Bright Ideas

What to do after being laid off? For 26-year-old Alex Light, there was only one option: head down to the beach and get fit. After losing his job in Dubai real estate, he set up Bad Times Bootcamp to help unemployed people get fit and get to know each other. [via]

Remove the lead vocals from a hit song, and you've got the makings for karaoke. Erase a lead actor from a popular film, and you've got the idea behind Yoostar. [via]

Scred — short for "street credit"—allows friends, groups and communities to manage their collective money. [via]
Example of Scredding in a Pool
The user msk has his pay day tomorrow, but he needs a bit for food and essentials today. Another user, setok, decides to lend him some money. Instead of writing the figures down in a random text file or paper slip they can use Scred to register this debt. Simple and easy.

RunMyErrand is a web and mobile marketplace that gives individuals and businesses an easy way to get everyday tasks done. [via]
Top Errand Ideas
**Renew a parking permit. **Wait in line for sports tickets. **Send a birthday gift across town. **Pick up takeout from a restaurant that doesn't deliver. **Pick up clothing donations and deliver them to the charity.

Created through a partnership between Apple and Zipcar, a new application will allow users of Zipcar's car-sharing service to use their iPhones to find, reserve and unlock vehicles. [via]

The Trunk Club now offers men the services of a personal shopper from the convenience of their own office or home. [via]


Book Of Cooks is a new online marketplace that can help consumers find local foodies who are willing to cook for them. [via]


The Music Tee, a shirt that gives wearers the right to free music downloads. [via]
About LnA
"Our focus is always finding a new way to put our own spin on basics..."

Offering a fresh and upgraded take on the ages-old confection, Xooro now operates two stores—in Santa Monica and West Hollywood—with a gourmet line of the mouth-watering fritters. [via]

YrWall is an interactive virtual graffiti wall that avoids the drips and damage because, quite simply, there's no paint involved. [via]

Launched earlier this month, Creative Caravan is a property listing service for people working in the creative industries, devised to help film directors, make-up artists, painters, photographers, etc. find a place to (sub)let or swap. [via]
Bright Apartment in Greenwich Village (Aug.08-Sep.26/09)
Not many responsibilities really, just don't burn the place down and be nice to the neighbours. Rent is $700/week which includes all utilities so nothing complex there, then.

Now aiming to review, highlight and uncover the best of curbside cuisine nationwide comes VendrTV, a video podcast that profiles a different street vendor each week. [via]


An antidote to energy drinks like Red Bull, Slow Cow was developed to help people de-stress. [via]
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