They’re calling it Ideablob. Sponsored by Advanta, a credit card company focusing on small business. That’s at www.ideablob.com. Submit ideas, view ideas, and give advice.
Some of them are interesting ideas, and the site is kind of fun. It’s also a good reminder of one of the more important principles of new businesses: The idea isn’t the value; it’s the work, the implementation, the getting it done.
I really like the name.
And here’s a nice side note: to be an expert adviser, you need only give advice. Often. Sweet. When I went to look at the site, the adviser listed second for that day was two college students (one listing, two people) whose expertise, is, in their own words: “none.” This can be fun.
I think you’d have to be about as old as I am to remember the Blob, a 1958 would-be horror movie (more a camp favorite than real horror, as it turned out). It was one of the first movies starring Steve McQueen, who had quite a distinguished career later on.
For those who aren’t old enough, or don’t remember, here’s the YouTube version of the trailer (click here if you can’t get the video):
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