Pet Rock Becomes Million Dollar Idea

Gary Dahl who was an advertising executive launched a campaign for Pet Rocks.  He mass marketed this idea and soon the trend spread.  The pet rock came in a little box with holes for the rock to breath.  It also came with a kit on how to take care of this rock. In 6 months this man became a multi-millionaire off the trend of owning a pet rock.  The whole kit was around $4 and sold millions in the first few months.  Although the trend dropped quick after about 6 months, he still was set for life off pet rocks.  Have you ever thought of owning a pet rock? Or had a pet rock?

If interested in buying a pet rock check out this website.... http://www.petrockshop.com

Homeless Man Goes Viral

Ted Williams has a special talent that not everyone believed when they first heard him. Ted Williams was a homeless man who would make just enough to survive by standing on the corner justing his talented radio voice to get a dollar here and there.  How did this homeless man make such an impact on American? The news first heard about this homeless man and sent out a reporter to see what the big talk was about.  The reporter recorded this guys voice and from there American spread the word like wild fire. I remember when I first saw the video I could not believe that it was really his voice.  I thought that they had just edited the video but sure enough it was his own voice.  Two days later you see this man on Good Morning American explaining how God blessed him.  The homeless man went viral in record breaking times. Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think!!!!!!

What Celebrity displayed a new line of headphones at CES?

It seems to me that coming out with your own line of headphones is the next trend for Celebrities these days. You have Jay-Z who joined Dr.Dre, Lady Gaga, Diddy and Eminem who are just a few of the celebrities who now have their own line of headphones.

At the 2011 CES, 50 Cent showed up promoting his own line of wireless headphones.  Most just rolled their eyes thinking another celebrity rocking some new headphones.  The new headphone line is called "Sleek" which has a few different features that may make this line stand out compared to the other celebrity lines.  The Sleek headphones are wireless and have a 60 ft wireless range and a 10 hour battery life.  Many lucky customers got the privilege of meeting 50 cent with the purchase of these headphones at CES.  We will see how the Sleek line matches up to its competitors this year.

Looking for a New Car this Year?

If your in the market for a new car and are not sure what to get, how about trying a BMW?  BMW is coming out this year with a sleek looking 2011 6 series.  This BMW 6 series will consist of the latest 8-speed transmission.  Some special features to help win over car lovers are a new damping system which will give the option to choose from four sport settings.  The settings will include comfort all the way through performance and even a top performance option.   Read more on This ...http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/05/31/spy-video-2011-bmw-6-series/

What else is coming in 2011?????

The Office for Mac 2011

In case you wondered if the next version of office was going to come out, its here!  Office 2011 is now available and has some strong new features worth talking about.  The suite aims to help bridge the Mac and PC.  Some of the features include Microsoft Outlook, an updated interface, collaborative sharing and editing.   Although Microsoft has displayed all these exciting new features, the only down side is that Microsoft decided to forego upgrade pricing for this, meaning everyone will be charged the same price regardless if you have the older versions. 

Some highlights of the Office 2011 are Outlook, which I believe has not had an updated version since 01, Word and Powerpoint you can now access files using Sharepoint or Windows Live SkyDrive.  Also there are some new tools for managing tables and conditional formatting.  Microsoft also integrated some alarms and alerts for any upcoming appointments or events, which can become very useful to you. 

These are just a few of the new features that Microsoft added to the Office 2011.  As of now I have not purchased it to see if it is really worth it.  The price for Office Mac is $149.99 for the Home & Student edition, which does not include Outlook 2011.  The Office Mac 2011 that includes Outllook is $279.99.  If anyone has purchased the new version, what are your thoughts about it?

Ever thought about Traveling to Space

I remember watching Apollo 13 and thinking that those astronauts were tackling the impossible.  Now we are at a time were almost anyone can experience what those astronauts did.  Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin is in the process of providing the ultimate thrill ride for well-heeled space tourists and amateur astronauts. 

The spaceship will hold six lucky passengers and two pilots.  The spaceship is about the same size of a Falcon 900 executive jet.  Some breathtaking features include no floor dissecting the cabin allowing maximum room for the astronauts who desire the opportunity to float in the zero gravity.  For those passengers who want the experience but maybe not the floating feeling, two windows are located near each individual, one above and one to the side which gives the passengers the capabilities to see 1000 feet out. 

The spaceship is powered by a hybrid rocket motor, meaning that it provides safety and environmental advantages over liquid or solid systems that are more commonly used.  Being powered by a hybrid rocket makes it easy for the pilot to shut down the spaceship rocket motor at any time during its operation and glide safely back to the runway.

Virgin Galactic has plans to spend about $400 million in hopes to build five or six rocket planes. Although currently still in the experimental stage, if everything goes according to plan commercial flights could start launching anytime this year.  The Spaceship when ready, will launch from the New Mexico Spaceport which is still under construction at this time.  The price of a ticket on this once in a lifetime experience is $200,000 per ticket.  You may be thinking who in their right mind would pay that much to travel to space and the answer is about 390 people.  Just the 390 people who have already paid up front has estimated to be about 50 million in revenue so far.  You could be the next one!!!