Monthly Archives: July 2012

Detoxing made easy through delivery in France

July 31, 2012 – 4:54 pm

by Lindsay Paterson WHAT’S HAPPENING French company Detox Delight delivers fresh juices, soups and balanced meals to anyone in need of a detox but lacking the time and energy to shop and cook properly (LeFigaro.fr, 11 July 2012). Subscribers can chose from juice-only packs, juice-and-soup selections, or a combination including some meals, and can sign […]

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Consumers enter more fragrance-free zones

July 31, 2012 – 4:51 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Tuttle, OK, is providing purer air to its more sensitive residents through a fragrance-free law (USAToday.com, 3 July 2012). Visitors to Tuttle’s City Hall are asked to “remain at the front of the building” (outside) if they are wearing perfume or fragrances like aftershave. Some fragrances can trigger asthma and […]

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ON A CLEAR PITCH

July 31, 2012 – 4:41 pm

By Sumaa Tekur Drip. Drip. Enterprises around the world are turning their attention to the same cause: water sustainability. From the ground-up view, water-stressed communities across the globe are pressing the panic button. Two-thirds of global consumers are expected to face water shortages by 2025. Large-scale water issues are leading to unprecedented changes in the […]

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MEAT Podcast, Episode 11: Celebrity gossip and the Olympics

July 30, 2012 – 5:29 pm

by Mike Garrison, Katie Elfering and Robert van Alstyne Media, Entertainment and Technology Strategists discuss the celebrity news of the week as well as the Olympics. For more information and to listen, click here.  

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Mexican voters show ink-stained finger to get election-day goodies

July 24, 2012 – 12:54 pm

by Gabriela Boylan WHAT’S HAPPENING To encourage Mexicans to vote in the July 2012 presidential election, retailers participated in a campaign that offered freebies and discounts for people returning from the ballot box. The National Chambers of Commerce (Concanaco) came up with ¡Dedo Manchado, Descuento Asegurado! (Stained Finger, Assured Discount!), whereby people who had voted […]

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Travel plans now include the layaway route

July 24, 2012 – 12:47 pm

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING Layaway isn’t a new way to pay, but travel hasn’t traditionally been a category associated with the piecemeal-style payment plan. Sears has launched Sears Vacations, an online destination where customers can put hotel and travel packages, hotels, cruises and rental cars on hold and pay for them progressively. Layaway payment […]

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TheFind’s price alerts give shoppers a new reason to Like Facebook finds

July 24, 2012 – 12:42 pm

by Nissa Hanna WHAT’S HAPPENING Facebooking consumers who are jaded by Likes that lead to no clear personal benefit have a new reason to make the effort: sale alerts from TheFind. The shopping search engine’s Facebook app (called Glimpse) now includes Universal Price Alerts, a feature that lets users know when a product they Like […]

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OLYMPIC VILLAGE

July 24, 2012 – 12:37 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis The 2012 London Olympics are upon us, and before we get too immersed in the 100-meter butterfly or the triple jump, we should pause and consider what the Games mean to a world that continues the sometimes painful process of shrinking. Even though markets and borders are more open today than ever […]

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Casino for kids opens in the Czech Republic

July 17, 2012 – 4:43 pm

by Jennifer Bajdan WHAT’S HAPPENING Casino games have become so popular in the Czech Republic that the city’s capital has opened a specialty casino — aimed at young children (365IdeasDeNegocio.blogspot.com.es, 15 June 2012). The hall, decorated in Las Vegas-style glitter and lights, features traditional games like roulette, poker and slot machines, which kids can play using […]

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Is nursing-home sex the last taboo?

July 17, 2012 – 4:40 pm

by Cree McCree WHAT’S HAPPENING Sexual desire doesn’t come to a screeching halt when people move into retirement homes, but expressing that desire is verboten at most facilities. That could change. A paper published in the Journal of Medical Ethics argues that sex is a basic human right which shouldn’t be denied to eldercare residents. […]

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Dude pins like a lady

July 17, 2012 – 4:37 pm

by Robert van Alstyne WHAT’S HAPPENING With a swiftly solidifying perception that Pinterest is a for-gals-only community (a recent survey found that 83% of users are women), numerous copycat services are springing up to meet the visual bookmarking needs of males (CNN.com, 22 June 2012). Boasting names like Manteresting, Gentlemint and Dudepins, the male-targeted Pinterest […]

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A TASTE OF LEVITY

July 17, 2012 – 2:27 pm

by Charlotte Beal Consumers are tired and stressed. So who has the energy to care about eating the PC way all the time? Fewer people — that’s who. More citizens (not just eat-to-live types, but even the live-to-eat ones) are looking for a little fun, relaxation and subversion in their vittles. Workers have a right […]

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Asian Americans speed past Latinos in US growth

July 11, 2012 – 7:55 am

by Amber Davis WHAT’S HAPPENING Asian immigrants account for the largest number of new arrivals to the States, helping Asian Americans surpass Latinos as the country’s fastest growing racial/ethnic group. According to a Pew Research Center report, about 36% of US immigrants arrived from Asian countries in 2010, compared to 31% from Latin America (PewSocialTrends.org, […]

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Room for Art: Stockholm hotel accepts artistic payment

July 11, 2012 – 7:50 am

by Krisha Kinnersley WHAT’S HAPPENING Stockholm’s Clarion Hotel is doing away with the notion of the starving artist by accepting artwork as payment for hotel rooms (Hg2Magazine.com, 12 June 2012). In order to qualify for the deal, artists simply need to submit any signed piece of artwork which fits on an A4 sheet of paper, […]

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