Wired wrote a quick blurb about a great new crowd-sourced fundraising project called Kickstarter. The site is getting a lot of attention for all of the great new projects that it is helping to get off of the ground. Projects that otherwise would have been long forgotten and not funded are now blossoming. The reward for the initial boost in monetary confidence varies from project to project but there is always incentive to help the lil’ guys out. Check it out–you never know, you may help get the next Apple off the ground.

We think it’s fair to start off the early spring with a note on Productivity. Inc. has written several articles on productivity and efficiency recently and they are all worth a read.

… for inspirational purposes.

Sweet candy for the eyes. Candy Chang is a designer in NY that is bringing change to her environment through creativity and great design.

Green-washing or a growing awareness on a networking site? Greenopolis, Waste Management’s green social networking site, is getting mixed reviews from eyebrows being raised by Earth First to some praise from Earth Times. What it is doing,  bringing attention to something worth talking about, then environment.

This NPR article shows the power that the people have when voting on issues great and … not so great. From pickles to politics, who are your friends voting for?

Vasectomies for free pizza? We know, we’re really not sure what to think of it either but it seems to be working. Virginia Urology is pitching a new campaign and Richmond BizSense has the scoop.

Boing Boing presents the latest book developed from cubicle boredom,  Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction. Have fun at work. Incoming!!

If that can of Campbell’s Soup looks increasingly irresistible, it’s thanks to neuromarketing, part of the company’s efforts to try to get people to buy more soup.  They changed the label in response to studies done using biometrics, analyzing consumers’ response to the classic can. I think I’ll have soup for lunch.