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Beer Pong Makes a Splash

(Business Trends)

The opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs hoping to launch a business are virtually limitless. A story from the Wall Street Journal this week reported a growing number of young entrepreneurs taking advantage of the popularity of beer pong, a drinking game prevalent on college campuses. While the game typically doesn't require much in terms of equipment, Northwestern University graduates Andy Wright and Mike Johnson started selling rubber mats designed to prevent cups from toppling over and spilling precious beer. But it doesn't stop there. The story described several other beer pong business ventures from current and former college students, including portable tables and apparel.

While at least a dozen universities across the country have prohibited these and other drinking-related products, the beer pong craze is still going strong. Billy Gaines and Duncan Carroll, grads from Carnegie Mellon University and the creators of bpong.com, hosted the first World Series of Beer Pong last year.--Kevin Manahan

 

Not Famous Enough for Wikipedia?

(Business News, Marketing, Tech)

Wikipedia's editors aren't always so friendly. If you try to submit an entry about yourself or notable friend, there's a good chance they’ll deem you "not notable enough." Well, with SquidWho from, who else, Squidoo, you can post Wikipedia-like entries about yourself, your friends or anyone else.

Seth Godin, famed entrepreneur, writer and the site's founder, calls SquidWho "the people-powered open who's who online." You know that on the internet anyone can be famous--and this'll give you yet another arena outside your social networking site profiles and company sites to show the world how great you are.