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While Rentoid contains the everyday items you’d expect to see listed (chainsaws, ladders, laptop computers, air conditioners, etc.) there are also some deliciously oddball items. You can rent an island, sports cars, private jets, a unicycle, a driveway, a full-size wrestling ring, an R2D2 projector, even a wife (listed in the “antique” category).
When we made our big announcement yesterday that Anthill Magazine had become a quarterly publication, we never expected to receive the flood of emails, SMS messages and phone calls of support. But we were intrigued to discover that we’d become a discussion topic among the chirperati on Twitter.
Let’s start with the bad news… Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or an ant hill) for the last six months, you will have noticed that the global economy has suffered a significant downturn. Sadly, despite our best efforts to find innovative solutions to whichever obstacles cross our path (in true Anthillian style), Anthill…
After listening to a colleague chasing payment from recalcitrant debtors earlier today, I felt compelled to dig up this infectiously funny email chain from South Australian David Thorne. When asked to settle his electricity bill, the commercially creative Adelaide man offered to settle the matter by way of a ‘spider’ drawing. The following is the…
Shanghai. You would think that in China – with its growing power base, its population of more than 1.4bn people and its status as a vibrant international hub – getting a scoop of ice-cream on your desert wouldn’t be so difficult, right? It sounds silly, but this sort of request can be way out of…
Shanghai. You would think that in China – with its growing power base, its population of more than 1.4bn people and its status as a vibrant international hub – getting a scoop of ice-cream on your desert wouldn’t be so difficult, right? It sounds silly, but this sort of request can be way out of…
I often trip myself up, spouting strong opinions without all the facts. I suspect this is about to be one of those occasions. Deficits don’t worry me too much (I’m too young to remember the bad-old-days of high deficits and spiraling inflation) and, as a generally optimistic, gung-ho entrepreneur, I’m all for a stimulus package…
In mid-2008, we wrote about a clever Australian company called TrickyTix on the topic of Product Development. TrickyTix CEO Scott Handsaker provided us with the following prescient quote, which I’ve paraphrased: “If you’re not slightly embarrassed about your new web product when you launch, you’re too late.” This week, we launched a new website. You’re…
In mid-2008, we wrote about a clever Australian company called TrickyTix on the topic of Product Development. TrickyTix CEO Scott Handsaker provided us with the following prescient quote, which I’ve paraphrased: “If you’re not slightly embarrassed about your new web product when you launch, you’re too late.” This week, we launched a new website. You’re…
Trends are useful – but in my view, anything beyond 2-5 years is pure fiction. The seeds of mass market change are always with us, percolating away in the background – you just have to pay attention. Here are five I’m tracking right now….
We recently stumbled on an acute example of just how appealing (and viral) a creatively designed shopping website can be. Dutch Company HEMA presents what at first glance appears to be a conventional ‘shop window’ product catalogue. But wait a few second and watch the magic kick in.
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