$1 Billion Invested in 35 Virtual-World Companies in Past 12 Months

Because the real world doesn't suck enough and suck up enough of my real time, it appears that lots of money is getting stuffed into Virtual Worlds, according to MarketingCharts.com (and Virtual Worlds Management).

Well done UPS

I bought a new ("previously enjoyed") cell phone on eBay this week. I'm really looking forward to receiving it. The phone is being shipped by UPS, and I received an email from UPS yesterday telling me that my phone is on the way. I clicked through on the tracking link from the UPS email, and found a great deal of detail about the shipment.

I'm not sure what to do with all the detail, but I find it fascinating that UPS provides this.

What a great use of the web.

Can you think of ways that your company can do something similar to "wow" your customers by publishing information on the web?