by Minter Dial | Jun 4, 2009 | Environment, Travel
Another Idea for the Environment: Eco-Conscious Parking Cards I have long enjoyed the card machines that you use in Paris to pay for your street parking. Originally, you used coins to pay, then they introduced the prepaid cards (e.g. 10€ or 30€ option). Naturally, it...
by Minter Dial | May 31, 2009 | Mobile, New Tech
In my car, with its digital radio station interface, I noticed that BFM Radio 96.4 (above), a French business radio station, is now getting into the RSS live streaming act. Toggling between different business indicators (the levels of the different stock market, FX...
by Minter Dial | May 31, 2009 | Marketing
If you think you are getting state-of-the-art in personalized service when Starbucks can offer you a selection with up to 19,000 different varieties, try this one out for size. Mike Keen, who runs a small barista (coffee shop), called Studio 6 Coffee House, in Denver,...
by Minter Dial | May 29, 2009 | Business, New Tech
In the years to come, will this month be declared the month that forever changed the face of Internet search engines? There have been at least two significant launches that I have read about. Based on sophisticated algorithms, these two new search engines promise more...
by Minter Dial | May 29, 2009 | Social Media, Sports
If you are searching for a good site to figure out where to go or what to do in any number of cities around the world, you might want to try QYPE.CO.UK. Based out of Hamburg, Germany, this social site offers a vast range of services well beyond just where to eat...