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"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.""

"Big Is Beautiful As smartphone screens get larger, companies have found some success with ads such as "takeovers" that briefly fill all or most of a device's screen. San Francisco app company Fotopedia sells such ads on its iPhone and iPad apps, which let people flip through high-quality photographs of Paris, national parks or wild animals. Marketers including National Geographic and travel websites Jetsetter and Expedia Inc. EXPE -0.23% pay roughly $1 to $1.50 for each user who clicks an ad, which fill a full screen. Like fashion ads in a luxury magazine, the Fotopedia ads appear every 10 "pages" or so of the app. As many as 18% of people who see an ad click on it, said Christophe Daligault, Fotopedia's senior vice president of global operations. On the Web, it isn't unusual for just 1% of people shown an ad to interact with it, marketers said. Still, big ads should be used sparingly, some marketers said. Craig Bierley, director of General Motors Co.'s GM -0.84% Buick advertising, said the auto maker tends to limit takeover ads to major product introductions because otherwise "people might find it annoying.""

how social media shapes beauty industry blogs are two times more likely to drive product purchases than magazine ads The Top 5 beauty brands on Facebook (Dolce & Gabbana, MAC Cosmetics, Sephora, Maybelline, and L'Oreal Paris USA) all have over 1 million fans

paris launched 10 new mini stores.. inside the actual mini.  they travel to you

"Most restaurants that claim to be "kid-friendly" walk a fine line between being *too* kid-friendly-and turning off parents in the process-and being not quite kid-friendly enough, simply tacking a few fast-food dishes onto their menus as an afterthought. Aiming to better serve both parts of the family, French Les 400 Coups offers seasonal fare for both adults and children along with events and activities to keep kids happy."

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