XXXX Island is a crowdsourced initiative by Australian beer brand XXXX Gold to outfit a newly acquired island in the Southern Great Barrier Reef as “the ultimate destination for mates’ trips away.”

ABInBev’s Brazilian brewer Skol recently launched a line of chocolate Easter eggs made with real beer.

Snoop Dogg’s Rolling Words Smokable Songbook is a collection of his best lyrics printed onto rolling papers, while design agency Korefe has produced an edible cookbook made of pasta.

Billing itself as an “availability engine”, UK-based Ginjex aims to give local service providers a way to advertise their up-to-the-minute availability in real-time.

Set in Detroit, florist Ribar Floral has launched an effort whereby it will give free ‘Good Job Bouquets’ to locals nominated by the community for the kind things they’ve done.

KnowHowMart is an online tool, currently in beta, that’s focused on helping skilled professionals sell their expertise to companies that need one-off advice.

CrowdIPR aims to help anyone with their ‘prior art’ research, by collecting information on intellectual property through crowdsourcing.

Anthon Berg’s The Generous Store enabled customers to pay for chocolate with a favor to a friend, rather than cash.

UK-based Beyond the School Run is a brand-new portal for parents seeking new career or volunteer opportunities during school hours.

Featuring games such as poker and quizzes, brands can sponsor tournaments on Grantoo by providing funds that will go towards educational grants, or donations to charities, for students who win.