Sydney wants your Pop-up Bar!

Cool Bar Ideas (This one's from Athens, Greece)

City of Sydney is supporting a wave of new pop-up events, bars, restaurants and live music venues with free how-to classes for enterprising people who have great ideas, but need help with all the paperwork. > more

Controlling Company Signage from the Cloud

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ClearOne recently launched the MagicBox WebSuite digital signage software platform that allows users to control their entire signage network from any web browser at any location. > more

$9BN Arts Sector Feeds Toronto Innovation

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Small business arts forum on creatively financing growth in the arts from Toronto, Canada. > more

Antivirus Software Partner with Facebook to Boost Security

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Facebook partnered with Microsoft and major antivirus software providers like Sophos, to reduce social media attacks. > more

Consumers Propel Organics to over 4% of U.S. Food Sales

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Organic food sales now represent 4.2 percent of all U.S. food sales, up from 4 percent in 2010. Consumers have driven the U.S. organic industry to grow by 9.5 percent last year, to reach $31.5 billion in sales. > more

TripAdvisor: Mobiles driving Airline Innovation

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Mobile and smartphone technology was identified by fliers as a key innovation experience driver, in the annual air travel survey of fliers released by travel site TripAdvisor. > more

Twizgrid: A New Way to View Twitter Through Photos

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San Francisco-based tech company, AJP Apps, offers a new way to view Twitter with their photo-centric iOS app, Twizgrid. > more

Atlanta Leads U.S. as Affordable City Destination

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Atlanta is a destination of choice for U.S. travelers who are seeking bargain rates on hotel rooms this spring. The latest Budget Hotel Report, released by CheapHotels.org, ranks the Georgian capital among the top five cities on its list of most affordable places to stay in the USA. Boston is most expensive on this list. > more

Preventing Tooth Loss May Reduce Memory Loss

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In a large study of 9,853 people the number of lost teeth a patient had was correlated with the results of cognitive tests. Over 90 percent of lost teeth can be successfully stored, preserved and reimplanted, thanks to a new device. > more

Melbourne to lead Global Network of Cities on Sustainable Urban Development

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City of Melbourne and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group announced recently that Melbourne will lead a new global network on Sustainable Urban Development. Other global cities, including New York, Johannesburg, London, San Francisco and Sao Paulo are members. > more

Canada Ranks 7th for Clean Tech, Denmark 1st

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A report by the World Wildlife Fund and the multinational research firm Cleantech Group rates 38 countries by their abilities to commercialize start-up green-tech firms. The study has tried to measure nations where innovative companies are most likely to emerge. > more

Calgary's New Green Digital Library

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The Taylor Family Digital Library is the newest addition to the University of Calgary campus. The library houses over 9 million assets including 32,000 print monographs, over 1 million maps and aerial photographs, and 847,461 architectural drawings. It’s fully digital, with a lot of new features, and in a LEED-Certified green building. > more

Tidy Cities: Boston Annual Cleanup

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino today encouraged Boston businesses and residents to sign up for the City’s 10th Annual Boston Shines: Citywide Neighborhood Clean Up and Community Service Volunteer Program, to be held on the weekend of April 27-28. > more

Cincinnati Reds Pitch for E-Waste Recycling

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Cincinnati Reds players joining forces again with Global Environmental Services and many of Cincinnati’s leading corporations for the Third Annual Players for the Planet E-Waste Recycling Events on April 27, 28 and 29, 2012. > more

World First: Take 3D Photo, Print Object! Indian Engineer

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According to Indian engineer Balaji Tammabattula, simply photograph an item with the 3D imaging hardware, connect the 3D printer and watch as a duplication of the item is made. > more