Archive for November, 2009

When most of us think of Central America, Costa Rica is the only thing that comes to mind.  With talk of exotic eco-lodges, nesting turtles and surfing, it’s easy to see why most people don’t mention their plans to hit the port city of Bluefields in Nicaragua.
Those of you that have cracked a history book [...]

The one constant that all social media platforms share is their competition for more loyal, long term and active users.  How do these communities keep their existing users engaged, while simultaneously recruiting new users?  Yelp.com has an advantage over the other platforms and communities with which they compete.  Simply put, they have found the missing [...]

I’ve seen them.  You’ve seen them.  Now LATFH (Look at this Fucking Hipster) is putting them on display for all to enjoy.  Hipsters.  There was a time a few years back, the term “hipster” didn’t have such a negative connotation.  Those days, however, are long gone.  Now people seem to curl their lip when they [...]

I thought folding bikes were the most epic city bike due to it’s small, transportable size.  Could this new concept bike from J.Ruiter be the next major trend in dense cities, crowded trains or even airplanes?
Upon first glance, there are any number of elements that make this bike “sick”.  The look is sleek, simple and [...]

Now that the original hipsters are nearly extinct, neo-hipsters are rejoicing after learning that Urban Outfitters is now a distributor of Republic custom fixed gear bikes.  Now every teenager can complete their uniform and ride a colorful bike to match their neon Nike high-tops.
Urban Outfitters has been known for bringing urban trends to the mainstream [...]


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