News For (Toilet Paper) Entrepreneurs – MARCH 3, 2009

PC Sales Drop 12%

The News: Bloomberg reports less people are buying new computers as the recession bears down. Full report.

Why It Matters: More people are repairing!

60% Of The World Has Cell Phones

The News: ChannelWeb reports that more than half of the world has cell phones, in a large part due to cell phone growth in poor, developing countries. Full report.

Why It Matters: These “developing countries” include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China and Vietnam. How can you leverage the increasing cell usage to expand your business?

Surprise! An Unexpected Asteroid Buzzed Earth

The News: National Geographic News reports an asteroid, discovered just days ago, zipped between our plant and the moon at 8:44am EST on Monday. Full report. Why It Matters: Talk about community centric effort, multiple amateur astronomers contributed to scientific data collection. There are communities everywhere, have them help in the design of the next service or product you bring about.

Sage Stem Cell “Manufacturing Process” Discovered

The News: TG Daily reports scientists have developed a method to turn skin cells into Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS cells), which are on their way to becoming a second alternative to embryonic stem cells for related research. Full report. Why It Matters: This is how science can address the ethical concerns relating to such things as embryonic stem cell research, if only given a few years to sort it out.