Author Archives: kevin

About kevin

Entrepreneur, technologist, small business author, Ruby on Rails enthusiast, iOS hacker, cheesie, wino, foodie, and father.

Idea #7: Decrypt Internet Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies

Posted on July 28, 2011 by kevin

Idea An Internet service that explains the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies that other services on the Internet have published. A consumer should be able to enter a URL to a T&C or Privacy Policy and this new service … Continue reading →

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Idea #6: Television Network for Well Produced but Canceled Shows

Posted on November 10, 2010 by kevin

Idea A television network that is available as a pay channel on traditional cable/dish broadcast services that focuses on airing and subsidizing the creation and continuation of high-quality intellectual and artistic serials that other networks would cancel or have canceled … Continue reading →

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Idea #5: Manage Desktop Context for Increased Productivity

Posted on September 7, 2010 by kevin

Idea Desktop software that "plugs in" to the operating system and desktop frameworks to give the professional more control over the application instances by means of controlling visibility, location, and creation of application windows for particular contexts of focus and … Continue reading →

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Idea #4: Track Internet Censorship and Ethical Violations by Fortune 5000 Companies

Posted on July 12, 2010 by kevin

Idea Create a website for tracking censorship and ethics histories of large corporations. Users can contribute specific examples of censorship by providing links to web resources that have been censored by the owning company, such as a forum posting that … Continue reading →

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Idea #3: Location and Context Aware Email

Posted on June 29, 2010 by kevin

Idea Create mail applications and/or mail client plugins that allow people to view their email with consideration to where they currently are and what they are doing. Webmail providers, such as gmail, could easily determine location as well using the … Continue reading →

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Idea #2: Wireless Access Metrics for All Carriers

Posted on June 28, 2010 by kevin

Idea Create a website that show consumers what real world access is like for wireless telephone carriers across the United States (and potentially the globe). Now when users decide to shop for a new carrier, perhaps because they’ve moved, or … Continue reading →

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Idea #1: Publicize Banks and Credit Unions Who Fund Small Business

Posted on June 20, 2010 by kevin

Idea Create a website that tracks which small and medium sized banks and credit unions actually fund a high number of small businesses and have the highest success rates. Then, publicize these lenders to the general consumer market, so they … Continue reading →

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