I am going completely digital, no more paper anywhere. I am going to save as many as 60-80 hours a month as well. How much is your time worth?
Here are some solutions worth considering:
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I can even mail all my important documents here for safe keeping (and) if [...]
Archive for the ‘ideas’ Category
Going Completely Digital
Posted in design, iPhone, ideas, innovation on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
IDEA #24: Scanned Yearbooks
Posted in ideas, innovation on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since everything else is showing up in digital format, where all the world’s high school and college yearbooks? This could be a business opportunity as a few sites mention they do it, just not well and for one high school. Classmates.com, where are you on this? Reunion.com? I am sure this [...]
Overnight Success
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Is overnight success possible in this day and age? Silently organizing the crowds and leveraging their connections and interest groups facilitates what I want to call: The Silent Success. These companies that did not run traditional mass-advertising to become successful, they leveraged the crowds that started to appear around their products and enabled [...]
Innovation and Coolness
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From consumer products to branding, here is a list to consider when comparing your ideas coolness or innovativeness.
LiveScribe – a pen that records your conversations.
Wii – interactive gaming.
X Box – where the Wii leaves off.
Flipcam – owns 20% of the camcorder market.
iPhone – owns 51% of the smart phone traffic.
Wikipedia – eliminated Encyclopedia’s overnight.
Hulu – [...]
Experience Wii
Posted in Product Management, Product Marketing, buzz marketing, design, humor, ideas, innovation, marketing, sales on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii
Here is an innovative advertisement. Pay close attention to YouTube.
IDEA #23: Results List
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
To do list on steroids. Create a simple yet effective list that focuses on results. Create due dates, count downs, completion percentages and multi-task management system. Focus on the goal of the result and keep everyone involved informed. A simple app like this can manage complex projects to grocery list.
IDEA # 22: Digital Wallets and Smart Utilities
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When will I be able to carry only my phone (iPhone)? I know the technology is there to transfer funds digitally with bluetooth and even other secure connections. I see a digital wallet enabling consumers to pay at vending machines to retailers with their phone. Take the scanable apps and the new way [...]
IDEA #21: Scene DVD
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am sure this is a product, I just don’t know about it.
I have a wall mounted flat screen TV that every once in a while, I think it would be cool to turn into a Fireplace, Aquarium, Surf, Coy Pond, Rotating Mountain Scenes, Snow falling and other scenes that create a scene or experience. [...]
IDEA #20: Holiday Cheer
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Decorate the yard, house, car and office with cheer. This is more for a handy guy than myself. Yet, think about the potential of such a service. With a country obsessed with holidays, doing these things right is important. Franchise the service would work even better. I even heard of [...]
IDEA #19: StreamFish
Posted in ideas, innovation on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
H.264 video at its best. Only Hulu Networks can compare. Upload your video for free – compress it and then get a stream to load to your site.
