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 Million Dollar Ideas that shouldn't have

1. Million Dollar Homepage

1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire.

2. PickyDomains

Hire another person to think of a cool domain name for you? No way people would pay for this. Actually, naming domain names for others turned out a thriving business, especially, when you make the entire process risk free. PickyDomains currently has a waiting list of people who want to PAY the service to come up with a snappy memorable domain name. PickyDomains is expected to hit six figures this year. Full Story

3. Doggles

Create goggles for dogs and sell them online? Boy, this IS the dumbest idea for a business. How in the world did they manage to become millionaires and have shops all over the world with that one? Beyond me.

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MingleNow launches new bar/restaurant social networking site

By Matt Marshall 10.29.06 10:18 PM

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MingleNow, the latest social networking company that has been in development for many months, launches a public testing version tomorrow (Monday).

MingleNow is best compared with Yelp, because it focuses on the social community around bars and restaurants.

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