[SnipURL] Interesting Snips for week of 19 Mar, 2010

[SnipURL] Interesting Snips for week of 19 Mar, 2010

* PEPSI: "REFRESH EVERYTHING"


Crowd-sourcing for refreshing ideas. [ http://cl.lk/homeplus ]





* SHE JUST STOOD THERE

Young Chinese girl does nothing to freak the hell out of people. [ http://cl.lk/quietfreak ]





* NEW ENERGY SOURCE: NANOTECHNOLOGY

Courtesy MIT researchers. [ http://cl.lk/nanoenergy ]





* IPAD IS PRECIOUS

And forever. This version costs US$ 20,000. [ http://cl.lk/thewhatipad ]





* A NEW SOLUTION FOR BEDBUGS: GUARD DOGS

Bedbug-sniffing dogs, adorable yet stunningly accurate, are the new and

furry front line in an escalating and confounding domestic war. [ http://cl.lk/bedbugdog ]





* ARE YOU READY FOR THE TOILET OF THE FUTURE?

Potty scientists weigh the metrics. [ http://cl.lk/futureloo ]





* WHY JAPAN KEEPS FIGHTING THE WHALE WARS (AND WHY NOT)

A side of national pride makes a blubbery dinner go down a lot easier. [ http://cl.lk/notthecove ]





* MUSIC VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Lady Gaga and Beyoncé in the same tripe. [ http://cl.lk/lg_telephone ]





* BEST JOBS IN AMERICA

Infographic detailing CNN's recent story. [ http://cl.lk/bestjobs_usa ]





* JAPANESE AD OF THE WEEK

Where else would you see this as 'marketing'? [ http://cl.lk/hairyhair ]





* EXIT ENVY

The big red word, the little green man, and the international war over

exit signs. [ http://cl.lk/exitsign ]





* THE EICHMANN FILES

Classified documents could be released after 50 years. [ http://cl.lk/eichmann ]





* BUILDING A BETTER TEACHER

What makes a good teacher? There have been many quests for the one

essential trait, and they have all come up empty-handed. Among the

factors that do not predict whether a teacher will succeed: a

graduate-school degree, a high score on the SAT, an extroverted

personality, politeness, confidence, warmth, enthusiasm and having

passed the teacher-certification exam on the first try. [ http://cl.lk/betterteacher ]





* CONSUMERS HEAR DIFFERENCES IN MALE, FEMALE VOICES

In marketing, men may have more impact, women are more soothing. [ http://cl.lk/vocaldiff ]