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Virtual-gift app delivers upscale curios and trinkets

Virtual gifts and flowers are ubiquitous in the online world, but most are essentially a

Breath mint brand lets customers redeem points for vibrating toys

In Spain, breath mint brand Smint just launched a campaign offering people ‘sensual’ products in

App rewards shoppers for setting foot in stores

There’s no doubt businesses are starting to realize the broader marketing potential of location-based check-ins.

Group holidays for mourners help them rediscover joy in life

For people who have lost a loved one, moving beyond grief and mourning can seem

iPhone app lets consumers ‘try on’ real watches

We’ve seen tech innovations that let consumers virtually test out makeup and even tattoos, but

eBay develops reusable shipping boxes, with a story

When we wrote about Columbia Sportswear’s reusable shipping boxes late last year, we wondered whether

Instead of blogs, email newsletters by paid subscription

Blogs are now so ubiquitous and the internet so vast that the information communicated in

New mobile handyman service makes the rounds in Helsinki

While food trucks are popping up in every city and every media outlet, a startup

Fellowship recruits tech talent to transform city governments

California-based Code for America is a nonpartisan effort to help the brightest minds of the current tech generation rebuild city governments across the U.S.

Now in Toronto, more homegrown veggies without the work

More urban farming innovation! Hard on the heels of our stories this summer about The

Beer-brewing kits for homes with limited space

Home beer-brewing kits may produce superlative results, but they also tend to take up superlative

Museum seeks blogger to live onsite for a month

“Night at the Museum” may bring a fictional story to life for movie-goers, but thanks