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Hashtag Activism and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

First – before you read any further, if you have either enjoyed the celebrity ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE videos or have participated in making a video yourself…. and if you have not already made a donation to ALS – then GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE ALS WEBSITE AND MAKE THAT DONATION.

And don’t think that just because you didn’t dump a bucket of ice on your head in the name of raising awareness for a charity that’s fighting the good fight for thousands of people, if you laughed even once at the antics of anyone who did do it – you owe ALS money.

I Survived the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
I Survived the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

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10 Things

What people really do during conference calls

You’re in the office on yet another dreaded conference call.

It’s your third or fourth one of the day, and you’ve been tied to your desk throughout. Haven’t even had a chance to take a potty break.

And the call is just droning on and on.  Conference calls are the worst, aren’t they?

Conference Call
Conference Call

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Internet

How much would you pay for an ad-free Internet?

Do you use any Ad Block software or have a custom HOSTS file to prevent advertisements from overwhelming your Internet browser?

Do you get tired of pop-up, pop-under, fly-by, expanding multimedia ads that hide the content you’re really interested in seeing?

Maybe there’s a real answer to the problem instead of fighting the advertisers:

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10 Things Travel

If you only have $100, where could you survive the longest?

A dollar doesn’t go as far as it used to these days.

Remember when you could buy a candy bar for a quarter?  When pay phones were a dime? (We know – what’s a pay phone?). When a quarter really could get you almost anything – from a can of soda to a round on an arcade game.

Now you’re lucky if you can get the exact same can of soda for $1 or $1.50. Manufacturing costs and vending machine costs haven’t really made the price jump that high. It’s merely INFLATION AT WORK.

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The 20 COOLEST Cities in America (Houston, we’re looking at YOU)

What makes a city cool?

Is it the food?  The people? The amount of arts or recreation available in the area?

Maybe it’s the average age of the overall population.

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Video Fun: The Sesame Street theme song / Good Vibrations mashup

Here’s a fun one for you.

Watch KASABIAN sing their own mashup of the Theme Song to Sesame Street with The Beach Boys’ GOOD VIBRATIONS.

Who knew?

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What are the most walkable cities in America?

If you’re looking to move from your current home, what are some of the criteria that you use to select your new location?

It is solely based on affordability? Schools? Convenience to work?

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
Walkable City:
How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time

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What TV, movie and game torrents are most popular?

Bittorrent is a way to share digital files on the Internet by sharing little bits of those files among dozens upon dozens of other people’s computers.

While a legitimate way to circulate large files legally, computer-savvy folks have taken to using torrent files to distribute copyrighted material illegally.