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Bandcamp - Now I Can Easily Sell My Own Music Online

The story
Bandcamp isn’t yet another place to put your music. Rather, Bandcamp powers a site that’s yours. So instead of ads for Sexy Singles Chat, your fans see your design, your music, your URL. You retain all ownership rights, and Bandcamp just hangs out in the background handling the tech stuff.

Why this story inspired me
It shows that a bunch of dedicated people were able to come up with a solution for musicians around the world to start selling music in a professional and affiordable (free!) way. They don’t charge bands that are selling small amounts and take a percentage from the sales that bands make that ARE selling a lot. Seems like a very reasonable way to do business, I’d say.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more people will seize opportunities to get rid of old systems that are blocking creativity. A concept like Bandcamp proves it is possible to do this.

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Sixth Sense Technology

The story
Basically, Sixth Sense is a mini-projector coupled with a camera and a cellphone - which acts as the computer and your connection to the Cloud, all the information stored on the web. Sixth Sense can also obey hand gestures, like in the movie Minority Report.

Why this story inspired me
Because a small team of people shows the whole world that interaction can be taken to a new level.

What I hope sharing this story will lead to
I hope that more people will see that efforts on a small scale can lead to big changes.

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Fortune At The Bottom

C. K. Prahalad, author of the book The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty through Profits, knows the future of innovation. The future of invention and profit is in providing for the poor. 

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Youtube Allprofit

Youtube has a program to help nonprofit organisations share their thoughts and ideas and gather funds at the same time. It’s possible for the organisations to get extra options and use Google Checkout for instant donations. If you have anything to share or need more resources, it may be worth checking out.

Thanks to Bartjan for the tip.

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Use Fun For A Change

Changing peoples behaviour is one of the most difficult things to do. Espcially when what they are used to do is easy and what they should be doing is gonna cost a bit more effort. Luckily there are creative minds who tackle problems like this with fun aternatives.

Thanks to Bartjan for the tip

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Touchable Hologram

Research from University of Tokyo shown at Siggraph 2009. Holography mixed with ultrasound haptics and computer sensors with the result of holograms that seem to be real to the touch.

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Nokia Concept Software

Don’t let your cell phone see this. It will be jealous. Little World is an idea for handling contacts on your cell phone. It was conceived by a student at CIID in a 2 week course with Nokia.

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