Trade Avenu is Mayor-Approved at Startup Weekend Ottawa

Startup Weekend Ottawa, November 9 to 11, 2012

Last Friday, I pitched an idea to the participants of Startup Weekend Ottawa 2012 with the hope of building a platform to connect people who hate shopping with personal shoppers. My pitch tied for 3rd best idea and a team of talented developers, designers and marketers organically formed. Over the course of the 54-hour entrepreneurial event, our team of 7 talented and dedicated individuals created the prototype and business model for the service platform now known as Trade Avenu.

What is Trade Avenu?

Trade Avenu matches people who hate shopping with people who love it! It’s a platform for great shoppers to get paid for what they do, and for you who don’t want to shop to get everything you need at your convenience! Sign up, connect with shoppers, and get all the shopping you love and need done with Trade Avenu!

Connect with Trade Avenu!

Learn more about Trade Avenu and sign up to hear the latest! - http://www.tradeavenu.co
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/tradeavenu
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/tradeavenu
Pinterest – http://www.pinterest.com/tradeavenu 

Ants, censuses, and online empires – Highlights from social media this week

The rise and fall of online empires – via Tumblr

“Just as many major online empires of the past have met their demise, so could the sites we use the most today. While this may seem like a pessimistic prediction, the truth is that the fall of online empires makes way for the new and the better.”

For the research junkie, 1940 Census Schedule – from Curiosity Counts

“The 1940 census questionnaire was printed on 23 3/4” x 12 1/2” paper. The double-sided forms had space for 40 entries on each side, plus two additional lines for the 5% sample questions. The reverse side was identical except that lines were numbered 41 to 80, and the sample-line numbers were different.”

Beautiful blue – Desktop by Bo0xVn

Featured daily deviation on deviantART.com on March 14, 2012.

Walking on clouds in Bordeau, France – featured on deviantART

Featured daily deviation on deviantART.com on March 27, 2012.

Ants, mandibles, and surgery in Africa & South America – via Tumblr

“In both Africa and South America, large army ants are used as surgical sutures.

The wound is pulled together, and the ant grabs the edge of the wound with its mandible and locks it in place. Then, the body is cut off from the head of the ant. The head stays attached to the wound as a suture until the wound is healed.”