On June 18, 2007, I helped launch www.ampolo.com, a site devoted to the free exchange of ideas for new products, businesses, and services; ideas for new movies, television shows, and books; and ideas for ways to make the world, or at least the community, a better place. The philosophy behind Ampolo is simple: we all have great ideas, but sometimes we don't have the time or inclination to turn them into realities. But it would be great if there were a place where such ideas could be presented and someone who does have the time and inclination can take them and run with them--free of charge. Isn't that why the Internet was created in the first place: to facilitate the free exchange of ideas?
Each Monday on ampolo.com we present a brief (2 minutes or so), entertaining video featuring an idea with the hope that some viewers(s) will take it and run with it. So far, for example, we've presented an idea to create more civility in Congress, an idea for a children's book, and an idea for a restaurant called BYOF (Bring Your Own Food). The episode posted this Monday, July 2, features an idea for customized DVDs. All of these video episodes can be seen on www.ampolo.com
Ampolotalk, which launches today, is the companion site to ampolo.com--a site where, each Monday, we will discuss the current video, and, we hope, hear what you have to say about it. But wait, there's more! When the spirit or the headlines move me, I will be blogging with other ideas or reactions to the ideas of others. I hope such blogging will provoke spirited conversation with those of you who visit Ampolotalk. Sometimes, I may ask you to participate in a contest; sometimes I might ask you to provide counsel to a celebrity, politician, or public figure. My hope is that this will be entertaining and make some points about popular culture, politics, the media, and commerce.
So, please consider visiting both ampolo and Ampolotalk regularly and participating in the banter. Each site has a simple link to the other.
Finally, in case you are wondering, Ampolo is the word for light bulb in Esperanto, the worldwide language created over a century ago to facilitate international cooperation. There's actually a movie in Esperanto, starring, who else, the ubiquitous William Shatner.
Hope to see you back here soon. We'll keep the light bulb on.
Steve
The companion blog site to the videolog www.ampolo.com. Each site is devoted to the presentation and discussion of new ideas for products, services, businesses, books, movies, tv shows, and ways to make the world a better place.
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