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Never Wait on Hold Again.
Published by Riley August 4th, 2010 in Innovation, Mobile, Technology.Ever been on hold? For a long time? For a REALLY long time? Of course you have - it’s an experience that (unfortunately) is just part of life these days. However, there’s a new iPhone app that promises to make being on hold something of the past, and that app is LucyPhone.
Just pick a company [...]
Paperless mobile ticketing, no scanners required
Published by Riley July 28th, 2010 in Eco-friendly, Innovation, Mobile, Mobile Shopping, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, eCommerce.It is the most revolutionary way of Social Ticketing… all you have to do is register your Event in www.twicketer.com, they will provide you the URL to distribute it through twitter, facebook, my space, etc. You can sell or buy tickets. The purchase can be made with PayPal or a Credit card and it is [...]
Advice from the crowds, with a market-research twist
Published by Riley July 7th, 2010 in Advertising, Consumer Brands, Fashion, Innovation, Mobile, Personal Shopping, Retail Marketing, Reviews, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology.Ever have a significant other ask whether an article of clothing makes them look fat/tall/skinny/insert adjective here? Of course it’s a must lie situation if you want to escape to see another day but fortunately with the power of crowd sourcing applications and your iPhone, you can direct those questions online to friends, family or [...]
Digital Cosmetic Mirror: Try On Makeup Virtually
Published by Riley June 24th, 2010 in Consumer Brands, Innovation, Interactive Advertisement, Personal Shopping, Technology, Virtual world.IBM has recently teamed up with Israel-based EZface to create a “virtual mirror” that allows you to see what makeup looks like on your face without ever opening a compact. Inside your favorite retail store, the EZface kiosk will take your picture and display it on its screen. You can even share your results with [...]
Set up your Storefront on Facebook
Published by Riley June 10th, 2010 in Advertising, Consumer Brands, Personal Shopping, Retail Marketing, Shopping Center Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, eCommerce.At last, besides the sale of virtual gifts like hugs and cupcakes, Facebook has an app that allows you to open an ecommerce storefront via Payvment. First introduced back in November 2009, Payvment uses a PayPal shopping cart for its app to work with Facebook Pages.
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Pulse News Reader iPad App
Published by Riley June 2nd, 2010 in Design, Innovation, Technology.If you are on the hunt for a super slick looking user friendly RSS news reader for your iPad then you shall look no further.
Pulse is this really cool app that allows you to connect and manage your favorite news websites and aggregates them all into a dynamic mosaic interface. Swipe up and down to [...]
Flash works on touch-based devices
Published by Riley May 26th, 2010 in Mobile, Technology, Websites.There has been a lot of discussion lately regarding Flash on mobile touch devices. The argument is that it doesn’t work properly because of the rollovers and hovers and that Flash sites would need to be recoded in order for a proper user experience. Lee Brimelow a Platform Evangelist at Adobe created the following video [...]
Try Before You Buy
Published by Riley May 20th, 2010 in Consumer Brands, Mobile Shopping, Personal Shopping, eCommerce.With the iPad due to hit Canadian apple stores on May 28th, a lot of people are still wondering if it’s worth the $549 for the base model. What if you were given the chance to try before you buy? A UK based company “Bid and Borrow’ came up with a great idea to offer [...]
Give a Gift by Text Message
Published by Riley May 12th, 2010 in Consumer Brands, Fashion, Innovation, Mobile, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Shopping, Personal Shopping, eCommerce.Gift certificates are an awesome (if occasionally generic) way to say, “You rock!” Giiv.com makes this process easier by letting you give gift cards and certificates to someone you care about via text message.
Giiv.com is fairly simple: You find a gift that you want to give a friend or loved one, and then you enter [...]
Outfit Advice, with Help From the Crowds
Published by Riley May 7th, 2010 in Fashion, Social Networking.Go Try It On is based on a simple premise: the site will let you upload a photograph of you for others to give you an honest opinion on the way you look. Of course, when you upload the picture you are also uploading a short description that explains where you are going to head [...]


