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By David Shamah
 If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is an icon on a cellphone that saves you the trouble of having to tap out words on tiny keyboards worth? For kids who are looking to express themselves creatively, as well as adults who want to save time and effort sending SMS messages, those icons are priceless; and as a result, Israeli startup Zlango’s SMS icon service has captured the imagination – and loyalty – of users in Europe, the Carribean – and now the Far East.
By David Shamah
 MyBrandz is building a social community around the brands consumers use, know, and love in their everyday lives – independent of the brand maker’s influence or control. Just how much do people love their brandz? Enough to get the corporate logos of their favorite brands and products tattooed on their bodies!
By David Shamah
 Want to know about what makes you – or your spouse, co-worker, competitor, or anyone else – tick? Upload their photo to Profiler1, where experts will tell you everything you need to know, using the art/science of Personology. Profiler1 is the first web service in the world that gets you in touch with Personolgy experts, for a personality analysis many say is far more accurate than that provided by graphology.
By David Shamah
 He started working on the lightbulb in 1850, and by 1860 he already had a working device. In 1875, he came up with the idea of using carbonized thread instead of the paper filaments he had worked with before, ensuring that the bulb could generate light and heat without catching fire. He patented his idea in 1878, and the next year he started installing bulbs in homes and offices. By 1881, he started his own company, his springboard to fame and fortune. The rest is history; and that’s how we remember Joseph Swan.
Come again? Yes, it’s true: Swan is the [...]
By David Shamah
 Maybe it’s the recession – but for some reason, care and compassion seem to be back in vogue. Just a short time ago, Donald Trump was considered a top role model – a businessman who had clawed his way to success, tough as nails, whose favorite line during his stint as a TV star was “you’re fired.” Nowadays, it’s not nice to be not nice, and millions who sucked at the font of hyper-materialism have returned to core values of community and caring. Unfortunately, though, they’re a little out of practice, having forgotten what it takes to give a damn.
That [...]
By David Shamah
 Humans have a need to communicate; no man is an island, and all that sort of thing. Stick a person in a situation where he or she is isolated or cut off from speaking to others, and you’ll find that seeking a way to find and talk to others becomes a priority for them. And that need could pop up anywhere and at any time. Remember: There are lonely people even in large crowds.
For Professor Roy Friedman of the Technion, one of those “lonely moments” took place as he was visiting a friend in France. As a computer expert, an [...]
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All articles appeared in the Jerusalem Post, written by me, David Shamah. Questions or comments? Write me at
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