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I found out that despite my not blogging here as usual, i still get a lot of traffic. Thanks to the work i have put into this and thanks to everyone who has made this blog their parking lot online. I really want to say a bid thank you to all.

I have come to update my regular visitors about my recent posts. I have not stopped what i love - blogging but i have just moved to a new blog.

Below are the list of the post i have one it after the first part of the recent post i did here.

These are the titles with links to where they are:

- A Key to Freedom

- Your Child. Your Gift

- We All Need a Revolution

- Personality of the Week (May 11-17th, 2009)

- The Questions of Success

- A Wife of Noble Character

- Job Don't Make you Free

- Principles of an Eagle

- Are You Ready for Change

- How Fast are you Running

- Do's and Don't of Twitter Username

- A Job or a Business of your own?

- Random Thoughts to Provoke your Heart to Excellence

- What to Learn from Spiders

- Teen snd Sex

- Are you a Duck or an Eagle?

- How to Know where to Tap

- How to get to where you are going

- Latest Technology; AdvertFarm

- Myths about Online Multi-level Marketing

- The Water Test

- Fire on the Mountain

- ReBuilding Nigeria

- Ghetto Child

- Entrepreneurship Test

All these are a must read if you want to be really built up to become the person God has called you to be.

I would be glad to read your comments and how the post as affected you. You contribution also is needed. Take a step further to subscribe with the blog so that you can get updates as soon as possible.

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Hello Friends.

You will notice that I have not been posting here for some days. It is not because I have stopped blogging but because I have moved to another site in order to serve you better than what you have been witnessing here.

The new place is adesojiadegbulu.com, you can check it out now! I need to write this post so that you can be aware of this officially. I promise to be updating this blog with the recent posts weekly so that you won't miss a thing.

If you have subscribed for RSS or Email alerts here, I would be glad if you can take a step further in subscribing again for RSS or Email alerts on adesojiadegbulu.com.

In the mean time, you can check out the recent post up till today by following this links below:

- Making A Mark

- Love is Life

- What's on your Mind?

- The Definition of You

- My Journey So Far

Enjoy reading the above post. I will be here next week to give you an update of the recent post.

Love you still!!!

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Top 10 Must-Have Apps for a Web Publisher

I am a web publisher. That means that I publish things for others to read, just like any other person in the press, but that I use the internet as my medium. Less red tape. Less committee. Just me, typing my thoughts or findings, and posting them for others to read and respond to.

Now, in this business, you not only need to be able to publish to the web, but you need to also design your site and administrate the business end of it. This takes software and the use of that software at my computer (as the size of my ass can attest to).

So, here is my top 10 list of applications which just make my job oh so much easier as a web publisher.

1. Dreamweaver. Formerly a Macromedia product and now owned by Adobe, Dreamweaver is the best web design program out there as far as I’m concerned. Frontpage  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/default.aspx was a piece of crap. I heard Expressions  http://www.microsoft.com/Expression/products/overview.aspx?key=web was better, but I have not personally tried it yet.

 

2. TopStyle. This is a great CSS editor for Windows. 

3. ColorCop. This small little utility is super useful when you need to find out the color code of any color visible on your screen. Want to precisely match a visual element you see on the web? Just grab ColorCop’s pointer to that point, release the mouse cursor, and you have the exact color code. 

4. Wordpress. This is, of course, the web-based blogger software of significant popularity. And for good reason. It simply blows the other options away in terms of ease of use and availability of add-ons and community support. A web publisher needs to be able to easily bring content to the web, and it doesn’t get much easier than Wordpress.

 

5. Gmail. Even though it is a web-based app, I put this one into the must-have category. The joys of using a web-based email client where somebody else makes it work is immeasurable. If you want, you can also hook your domain up to Google Apps https://www.google.com/a/  and get the full Google office suite for your whole domain.

 

6. Trillian Basic. This is a chat client that can connect to multiple networks. Almost any web publisher is going to need to communicate to others on the web. I personally like Trillian because it can dock to the side of my screen and not move. It seems few others do that, and I have no idea why. 

7. Google Desktop. Depending on the size of your website and the number of files you work with, it might get to be an incredibly daunting task to try to find half the crap you SWEAR you saved on your computer. Google Desktops brings the power of Google search to your file system. And it does work. It uses a pretty small footprint in Windows, so it won’t slow you down. And, no, using Google Desktop does not mean that Google is indexing all your files on their servers. 

8. Camtasia Studio 4. If you want to make screencasting videos for the web, Camtasia is the defacto standard. And their video editor isn’t half bad either.

 

9. Google Reader. Again, web-based, but any publisher online needs to stay up-to-date with what others are talking about. It is the only way you can remain current and relevant to your community. Google Reader is an excellent way to bring content to you from RSS feeds. Subscribe to relevant sites and easily keep track of them. It is a huge time saver. And I like how you can read your feeds from your cell phone if you have some time to kill somewhere without a full computer around.

 

10. Yahoo Music Jukebox. Sitting on the computer all day means you might need some entertainment while you work. My personal fave is Yahoo Music Jukebox. While the streaming media service is not free, it does offer an endless supply of music of any genre I want. I can also play particular albums or artists to suit my mood. Great to work with. 

So, what other apps might you recommend?

About the Author

David Risley is a pro-blogger and Internet entrepreneur who generates six figures online per year. His blog is in plain-English, pull-no-punches tale of his life as an Internet entrepreneur and pro-blogger.  He is an Internet business evangelist. Read more about him at http://www.davidrisley.com/

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Top 10 Must-Have Apps for a Web Publisher

I am a web publisher. That means that I publish things for others to read, just like any other person in the press, but that I use the internet as my medium. Less red tape. Less committee. Just me, typing my thoughts or findings, and posting them for others to read and respond to.

Now, in this business, you not only need to be able to publish to the web, but you need to also design your site and administrate the business end of it. This takes software and the use of that software at my computer (as the size of my ass can attest to).

So, here is my top 10 list of applications which just make my job oh so much easier as a web publisher.

1. Dreamweaver. Formerly a Macromedia product and now owned by Adobe, Dreamweaver is the best web design program out there as far as I’m concerned. Frontpage  http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/default.aspx was a piece of crap. I heard Expressions  http://www.microsoft.com/Expression/products/overview.aspx?key=web was better, but I have not personally tried it yet.

 

2. TopStyle. This is a great CSS editor for Windows. 

3. ColorCop. This small little utility is super useful when you need to find out the color code of any color visible on your screen. Want to precisely match a visual element you see on the web? Just grab ColorCop’s pointer to that point, release the mouse cursor, and you have the exact color code. 

4. Wordpress. This is, of course, the web-based blogger software of significant popularity. And for good reason. It simply blows the other options away in terms of ease of use and availability of add-ons and community support. A web publisher needs to be able to easily bring content to the web, and it doesn’t get much easier than Wordpress.

 

5. Gmail. Even though it is a web-based app, I put this one into the must-have category. The joys of using a web-based email client where somebody else makes it work is immeasurable. If you want, you can also hook your domain up to Google Apps https://www.google.com/a/  and get the full Google office suite for your whole domain.

 

6. Trillian Basic. This is a chat client that can connect to multiple networks. Almost any web publisher is going to need to communicate to others on the web. I personally like Trillian because it can dock to the side of my screen and not move. It seems few others do that, and I have no idea why. 

7. Google Desktop. Depending on the size of your website and the number of files you work with, it might get to be an incredibly daunting task to try to find half the crap you SWEAR you saved on your computer. Google Desktops brings the power of Google search to your file system. And it does work. It uses a pretty small footprint in Windows, so it won’t slow you down. And, no, using Google Desktop does not mean that Google is indexing all your files on their servers. 

8. Camtasia Studio 4. If you want to make screencasting videos for the web, Camtasia is the defacto standard. And their video editor isn’t half bad either.

 

9. Google Reader. Again, web-based, but any publisher online needs to stay up-to-date with what others are talking about. It is the only way you can remain current and relevant to your community. Google Reader is an excellent way to bring content to you from RSS feeds. Subscribe to relevant sites and easily keep track of them. It is a huge time saver. And I like how you can read your feeds from your cell phone if you have some time to kill somewhere without a full computer around.

 

10. Yahoo Music Jukebox. Sitting on the computer all day means you might need some entertainment while you work. My personal fave is Yahoo Music Jukebox. While the streaming media service is not free, it does offer an endless supply of music of any genre I want. I can also play particular albums or artists to suit my mood. Great to work with. 

So, what other apps might you recommend?

About the Author

David Risley is a pro-blogger and Internet entrepreneur who generates six figures online per year. His blog is in plain-English, pull-no-punches tale of his life as an Internet entrepreneur and pro-blogger.  He is an Internet business evangelist. Read more about him at http://www.davidrisley.com/

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You do Tweet on Twitter! Where do you do "Wetin dey happen" ?

Here, i am introducing you to NaijaPulse if you have not heard/read about it. I have been on it and for a while. I also linked my NaijaPulse account with my Twitter account with my Facebook account..The combination of this three gets my 140 word characters to as many people that can read them. Anyway, lets get to the business of the day..

NaijaPulse is Africa’s first microblogging service just like twitter which was launched some days ago which lets users say what they’re doing, start or follow a discussion, share a link or news item, join or create groups. The service runs on the Laconica microblogging software, version 0.7.1.

The service lets you share short text updates about yourself and what is happening around you with friends, colleagues, family and fans. NaijaPulse lets you say ‘Wetin Dey Happen’ (which is a pidgin phrase for ‘What’s Happenning?’).

What are the features?

Unlike Twitter, the site allows you to create groups, features users and has a link for popular posts. If you favour a post, it will be featured as a POPULAR on the right sidebar. You can also tag a word by preceding it with the hashtag (#). For example, tagging me (jesusfreak) will be @jesusfreak.

You can link your NaijaPulse account to your Twitter account, After linking, all your ‘pulses’ are automatically published at Twitter as well. You can use the ‘connect’ tab on your NaijaPulse account profile and provide the login data to your twitter account so that your updates are posted automatically. But, wouldn’t NaijaPulse have access to your twitter account? I doubt, since the login details are sent directly through the server, so no one can have access to your information.

NaijaPulse also allows you to send direct messages to other naijapulse users, as long as both of you are subscribed to the RSS feeds of each other. You can also connect to your Twitter account and Facebook account.

What is unique?

NaijaPulse supports OpenMicroBlogging 0.1., a protocol that lets users of one microblogging service subscribe to updates by users of another service. What this means is that, if you use any other microblogging service such as Twitter, you subscribe to pulses from another user on NaijaPulse.

Thus, if you have an account on a remote site that supports OpenMicroBlogging, and you want to subscribe to the pulses of a user on NaijaPulse, you can click on the “Subscribe” link under their avatar on their profile page. This should take you to the remote subscription page, where you enter your profile URL on the other microblogging service.

You’ll be taken to your microblogging service, where you’ll be asked to confirm the subscription. When you confirm, your service will receive new notifications from the user on NaijaPulse, and your service will forward them to you (using IM, SMS, the Web, or whatever else).

My Opinion

I like the idea of the site, but I’m concerned if the site would develop to become a useful tool for business just like Twitter has become for most companies around the world.

Obviously, Nigerian web addicts like me are already using Twitter and soon, my guess is that businesses will be using microblogging services like NaijaPulse. However, for this to happen, NaijaPulse must generate a lot of buzz about their service in order to experience a significant growth, and thus position itself as a useful business tool for interacting with customers and clients.

I’m yet to see if NaijaPulse would make a huge impression in the African continent, since the site’s concept seems too niched and tends to focus on the Nigerian online community. Besides, the name (definitely not pan-African) doesn’t suggest that the site would capture the African social media space just like sites like South African-based start-ups, Afrigator and Muti have attracted a lot of attention from the African blogging community.

Perhaps the site would have been called AfriTwit or so in order to attract the entire African microblogging community? Even if it looks and feels pan-African, it will still need to have multiple language preferences like French and Arabic.

...culled from Startup Africa.

What are your thoughts?

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Twitter by Nigerians for the World

I had to come back home to write about the rave of the moment. I have been on it and for a while. I linked my NaijaPulse account with my Twitter account with my Facebook account..Well, lets get to the business of the day..

NaijaPulse is Africa’s first microblogging service just like twitter which was launched some days ago which lets users say what they’re doing, start or follow a discussion, share a link or news item, join or create groups. The service runs on the Laconica microblogging software, version 0.7.1.

The service lets you share short text updates about yourself and what is happening around you with friends, colleagues, family and fans. NaijaPulse lets you say ‘Wetin Dey Happen’ (which is a pidgin phrase for ‘What’s Happenning?’).

What are the features?

Unlike Twitter, the site allows you to create groups, features users and has a link for popular posts. If you favour a post, it will be featured as a POPULAR on the right sidebar. You can also tag a word by preceding it with the hashtag (#). For example, tagging me (jesusfreak) will be @jesusfreak.

You can link your NaijaPulse account to your Twitter account, After linking, all your ‘pulses’ are automatically published at Twitter as well. You can use the ‘connect’ tab on your NaijaPulse account profile and provide the login data to your twitter account so that your updates are posted automatically. But, wouldn’t NaijaPulse have access to your twitter account? I doubt, since the login details are sent directly through the server, so no one can have access to your information.

NaijaPulse also allows you to send direct messages to other naijapulse users, as long as both of you are subscribed to the RSS feeds of each other. You can also connect to your Twitter account and Facebook account.

What is unique?

NaijaPulse supports OpenMicroBlogging 0.1., a protocol that lets users of one microblogging service subscribe to updates by users of another service. What this means is that, if you use any other microblogging service such as Twitter, you subscribe to pulses from another user on NaijaPulse.

Thus, if you have an account on a remote site that supports OpenMicroBlogging, and you want to subscribe to the pulses of a user on NaijaPulse, you can click on the “Subscribe” link under their avatar on their profile page. This should take you to the remote subscription page, where you enter your profile URL on the other microblogging service.

You’ll be taken to your microblogging service, where you’ll be asked to confirm the subscription. When you confirm, your service will receive new notifications from the user on NaijaPulse, and your service will forward them to you (using IM, SMS, the Web, or whatever else).

My Opinion

I like the idea of the site, but I’m concerned if the site would develop to become a useful tool for business just like Twitter has become for most companies around the world.

Obviously, Nigerian web addicts like me are already using Twitter and soon, my guess is that businesses will be using microblogging services like NaijaPulse. However, for this to happen, NaijaPulse must generate a lot of buzz about their service in order to experience a significant growth, and thus position itself as a useful business tool for interacting with customers and clients.

I’m yet to see if NaijaPulse would make a huge impression in the African continent, since the site’s concept seems too niched and tends to focus on the Nigerian online community. Besides, the name (definitely not pan-African) doesn’t suggest that the site would capture the African social media space just like sites like South African-based start-ups, Afrigator and Muti have attracted a lot of attention from the African blogging community.

Perhaps the site would have been called AfriTwit or so in order to attract the entire African microblogging community? Even if it looks and feels pan-African, it will still need to have multiple language preferences like French and Arabic.

...culled from Startup Africa.

What are your thoughts?

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Twitter by Nigerians for the World

I had to come back home to write about the rave of the moment. I have been on it and for a while. I linked my NaijaPulse account with my Twitter account with my Facebook account..Well, lets get to the business of the day..

NaijaPulse is Africa’s first microblogging service just like twitter which was launched some days ago which lets users say what they’re doing, start or follow a discussion, share a link or news item, join or create groups. The service runs on the Laconica microblogging software, version 0.7.1.

The service lets you share short text updates about yourself and what is happening around you with friends, colleagues, family and fans. NaijaPulse lets you say ‘Wetin Dey Happen’ (which is a pidgin phrase for ‘What’s Happenning?’).

What are the features?

Unlike Twitter, the site allows you to create groups, features users and has a link for popular posts. If you favour a post, it will be featured as a POPULAR on the right sidebar. You can also tag a word by preceding it with the hashtag (#). For example, tagging me (jesusfreak) will be @jesusfreak.

You can link your NaijaPulse account to your Twitter account, After linking, all your ‘pulses’ are automatically published at Twitter as well. You can use the ‘connect’ tab on your NaijaPulse account profile and provide the login data to your twitter account so that your updates are posted automatically. But, wouldn’t NaijaPulse have access to your twitter account? I doubt, since the login details are sent directly through the server, so no one can have access to your information.

NaijaPulse also allows you to send direct messages to other naijapulse users, as long as both of you are subscribed to the RSS feeds of each other. You can also connect to your Twitter account and Facebook account.

What is unique?

NaijaPulse supports OpenMicroBlogging 0.1., a protocol that lets users of one microblogging service subscribe to updates by users of another service. What this means is that, if you use any other microblogging service such as Twitter, you subscribe to pulses from another user on NaijaPulse.

Thus, if you have an account on a remote site that supports OpenMicroBlogging, and you want to subscribe to the pulses of a user on NaijaPulse, you can click on the “Subscribe” link under their avatar on their profile page. This should take you to the remote subscription page, where you enter your profile URL on the other microblogging service.

You’ll be taken to your microblogging service, where you’ll be asked to confirm the subscription. When you confirm, your service will receive new notifications from the user on NaijaPulse, and your service will forward them to you (using IM, SMS, the Web, or whatever else).

My Opinion

I like the idea of the site, but I’m concerned if the site would develop to become a useful tool for business just like Twitter has become for most companies around the world.

Obviously, Nigerian web addicts like me are already using Twitter and soon, my guess is that businesses will be using microblogging services like NaijaPulse. However, for this to happen, NaijaPulse must generate a lot of buzz about their service in order to experience a significant growth, and thus position itself as a useful business tool for interacting with customers and clients.

I’m yet to see if NaijaPulse would make a huge impression in the African continent, since the site’s concept seems too niched and tends to focus on the Nigerian online community. Besides, the name (definitely not pan-African) doesn’t suggest that the site would capture the African social media space just like sites like South African-based start-ups, Afrigator and Muti have attracted a lot of attention from the African blogging community.

Perhaps the site would have been called AfriTwit or so in order to attract the entire African microblogging community? Even if it looks and feels pan-African, it will still need to have multiple language preferences like French and Arabic.

...culled from Startup Africa.

What are your thoughts?

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Bad Lesson about Monetization taught by Twitter

We all love Twitter. I do. I use it all day and I’ve built up connections with people using it. But, one thing is for sure: Twitter is STUPID when it comes to how to make any money. Bloggers, pay attention!

Twitter has grown a lot (biggest understatement of the century). Throughout, the question of how they’re going to make any money is discussed frequently. They are raising a little money through investors and it is keeping them going. But, Twitter is a sitting goldmine and the fact that they’re not making any real money yet is idiocy on full display.

In my view, Twitter has several ways to make money. Most obvious to me would be the “freemium” model. Obviously, they cannot begin charging for Twitter accounts as it would completely kill the network. However, they can begin to charge a yearly premium to users who CHOOSE to do so. In exchange, a “Twitter Pro” user would get things like additional API calls, exemption from ads, an increase in SMS access, ability to follow more than 2,000 people. Yes, it would be dependent on Twitter running ads on the network as well as limiting SMS access (which I’m sure costs them money).

Twitter could easily embed ads into the site. Contextual ads based on the keywords in your own tweets and the people you follow. The ads could either be on the side or (better yet) injected into your Twitter stream. As long as they don’t overdo it and and make it obvious that a tweet is an ad or not, I think it will work fine. Then, they could use the “freemium” model to provide an opt-out.

Now, I’ll go on record and say that I expect something like this to happen in 2009. It is only a matter of time.

But, what is taking them so long? And what can bloggers learn from it?

Well, the fact that Twitter is sitting on this so long is the lesson for bloggers. In other words, DON’T DO THAT!

Last week, I answered the question on when I thought was the right time to monetize. My answer is: NOW. Twitter violated that and now look where they are. They’re all worried that the first thing they do to make money is going to alienate their user base. If they had done something in the early days, the Twitter community would be used to it by now. It would be a non-issue.

So, the lesson that I believe Twitter can teach aspiring pro bloggers is:

Don’t wait around! Monetize early and don’t wait until you have a humongous user base that you are afraid will react badly when you monetize too late in the game.

If you are confused on how to monetize, here’s some ideas.

Twitter is a goldmine. It is an entrepreneurial tragedy that it still isn’t making any money. I expect they’ll grow a brain sometime this year. However, in the meantime, don’t repeat their mistake.

Note: This post was originally titled "What Twitter Can Teach Bloggers about Monetization

[In a Bad Way]" but changed to what it is now in order to fit this blog.

About the Author

David Risley is a pro-blogger and Internet entrepreneur who generates six figures online per year. His blog is in plain-English, pull-no-punches tale of his life as an Internet entrepreneur and pro-blogger.  He is an Internet business evangelist. Read more about him here.

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Bad Lesson about Monetization taught by Twitter

We all love Twitter. I do. I use it all day and I’ve built up connections with people using it. But, one thing is for sure: Twitter is STUPID when it comes to how to make any money. Bloggers, pay attention!

Twitter has grown a lot (biggest understatement of the century). Throughout, the question of how they’re going to make any money is discussed frequently. They are raising a little money through investors and it is keeping them going. But, Twitter is a sitting goldmine and the fact that they’re not making any real money yet is idiocy on full display.

In my view, Twitter has several ways to make money. Most obvious to me would be the “freemium” model. Obviously, they cannot begin charging for Twitter accounts as it would completely kill the network. However, they can begin to charge a yearly premium to users who CHOOSE to do so. In exchange, a “Twitter Pro” user would get things like additional API calls, exemption from ads, an increase in SMS access, ability to follow more than 2,000 people. Yes, it would be dependent on Twitter running ads on the network as well as limiting SMS access (which I’m sure costs them money).

Twitter could easily embed ads into the site. Contextual ads based on the keywords in your own tweets and the people you follow. The ads could either be on the side or (better yet) injected into your Twitter stream. As long as they don’t overdo it and and make it obvious that a tweet is an ad or not, I think it will work fine. Then, they could use the “freemium” model to provide an opt-out.

Now, I’ll go on record and say that I expect something like this to happen in 2009. It is only a matter of time.

But, what is taking them so long? And what can bloggers learn from it?

Well, the fact that Twitter is sitting on this so long is the lesson for bloggers. In other words, DON’T DO THAT!

Last week, I answered the question on when I thought was the right time to monetize. My answer is: NOW. Twitter violated that and now look where they are. They’re all worried that the first thing they do to make money is going to alienate their user base. If they had done something in the early days, the Twitter community would be used to it by now. It would be a non-issue.

So, the lesson that I believe Twitter can teach aspiring pro bloggers is:

Don’t wait around! Monetize early and don’t wait until you have a humongous user base that you are afraid will react badly when you monetize too late in the game.

If you are confused on how to monetize, here’s some ideas.

Twitter is a goldmine. It is an entrepreneurial tragedy that it still isn’t making any money. I expect they’ll grow a brain sometime this year. However, in the meantime, don’t repeat their mistake.

Note: This post was originally titled "What Twitter Can Teach Bloggers about Monetization

[In a Bad Way]" but changed to what it is now in order to fit this blog.

About the Author

David Risley is a pro-blogger and Internet entrepreneur who generates six figures online per year. His blog is in plain-English, pull-no-punches tale of his life as an Internet entrepreneur and pro-blogger.  He is an Internet business evangelist. Read more about him here.

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Random News You need to Read!

1. Your Breath Could Be Recycled into Fuel

Live Science:

The Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in Liverpool, U.K., will soon become the world’s first to try a revolutionary piece of technology that will recycle the breath of passengers into biofuel.

The Eco-box, developed by Origo Industries, will capture the CO2 exhaled by airport travelers and convert it to fuel to be used in the airport’s diesel vehicles and heating system.

The Eco-box was originally designed to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles. It works by capturing carbon emissions through a photo-bioreactor as a feedstock for algae, producing biomass that is then refined and converted to green fuel.

“The project at the airport is an early trial of a system which we believe could have a significant impact on the way companies today can obtain fuel and manage carbon emissions,” said Iain Houston, Origo’s CEO and founder.

2. Tough Times Call For New Ideas

The Wall Street Journal:

The savviest entrepreneurs right now aren’t hunkering down. They’re rethinking their business models and hunting for new strategies based on the assumption that consumer spending won’t be rebounding to prerecession levels and that the types of products and services people want will be much different from before.

For a business owner, this can mean finding new sales channels, trying new marketing tactics and promotions, forming strategic partnerships and introducing new products that appeal to frugal shoppers.

Stone Hearth Pizza, an organic-pizza chain with three small restaurants in the Boston suburbs, considered opening a fourth restaurant last fall when they were approached by natural-foods grocery chain Whole Foods Market about selling prepackaged pizzas in the stores’ refrigerated-foods section.

After evaluating the idea, the founders decided starting a wholesale channel would diversify their business at a time when consumers are dining at home more because of the weak economy.

Heather Becker, owner of the Chicago Conservation Center, which restores artwork and antique furniture for private collectors, corporations and small museums, recently launched a free email newsletter with tips and information about conserving artwork. She sends it to about 20,000 previous customers every other month.

She is also promoting free in-home consultations for area residents with questions about conserving their collections, and will provide advice to collectors who email photos.

Becker hopes that expanding consulting and educational services will garner more trust and appreciation among her customers, leading to new revenue streams.

3.  Absurd Inventions ever-patented

Obtaining a patent is a costly and time consuming process. Inventors must have unstoppable faith in their vision in order to realize their dream of acquiring a patent.

But sometimes these inventions come from a creative place so deep, they can be perceived by some as offbeat, unusual and possibly a bit eccentric.

Pierced Glasses

Our fearless inventor discovered a new way to hang eye glasses on your face, by using body piercing studs. That’s right… pierce your face, hang your glasses!

Fish ‘n Flush!

The Fish ‘n Flush is a toilet aquarium kit that turns your toilet into a facsimile of the Great Barrier Reef, complete with colorful fish and bubbling treasure chests.

Human Car Wash

People need bathing. Hospital patients need bathing too and to speed up this process, may we suggest the Human Car Wash? The HCW eliminates slipping and falling because the washees are strapped into a hanging harness and merely need to stand or dangle in a fixed position while the conveyor belt moves them from station to station.

Imaginary Friend

An official looking inflatable village person that you can hang out with. As an added bonus, Mr. Inflatable is also useful for car pool lanes and Desperate Housewives.

Photos by thebizzare.com.

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