Online auctions for goods are plentiful, thanks to eBay and all the others it has inspired. It was only a matter of time before experiences got an auction of their very own.

To be fair, American Express tried out an auction for experiences a few years ago that was known as Blue Play, but that's since been disbanded. Instead, we now have Sweemo luxury gifts luxury gifts

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A few weeks ago we wrote aboutPubeco, a French effort to tame the mass-mailing clutter that afflicts most consumer mailboxes, and now another initiative also out of France aims to make those mass-mailings greener to begin with.

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Who would have thought dancing could become such a widespread force in combating global warming? After covering a Dutchdance-powered nightclub back in 2006, we wrote just the other day about the Orange Dance Charge for charging cellphones. Now, dance energy has popped up again in the form of an eco nightclub that's slated to open next week in London.

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We love seeing a good idea take hold, so we were happy that one of our spotters came across Netherlands-basedGreenGraffiti.

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Deciding when and where to go out on a Friday night just got easier for San Francisco consumers with a new, mobile map application that automatically shows where the hotspots are.

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wind-powered recharging station at the UK's Glastonbury Festival, than one of our spotters alerted us to another eco-innovation for charging cellphones—also at Glastonbury, and once again by Orange.

This time, Orange has tapped into the energy festival-goers expend dancing and put it to work for powering up mobile phones. The Orange Dance Charge

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Not long ago we wrote about permaculture and AustralianPermablitz's volunteer-based implementation of the concept in urban gardens around Melbourne. Now one of our spotters has come across the first for-profit example we've seen.

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When we wrote aboutMarziplanner's wedding planning software a little more than a year ago, we noted the related opportunity to devise an online version with more of a focus on the social side. As if on cue, a new site has just launched that brings social networking and Web 2.0 features to the planning of all events, nuptial or otherwise.

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Avatar clothes have become big business in the virtual world, and a new partnership between Swedish avatar dress-up site Stardoll and German t-shirt commerce site Spreadshirt luxury gifts

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