Flying Bytes is innovation nuggets from throughout Greater Philadelphia:
VANITY FURForget LOLcats. Now you can get LOLdogs, in the form of
CoverPuppy, a new iPhone app that puts your mutt's mug on the cover of your favorite glossy rag. Spots Illustrated and Bone Appetit are just a few of the possibilities. For $1.99, you can download this latest offering from Philly's own
ChatterBlast Labs and see your puppy's picture on the cover of Rolling Over. Share with friends via email, Facebook and Twitter. A portion of CoverPuppy proceeds goes to the ASPCA.
BELL IS BROKEN. PLEASE KNOCK.This week the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation announced the top-10 list of submissions for its With Love, Philadelphia XOXO Billboard Contest. It wasn't easy choosing from 2,711 entries sent in from all over the country (106 submissions with Rocky but only 19 mentions of Adrian). The top ten can be seen in a
video roundup. Mary K.'s winning entry "Dear Philadelphia, You had me at Yo!" will adorn a billboard above I-95 by the Girard Avenue exit.
SEPTA SEEKS FLOWER CHILDRENGet to Springtime in Paris via rail or bus. Going to the
Philadelphia International Flower Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center next week? SEPTA is encouraging visitors to leave cars at home and tiptoe through the tulips with a One Day or Family Independence Pass. SEPTA is also offering
discounted tickets to the event, which runs March 6-13.
OPEN FOR GREAT MUSICNo need to knock at JJ Tiziou's door. The Philadelphia photographer and supporter of the arts has announced the start of his
2011 house concert series at 4531 Osage Avenue. The April 2 lineup includes "pleasantly aggressive folk duo" Nervous But Excited from Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Washington DC's Tinsmith. As always, donations of money, food and drink are always welcome. Proceeds pay performers and also benefit the larger Philadelphia arts community.
Source: ChatterBlast, GPTMC, SEPTA, JJ Tiziou
Writer: Sue Spolan