Tuesday's Daily Pulse

› SnapIt screw inventor uses guerilla marketing to woo votes for Walmart contest [Tampa Bay Times]
A human-sized threaded screw called Miss Snappy recently cavorted for the cameras filming the crowds of Good Morning America and the NBC Today Show. It is part of a guerilla marketing campaign that inventor Nancy Tedeschi launched to hustle votes to get Walmart to sell her SnapIt eyeglass repair kit.

› Miami businesspeople to meet with White House officials [Miami Herald]
Thirty local businesspeople are slated to meet with senior White House officials Tuesday to exchange thoughts on economic competitiveness, job creation, and innovation. The business leaders will discuss trade, travel and tourism, immigration reform, the future of clean energy policy, access to capital, workforce development and infrastructure improvement.

› Postal Service spotlights innovations at Orlando show [Orlando Sentinel]
Despite its dire financial straits, the U.S. Postal Service is going all out this week to emphasize its focus on technology and innovation in a trade show near Orlando's theme parks. At the National Postal Forum, an annual gathering for the mailing industry, the Postal Service is showing off a wide range of gadgets aimed at keeping the organization reliable, relevant and solvent.

› Passengers kicked off cruises often have little recourse [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
What can get you kicked off a cruise ship? In recent years, passengers have been removed from cruise ships for using abusive language, having specialized medical conditions and for illegal activities such as drug peddling.

› HSN buys keepsake retailer Chasing Fireflies [Tampa Bay Times]
HSN Inc., the St. Petersburg e-commerce retailer, has acquired Chasing Fireflies, a children and family lifestyle brand with revenues of $39 million in 2011.