Monthly Archives: February 2007

Global Market place for Ideas

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

Business week article on the market place for ideas: “…Colgate-Palmolive… needed a more efficient method for getting its toothpaste into the tube—a seemingly straightforward problem. When its internal R&D team came up empty-handed, the company posted the specs on InnoCentive, … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Technology | Leave a comment

Ban on fast food ads?

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

Reuters informs us that Malaysia is considering a ban on fast food ads… With Malaysia’s growing affluence, almost 40 per cent of its 26 million citizens are obese, up from 20 per cent a decade ago. No wonder. In Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture & Society, Parenting | Leave a comment

Want to buy a kidney?

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Ajay Jaiman

If you want to buy a kidney or any other organ just contact your local broker. A wired story reports “…a group of poverty-stricken women living in a tsunami refugee camp 7.5 miles north of Chennai confessed at a public … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment | Leave a comment