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Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money

January 13, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Network Science

Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money
By Colin Lecher, popsci.com

People save more for retirement when they see older versions of themselves, so Merrill Edge is more than happy to make you look old and wrinkly.

Did you know that if you see an age-enhanced version of yourself, you’re more likely to save extr…

RT @PopSci: Hey kids! Come play the superfun game that digitally ages you, reminding you of your own mortality! http://flip.it/FvwRw http://flip.it/eOSxW

How brands are using facial recognition to transform marketing (venturebeat.com)
Amazon Releases a New Tool for the Indie Graphic Novelist – Kindle Comics Creator (the-digital-reader.com)
5 Trends in Affluent Bank Marketing (business2community.com)

A Tool To Let Companies Design Products Without Harmful Chemicals

January 13, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

A Tool To Let Companies Design Products Without Harmful Chemicals
BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com

We all know BPA is bad, but so are a lot of other chemicals we don’t know too much about. A new service lets companies find out if what they’re selling us might end up being the next BPA—so they can save money before they have to recall…

RT @PopSci: A tool for ID’ing the next BPA before it hits the market, c/o @FastCompany http://flip.it/gcOET http://flip.it/Nwkh6

Nike moves faster to clean up its supply chain (greenbiz.com)
What if we stopped funding cancer research? (corporateparadox.wordpress.com)
Toxic Products Have To Go, Says This Petition (natureworldnews.com)
Nike Moves Faster to Clean Up Supply Chain (sustainablebusiness.com)
Mind the Store: A Superhero Stance (greenandcleanmom.org)