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We’ve seen the future, and you’re fat.
It’s not totally your fault, it’s our stupid calendar’s—the way we pack Halloween, Thanksgiving and the rest together in some sort of three-month gauntlet of flab.
But good news: we’ve found something that can help you stave off the jiggles.
Meet Fitbit, the pocket-size fitness monitor of the future, now available in the present.
Think of it as a Nintendo Wii for your pocket. Using the same motion sensor you’d find in a Wii remote, it records your every move, tracking every step you take, every move you make and every bond your break. (Kind of like Sting, but without the puffy shirts.) And if you happen to wander near your computer—where the dock station lives—boom, it uploads all your stats to your PC.
Once online, you’ll see how many calories you’ve burned and even how well you’re sleeping at night. You’ll want to start adding some basic details (number of martinis consumed last night, number of bourbons consumed this a.m.) and pick a reasonable goal—like losing five pounds in the next month, or burning 300 more calories per day.
Unfortunately, Fitbit cannot high-five you yet.
Fitbit, is available now .. I don’t sell them, but I could lose a couple of pounds.
What a great gimmick! Groupon hits Houston
Published August 10, 2009 Computer , Internet - promotion , Lunch , Marketing , Media , Networking , commentary , social media , web 1 CommentOnce in a while you find a great concept and think “I wish I had thought of that”! That’s how I felt when I found Groupon.com – what a great gimmick! They started in Chicago and added new cities as they got advertisers. Now they are rolling out Houston, today was the first Houston Groupon offering. Groupon uses social networking to funnel people and use it to get the customer to drive more biz…great concept.
How Groupon Works
Groupon is a combination of the words group and coupon. Each day, they offer an unbeatable deal on the best of Houston: restaurants, spas, sporting events, theater, and more. By promising businesses a minimum number of
customers, they offer great discounts. For the consumer it is “collective buying power”!
If you want to get the deal, just click BUY before the offer ends at midnight. If the minimum number of people (20 for today’s deal) sign up by the end of the day, you’ll get a printable gift certificate in your inbox the next morning that you can use whenever you want (well, at least until the deal expires-today’s expires in six months). If not enough people join, no one gets the deal (and you won’t be charged), so invite your friends to make sure you get the discount!
It’s nice to wake up to something new every day. Some people get their daily fix from desk calendars with a cute puppy and a funny caption every morning. Groupon is like a desk calendar, except the puppy is an unbeatable discount and the funny caption is a profound reflection on the flowers and needles growing from life’s cactus. Like some of the other local search sites they allow people to review food, entertainment and more.
Details
I don’t need to sell you on organic … it reduces the amount of pesticides and chemicals in the environment (and in your food), and it tastes better because organic fruits and vegetables have higher levels of antioxidants, lower average crop yields, and flavor crystals. If enough of us demand organic I think the premium price in the grocery will come down,
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