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TransitScreen has created SmartWalk, a projected display system that lets cities display the latest transport information on any surface. The company - which already offers screens that collect together real-time information about buses, trains and traffic in office and university buildings - is aiming to make that data more available in public spaces. Along with up-to-date public transport information, the SmartWalk system will be able to direct passersby in the direction of the nearest station, or to local amenities and places of interest, along with the amount of time it should take to get there.

"Koozoo is a platform that crowd-sources live video from public places to create a continuously broadcasting network. Members of the community can post and watch user-generated video feeds from places ranging from cafes to world landmarks. Whether you want to assess the wait time for coffee or see a real-time view of the beach, Koozoo's goal is to make "live views of the world's public spaces easily accessible to one and all." "Koozoo will usher in a new era that reads like science fiction today," said Trevor Darrell, professor at UC Berkeley in a statement. "For example, within a few years I expect Koozoo to let you take a virtual walk down the street in Tokyo or Paris in 3D, live, as you sit comfortably at home in California.""

For instance, Fiber One Chewy will sponsor a board on the Pinterest page of Hungry Girl, which began as an e-mail newsletter in 2004. About a million people now receive the newsletter each day, and there is also a Hungry Girl Web site. General Mills had earlier turned to Hungry Girl to promote Fiber One products like cereal, yogurt and snack bars. This is "the first time Fiber One has done anything with Pinterest," said Julia Travis, associate marketing manager for Fiber One at General Mills in Golden Valley, Minn. "We know Pinterest is such a growing space, and wanted to test the waters," she added, particularly because "food is one of the top Pinterest categories." The idea is to reach "moms who are pinning fun and creative snacking ideas on their Pinterest boards," Ms. Travis said, and "re-pinning their ideas onto the Fiber One-sponsored board on the Hungry Girl Pinterest site," which will be called Fiber One Chewy Snack Champs. Those Pinterest users whose ideas are selected to appear on the board will receive a badge recognizing them as "Snack Champs."

And all it does is tell time!