The federal government is the country’s largest holder of real estate.
According to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the federal government knows very little about some of the properties it owns.
Continue reading… “Federal government knows very little about properties it owns”
Futurist Thomas Frey: In 1997 Reed Hasting returned his copy of “Apollo 13” to the video store and was hit with a late fee so big that he was embarrassed to tell his wife about it. Out of this moment of humiliation the idea for Netflix was born, a business that would eventually take down the entire video rental industry, and its excessive fee-charging practices in the process.
Continue reading… “The Disruptive Underground Vs. the Banking Industry”
Growing startups in the digital babysitting space allow parents to book, review, and often pay babysitters online.
There are few areas of life that haven’t been changed by the mobile and Internet revolutions for the young, urban smartphone owner. We can book restaurant reservations through OpenTable, take a cab without swiping a credit card on Uber, or crash at someone’s house in a foreign city through AirBnB. Life has moved online, and commerce is moving with it.
Continue reading… “Babysitting goes digital with credit card payments and online bookings”
Redbox says that families are hitting the rental machines the most.
Redbox, owned by parent company Coinstar, the DVD and game rental kiosk chain has been so disruptive in the entertainment industry that it helped Netflix hammer the final nail in Blockbuster’s coffin. They has doubled their annual revenue year after year, cutting so deeply into Hollywood’s piggybank that several movie studios attempted legal action, eventually settling to impose a 28-day delay before new releases hit Redbox machines.
Continue reading… “Redbox video game rental stats (Infograph)”
Augmented reality will completely change retail.
What is the future of retail? In the next couple of years, customers will be able to try on clothes and products at home with no shipping required. Technology will allow shoppers to virtually wear garments — smelling, hearing and feeling the fabric as if it were real.
Continue reading… “Augmented reality is the future of retail”
There is no correlation between an uptick in recent teen drug use and the increased availability of pot.
Teen pot use has not been boosted by the surge in outlets for legal medical marijuana, according to a new study by economists at University of Colorado Denver and other colleges.
Continue reading… “Legal medical marijuana shops do not boost drug use in teens: Colorado study”
Jack Cheng: One of the better spots to enjoy a bowl of ramen noodles here in New York is Minca, in the East Village. Minca is the kind of place just out of the way enough that as you’re about to get there, you start wondering if you’ve already passed it. A bowl of noodles at Minca isn’t quite as neatly put together as those of other ramen establishments in the city, but it is without a doubt among the tastiest. There’s a home-cooked quality to a bowl of noodles at Minca. And there’s a homey vibe to the restaurant. Minca is a good place to meet a friend and sit and talk and eat and drink, and eat and talk and sit and drink some more.
Continue reading… “The Slow Web Movement”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwvmru5JmXk&hd=1[/youtube]
Broad Sustainable Building, a construction company in China, has announced plans to build the world’s tallest building…in just 90 days. When finished, it will be 220 stories high, 10 meters taller than Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.
Continue reading… “Chinese construction company to build world’s tallest building in 90 days”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Every time I drive to the office there are 11 separate stoplights along my route. Based on some cosmic luck-of-the-draw, two thirds of the stoplights will either be red or green, and the time it takes me will vary from 12 to 22 minutes.
Continue reading… “The Curse of Infrastructure”
Facebook’s insights on human behavior can give them new ways to cash in on our data—and remake our view of society.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, has said in public that if Facebook were a country its 900 million members would make it the third largest country in the world.
Continue reading… “What Facebook knows about us and what will it do with all that data?”
Omaha, Nebraska
Bob Grinnell, the owner of the building where a former furniture factory once occupied in North Downtown Omaha, Nebraska explains to Eric Markowitz of Inc.com, how this factory, The Mastercraft, takes its name from the furniture brand that had originally inhabited the space. The furniture company opened in 1941 and manufactured furniture for the better part of the 20th century. But 10 years ago, the furniture business failed and investors in Iowa bought the company. The building was abandoned.
Continue reading… “Startup scene is thriving in Omaha, Nebraska”
The list includes: .tattoo, .ketchup, and .mormon.
The list of new generic top-level domain names that have been applied for and can then be owned has been revealed by ICANN. There are 1,930 new domain names –with tech titans like Amazon, Apple, and Google in the mix–and they’re going to change how the Internet works.
Continue reading… “ICANN reveals new top-level domain name applications”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
Learn More about this exciting program.