Ozone pollution generated in each of the Northern Hemisphere’s major industrialized regions damages six important agricultural crops.
Europe loses 1.2 million tons of wheat a year due to man-made pollution from North America, an new study has found.
Continue reading… “Food crops harmed by air pollution crossing continents: study”
Corporate offices are going to become coworking offices in the future.
If you are a fan of coworking and are going to the SXSW this year in Austin, you might want to arrive a few days early to hit the Global Coworking Unconference Conference (formerly known as the Coworking Unconference) being held in Austin on March 8. The all-day event is geared toward owners and there will be a range of panels on starting and running a space. But at least one discussion might be of interest not only to coworking entrepreneurs but also to forward-thinking managers as well.
Continue reading… “What corporate offices can learn from coworking spaces”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Michael Migliozzi and Brian Flatow started a website called BuyaBeerCompany.com in November 2009 who’s lofty goal was to buy the ailing century old Pabst Blue Ribbon beer company. Working to match the $300 million sale price, in less than two years the pair had attracted over 5 million investors pledging upwards of $280 million, with an average pledge of $40.
Continue reading… “Crowdfunding: 23 Unusual Ways it May be Applied”
Advertisers are falling over themselves to get their ads out on YouTube or as part of online contests, like Volkswagen has done this year.
A big social event every year is the Super Bowl. During this year’s battle pitting the New York Giants against the New England Patriots, getting social will happen on screens and the sofa. (video)
Continue reading… “It’s the year of social media for Super Bowl ads”
Home births are still rare in the United States but it is a growing trend.
Jessica Wilcox thinks her in-laws still view her ideas about childbirth as kind of out there, but it’s hard to argue with success: In the last five years or so, Wilcox has given birth to two boys and two girls — each weighing more than 10 pounds — at her northern Virginia home. And she hopes to do it again one or two more times.
Continue reading… “Home births in the U.S. rise by 30%”
Our brains are being boggled by Google.
Our main source of memory is coming from the internet instead of our own brains, a study has concluded. In the age of Google, our minds are adapting so that we are experts at knowing where to find information even though we don’t recall what it is.
Continue reading… “Internet is our main source of memory instead of our own brains”
Tablet and e-reader adoption continues to grow quickly.
It used to be a startling experience to see an iPad on a bus, an airplane or the subway. Now you might be startled not to see one.
Continue reading… “U.S. tablet, e-reader ownership doubled over the Holidays”
Roughly 60 hours of video is now uploaded to YouTube every minute.
Google’s video website, YouTube, is streaming 4 billion online videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months, according to the company.
Continue reading… “YouTube streaming 4 billion online videos daily”
U.S. online advertising spending is expected to grow 23.3% to $39.5 billion this year, pushing it ahead of total advertising spending in print newspapers and magazines, according to an eMarketer report.
Continue reading… “U.S. online advertising spending expected to surpass print in 2012”
Credit cards are the most common form of financing for small business startups.
There are eight solutions to financing your startup with debt. When you are talking about debt options, think of loans and lines of credit that you pay back to a lender. We are not looking at any equity solutions such as angel investors, venture capital, etc. But nothing is easy these days and if you have damaged credit or you’re looking for several hundred thousand dollars it’s much less likely to happen purely with debt.
Continue reading… “8 debt options to finance your small business startup: part 1”
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor shows entrepreneurial activity revived in 2011 after years of decline
Early-stage entrepreneurial activity rates surged around the world in 2011, jumping nearly 60 percent in the U.S., according to a survey released this week by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. More than 12 percent of U.S. adults reported starting a business or running new businesses last year, up from just below 8 percent in 2010.
Continue reading… “Startup rates increased around the world in 2011”
Futurist Thomas Frey: If you were traveling between Boston and Washington, DC, and had the choice of either flying or riding in a driverless car, which would you choose?
Continue reading… “Driverless Cars: A Driving Force Coming to a Future Near You”
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