to Boost Exposure – Sony Foam City (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a number of bigger names embrace the power of the blogosphere, from General Motors to Chanel.

Now Sony is testing the influential powers of the blogging world with the release of Sony Foam City, a TV spot which shows Miami being transformed into a huge swamp of bubbles. They used the wo…

Business Manga – The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Daniel H. Pink (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Would you take advice from a comic book? Adults in Japan do, where manga, or comics, are hugely popular across all age groups. Japanese manga covers all topics, yet in the western world, there are no comics geared toward adults, and definitely none that could be found in the business section.

Danie…

Free Plane Tickets – ULCCS Like RyanAir Offer Free Flights

(TrendHunter.com) Being able to travel is a luxury, right? We say this not only because of time, but because literally the cost of accommodation and the flight fare alone can leave a horrendous dent in your bank account.

But what if you could fly for free? I’m not totally off my rocker in suggesting this; in fact, …

Free Textbooks – Sponsored Ads Help Students (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the hardest parts about being a student is the cost of education. Textbooks alone cost hundreds of dollars, adding up to thousands throughout their schooling. So how about eliminating that cost entirely and making them free?

Several companies around the world are already doing it including …

1 Euro a Day Cars – LaudaMotion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How would you like to have a car, for about $1.50 a day? In Germany and Austria, you can have a car to cruise around in and it won’t cost you more than a euro a day.

LaudaMotion offers people Smart cars, the only catch is that they’re plastered in ads. If you don’t mind riding around in a mobile d…

High-Tech Teleconferencing – Cisco TelePresence (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Use the term “video conferencing” and people start looking wary recalling only having experienced jerky, fractured images and out-of-sync audio. Even today, after more than 40 years when AT&T;first introduced the Picturephone at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, few are impressed by the techn…

Giant Urban Artvertising Contest – Diesel Wall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For the last few years, Diesel has held annual competitions to create an ad campaign to dominate the walls of major cities.

Since “Big ideas need big spaces,” the Diesel Walls are ready for updated expansions in New York, Manchester, Zurich and Barcelona. As a result, the Italian fashion label has…

Cheap Petroleum Alternatives – Biomass Gas

(TrendHunter.com) A company says it will make ethanol for the U.S. at less than a buck a gallon. They will refine what’s known as biomass which is available for 65 cents per gallon. The technology uses low energy to make it efficient to produce the biomass which can be used to produce ethanol.

Ethanol currently use…

Transparent Apple Displays – MacBook Touch (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In what could be the holy grail of tablet computing, Apple’s latest applied patent (see image below, right) showcases using a transparent multi-touch display that can work as a control surface on two sides, both while the device is open and closed.

The patent avoids twisting the notebook/ tablet sc…