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Dell’s Twitter account generates $6.5 million in revenue over 2 years

Twitter.com may not have a revenue model in place, but that isn’t stopping other companies from making some green off of the social networking site. Bloomberg is reporting that since it began using Twitter over two years ago, Dell, Inc. has been able to track just over $6.5 million in sales from promotions run exclusively via the tweet. The $6.5 million is the product of 100 employees tweeting in 35 different channels reaching customers in over 12 countries; Brazil Twitter users have spent over $800,000 in the last eight months. For a company this large and with so much effort behind it, the number sounds less impressive but still… Anyone out there taken advantage of a Twitter deal from Dell?

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Brimstone Quadracycle: Hot rod quad

The Brimstone Quadracycle is very much the powerhouse it looks like. Joe Skonecki, CEO of Brimstone Cycles had the wonderful idea that if you’re going to put four wheels on a vehicle, you might as well give it some real power and make most other ATVs feel like a sissy.

This one has an aluminum dart block, and the buyer may choose to get hold of options ranging from 300hp to 750hp, or even have the quad run on propane. The transmission is GM 700R4 4speed that sends power to a Ford rear end. The customer can choose from carbon fiber, Kevlar, or aluminum for the hood and fenders, and there’s an optional front wing that becomes necessary if you want to take the quad to speeds above 125mph.

Via: Brimstone Cycles/ TheKneeSlider

Designed by Office dA the Banq Restaurant is located in the old Penny Savings Bank (1375 Washington Street, Boston, MA) at the base of the old banking hal. Now this restaurant has a very unique design, and I’m pretty sure that every guest will remember this restaurant design, and of course talk about it. The wall and ceilings were decorate using wave element made from unique pieces of three-quarter-inch birch plywood adhered together in a scenario that likens to a puzzle; only one possible location for each unit, formulating the continuous member. Below the ceiling, the functional aspects of a dining space are fabricated with warm woods and relaminated bamboo amplifying the striping affect already at play throughout the space. Striations of the ground, the furnishings, and the ceiling all conspire to create a total effect, embedding the diners into the grain of the restaurant. Office dA managed to bypass any structural problems and create a very beautiful space out of an abandoned building. This is a great example of how inspired design can create a silk purse out of a sows ear.