Business Idea of the Day

Inhabitat: The latest lighting design from LZF Lamps puts paper swans to shame. The Spanish design firm used origami figures to inspire its giant, geometric pendant lamps, which debuted at this week’s Milan Furniture Fair. Not only are the lights arrestingly beautiful, they’re crafted from eco-friendly materials

We Are Handsome’s swimwear is not just your run-of-the-mill swimwear. Each piece is made by hand, with the highest quality polyester lycra, printed with high density inks using a placement sublimation process which is tedious to say the least. Each of the designs is limited edition. Some are sourced from 000’s of retro images and some designed by WAH’s in-house artist often using dozens of images to get the unique look and feel.

“Puppy Tweets” dog’s collar allows dog owners to follow their dog on twitter. This plastic tag (introduced by Mattel), comes equipped with a sound and motion sensor, and with pre-recorded tweets. In accordance to the dog’s movements and behavior, it’ll post tweets to the dog’s Twitter account announcing it status. via: CNNMoney Related trends: Communicating with those who can’t Pets focused devices: * A collar tag from Boston-based SNIF Labs lets pet owners forge new connections with fellow dog-walkers, both online and off. * The Bowlingual Voice bark translator developed by Takara Tomy, a Japanese toy company, is a device that allegedly translates a dog’s bark or feelings into words people can understand.

TechCrunch: While Twitter is an incredible platform for tapping into the conversations that are taking place on the web, the real-time stream can be crowded. It’s hard to keep track of back-and-forth communication between users or to keep track of subject-related Tweets based on hashtags. Recently launched TweeterClubs aims to create a real-time conversation around the Tweets that are broadcast to the web. Once you log into the site with your Twitter account, you can enter the tweet on the TweetUp tab. Your tweet will appear in both the club and on Twitter automatically

5050BIZ is a business-networking Web site that allows you to stay connected with your team, monitor daily activities so you stay focused on your goals. The state-of-the-art tools available inside of 5050BIZ virtual office will improve efficiency among employees and allow you to open new doors to give and gain knowledge, locate products and services and reconnect with business contacts, co-workers, classmates and friends. You can use 5050BIZ to communicate with your vendors and clients by posting interesting topics, promotions and news to your company network. Participate in industry and professional networks to become a thought-leader in your area of expertise with this collaborative online software.

Springwise: It’s been more than a decade since online diaries first appeared, and during that time most have transformed into communications of a much more public sort than the paper counterparts that inspired them. Aiming to restore some of the original privacy to today’s ubiquitous blog, Toronto-based Penzu offers a secure online journaling medium that’s private by default. Penzu is an online diary and personal journal that is focused on privacy. The core component of Penzu’s interface is what it calls “the pad,” resembling a sheet of blank journal paper. Users begin by signing up—basic use is free

Iconoculture: Forget 140-character text-based tweets. Twitter users can now send audio tweets to each other using a third-party service from Internet communication provider Jajah.

Project Label strives to produce people-powered social nutrition labels. Just think food nutrition labels, but instead of only showing the impact on your health, Project Labels will show a company’s social and environmental impact. Unlike many “green” labels out there, Project Label doesn’t build these labels, you the consumer do.

SpartX is a networking tool for the 21st century. No longer are individuals or businesses limited to a two by three card to represent them in the world. SpartX has harnessed the power of the Internet and brought the business card tradition online

Shiny Shiny: Eastenders, Torchwood, the news and oh, that guy with the centre-parting who likes American Pie 1&2 ‘winked’ at you. Yes: meet the future.