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A pheromone-based fragrance is slated to attempt a strictly social media campaign this summer – but will it succeed? CrowdGather, a leading network of Internet forum communities is launching a “Made for Social Media” attraction scent. Using synthetic human pheromones, the unisex fragrance promises to increase feelings of arousal, excitement, social warmth and friendliness in both sexes. Human pheromones typically occur naturally – pheromones, for example, are what make men more attracted to women during ovulation....

Let me repeat the question: Would you turn your house into a billboard to live mortgage free? Yes? You are in luck! Because one advertising company namedAdzookieis doing just that: turning homes into billboards and helping homeowners pay their mortgage. Adzookie was first a free, mobile advertising company, but they’ve decided to take a bit of a pivot So far 223 homeowners have contacted them as well as 12 businesses, 7 restaurants and 1 church....

I first saw theLitter Robotwhile perusing a Sky Mall catalog a few months ago. Then earlier this morning my wonderful colleague brought it back to my attention. Behold The Litter Robot, for all of your Cat’s pooping needs. The self-cleaning litter box includes a patented sifting system that means you’ll never have to scoop poop again. 7 minutes after your cat leaves, clumps are sifted as the globe spins leaving the robot ready for its next visitor....

I’m always looking for goodblockchain use cases. There are only a few companies that I rate. One isHelium, who calls itself “The People’s Network.” It was co-founded by Shawn Fanning (Napster co-creator) and Amir Haleem in 2013 with a mighty mission: to democratize access to the internet. They achieve this by creating their own P2P internet network. This is a radical shift to wide area networks and internet connectivity. I spoke to Frank Mong, Helium’s COO to find out more about the company, their tech, and their latest partnership....

Everyone loves a good old-fashioned street promotion, and Microsoft, with its carrier partner TELUS, are out to cash in on that human fact. All over Montreal, Microsoft and TELUS have set up displays and replicas of the LG Optimus 7 that were then covered in magnets, some 4,000 of them. But these were no regular magnets, they were magnets in the shape and color and design of the Live Tiles that the phone’s OS employs....