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If you want to be remarkable why don't you step out of the mould and specialize in something nobody else can copy?

It has become a knee-jerk reaction to click on your favourite search engine and blindly assume that it will accurately locate your best answer...

Why not spread some conspiracy rumours that Google tries to manipulate the minds of the masses by showing only the results they want you to see.

This really brings home the notion that we should be cautious about what we can get for nothing. As the saying goes there is no such thing as a free lunch.

What about having a website to post tomorrow's lotto numbers? The knowledge of the future does not belong to us. Would you like me to find out both your date of birth and your date of death? Even though it is a certainty you don't really want to find out when that is.

What about a website to match people of compatible temperament? Psychometric tests are unreliable. 40% to 70% of people retested show different results! How more scientific can you get than that!

What about a website to find a needle in a haystack? Have you tried a magnet?

The inter-connectivity of our world means that the local expert has been bypassed. The first entity to hold prominence in a given field has an unfair advantage because people flock to number one and don't bother the check out any alternatives.

The good news is that if you find a niche to be number one in, then you will have the lead over all the me-too copycats.

So any ideas what you could be number one in? You might want to read MAD Magazine for some inspiration. Or you might want to trek in the forest and observe an ants' nest.

Here is a handy list of inventions not yet found on Google:

* Robotic vacuum cleaner that takes dirty socks to the laundry
* Rope that changes the direction of the wind (handy for sailing)
* 12V cigarette lighter powered microwave oven
* Dowsing rod that does find water
* Toothpaste that dyes your teeth fluorescent colours for Halloween
* App to memorize tests results when slipping iPad under pillow
* Lullaby to induce toddlers to eat food they never tried before
* Treadmill that generates electricity - be paid to exercise!

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