More than a year ago, Christian Van Vuuren, an account manager for outdoor company JCDecaux, found himself admitted to hospital with a hole in his lung. Further tests revealed he had a form of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, and was promptly placed in isolation in a Sydney hospital.
We all know that online video sharing has propelled some unlikely figures to fame, and in some cases this is turned into business success. Few young people have capitalized on this better than 24-year-old Natalie Tran.
Natsumi Hayashi's "levitating" self-portraits breathe fresh air into the blogosphere.
She calls her blog Yowa Yowa Camera Woman Diary– which literally translates to ” a feeble woman’s camera diary”. The online journal features Natsumi Hayashi’s self-portraits as she looks serenely trapped in a moment, “levitating” across city streets, an open field, a train station, a telephone booth, among many other quirky locations. I think the impact she has made through this series of photos would be anything but weak.
Growing up amidst opportunity and convenience within the Internet age, the Gen Y are inspired by new business ideas brought about by easy access to information and advanced technologies. The changing face of the digital landscape has also paved the way for new voices to be heard through a convenient and highly accessible portal.Young entrepreneurs are coming to the forefront as they see these innovations as potential forces not only in driving profits, but in changing perceptions as well. Read More
How can you become a ninja for free? This quintessential question isn’t asked by a young padawan on his way to his first LSD super trip. In fact, it is the title of a book, the first one from the team behind French web magazine Brain.
Knowledge comes out a huge corpus of data, and a systematic way to look at it. And somehow, some knowledge comes out of Supercut.org.
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Swedish Hassbeens recently made a short film of their acclaimed collection performance, which showcased their Spring/Summer 2012 shoe and accessories collection. Read More
The Grandpa Show is the lifestyle store Grandpa’s own talk show which recently launched. Read More
Somehow we don’t really want to find too much interesting content on the web. There’s all that talk about curation but what happens when you actually get good curation? You consume the oh so seductive content you are being offered and everything else have to pass after that. Read More
Not sure what kind of spaghetti sauce to buy? What kind of speakers? Sneakers? Tires? Nailpolish? Need someone to help you move? Looking for a new roommate? A new hairdresser? A new best friend?
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