Times Square to become open air museum

19-2-2011

 A group of Dutch designers and art lovers launched an initiative to turn Times Square into Art Square. For one day, they want to replace all advertisements on billboards by the art from the world’s most famous museums. The project should be financed by crowd funding, and achieved in 2012.

Grubwithus

18-2-2011

Grubwithus is a site that organizes group meals in a restaurant aimed to meet new friends.The evenings have a fixed price (about $ 20) and time (2 hours). For now it is only offered in San Francisco and Chicago.

 

The Mazooka

17-2-2011

The Mazooka shoots marshmallows and great is great for parties or “food fights”.  The Mazooka can shoot a as far as 10m and is made by the Marshmallow Fun Company.

Personalized recipes through Twitter

16-2-2011

The Spanish food brand Gallina Blanca offers followers the posibility to tweet ingredients and you will receive a response with a recipe.

Bevvy

16-2-2011

There are already numerous providers of ‘today only deals’. Bevvy offers one-day-deals exclusively for clubs and bars. Currently only in the US.

 

Potato Clock

15-2-2011

This Potato Clock is a set of two wires and conductors which generate power of the peel of potatoes and sends it to a digital clock. Available for $ 11.08 on Amazon.com … excluding potatoes.

 

Love in a bottle

15-2-2011

The most famous spring water from Belgium, Spa, came up with a new campaign. Through www.spaloveinabottle.nl you can send a free postcard to the love of your life (or someone else who can use a bottle of water )….

 

Divorce hotel

15-2-2011

At the so called ‘Divorce-hotel’ you can divorce in comfort from your partner. The hotel offers in one place, all the experts you need concerning your divorce.

 

RFID keychain to update your Facebook

12-2-2011

When entering the theater of Amsterdam, visitors receive a keychain with a RFID chip attached, which is connected to your Facebook-account. You can automatically update your profile by holding the keychain in front of the SowiSocial-desks.

What happens when? project

11-2-2011

A 9 month lasting crowdfunded and crowdsourced project in a restaurant in New York. Each month the restaurant will be runed by a different group of people. After 9 months the restaurant will be demolished.

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