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Feel Good Ripple: A Canadian Project Built On Kindness And Giving Back

by Beth Hodgson

If we could, most of us would take the opportunity to give back and put a smile on the face of someone else, but we just don't always know where to start or don't have the ample financing available to make our aspirations a reality. The Canadian Credit Union Servus has spearheaded a project just focused on good deeds.

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Coca Cola's Magic Mystery Social Media Tour

by Ron Callari

Coca Cola will access the power of social media to create some international buzz for the brand around the globe commencing January 1, 2010 and lasting for a full year. As part of their "Open Happiness" campaign, the year-long quest to find out what makes people happy will go under the code name, "Expedition 206," and will take a team of Happiness Ambassadors from Aruba to Zimbabwe.

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10 Ghost Chairs That Will Scare The Living Sit Out Of You!

by Toby

You know the feeling of readying yourself to sit on a chair that someone else is guiding? You're never sure which way he is going to move the chair -- toward you or away from you. In the case of these "ghost chairs," it's not another person's intent that scares you, it's the illusion that the chair may not really be there at all. If you're inebriated or just klutzy, better stay away from these....

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Nike Unveils Cold Weather Inspired Sneakers For The LA Fashion Lover

by Fashion Finds

Those in warm climates miss out on all the good fashion trends, although winter designs are starting to enter the wardrobes of LA fashionistas. Nike has unveiled a line of cold weather inspired kicks that you might not want to make the exception to the rule if you're in a warm climate.

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ThredUp: Convenient Clothing Exchange, Netflix Style!

by Fashion Finds

Everyone's got clothes in their closet that they no longer plan on wearing, but just can never seem to get around to donating, exchanging or selling. Clothing exchanges aren't new, but they're not always convenient either - so there's one site that makes it easy to swap your sway.

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Top Ten Mad Men Parodies

by Ron Callari

If impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery, parodies have to be its kissing cousin. When it comes to Mad Men, one of the most intelligent and entertaining dramas on the tube today, everyone seems to want a piece of Dan Draper and Peggy Olsen...and making fun of them is...well... the icing on the cake!

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"New Kids On The Block" Experiment With New Form of Payola!

by Ron Callari

Remember the days, when record companies use to slip a radio station a few extra hundred bucks to promote their favorite artist's latest record? The term, "payola" derived from that practice. Today, those pay-offs are being replaced by a new 21st century social media updated version.

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GlideTV Navigator Simplifies Internet Content On Your TV

by Chris Weiss

The GlideTV navigator is a must-have accessory for those that use HTPCs. Eliminating extra devices and providing more control, the remote will revolutionize your HTPC experience.

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eBook Plus! Exciting Android Alex™ Revolutionizes eReading Experience

by Must Love Gadgets

The ultimate e-gadget for geeks young and old is just around the corner. It's the first Google Android-based e-book with full browser capability and a Duet Navigator™, a dual screen display that "holds" text on one screen and related hyperlinked material on the second. Designed by Spring Design and called simply Alex, it's sure to be a hit with research, educational, and entertainment markets.

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Twitter, Google SideWiki & Wikileaks Can't Be Gagged!

by Ron Callari

Gag Order overturned by Twitter and Social Media

It's becoming more and more difficult for traditional gatekeepers like the government to control the flow of information to the people. In years past when the authorities issued a "gag order" against the media, they could easily enforce it. Not the case in today's social media world!

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Top Ten Social Shopping Networks (Just In Time) For The Holidays!

by Ron Callari

Holiday Shopping habits are going through a transition states OneUpWeb.com. The recession has changed consumer habits and according to their report on shopping trends, "social" search engines will be used more than traditional search for data regarding holiday purchases. And beyond Twitter Search, the social networking niche gaining the most traction in this area is social shopping network sites.

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Mixi & Poupeegirl vs Twitter Strategy in Japan

by Ron Callari

Can Twitter become a game-changer in Japan, where it just recently launched a new mobile platform? Or will cultural differences and native social networks like Mixi and Poupeegirl thwart its efforts?

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JVC Speakers Get Diet Down To Flat Panel Size

by Chris Weiss

Cutting down the footprint of your home theater system, JVC has introduced the SP-FT--speakers so thin you'll forget they're there.

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Honda Bicycle Simulator: Not As Fun As You Think

by Chris Weiss

Thinking about trading your sedan in for a bicycle? Consider getting up to speed on traffic safety before that first commute.

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Top Ten Social Media Halloween Costumes

by Ron Callari

As much as social media occupies our everyday lives, I was surprised at how few social media costume actually were being packaged for sale. Perhaps retail manufacturers are in such an economic slump, they are focusing more on unloading existing inventory versus created new merchandise. However on the "home-made-create-your own" front, there are dozens of folks who have spent their time and creativity to craft some very unique social media costumes for this Halloween.

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Falcon's Faux-Flight Of Fancy, the Reality Show?

by Ron Callari

It started with a helium aircraft hovering over Fort Collins, Colorado and the belief that a 6-year-old boy climbed in and floated away Thursday, October 15, forcing officials to come up with a rescue plan to save him. Update at 3:35 p.m. ET:The balloon slowly spun to a crash-landing, surrounded by rescuers. Mystery widens, no one was inside balloon? It was at this time we learned that the father was a stormchaser, thus the balloon, and the family was involved in ABC's "Wife Swap," thus the reason for part of the craziness that unfolded. But the story didn't end there. The rest is only something that could make up a real-time Reality Show! Was it Truth or Hot Air? Or Balloonacy?

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Will Twilight's Twitter Account Reach 1 Million Followers & Shift Age Demographics?

by Ron Callari

On October 12th, with just a few hours of tweeting under the new Twilight Twitter account's belt, it had already tallied 22,000 followers. Three days later and as of the time of this posting, it has more than tripled its fan base to reach 78,000. Can it reach a million and will it shift the age demographic on Twitter? Take our POLLS and find out.

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Post-Coital Tweets

by Ron Callari

Looks like with the decline of smoking in the US, Twitter has taken the place of lighting up after doing the horizontal mambo! If you do tweet after sex, you're in good company. As a new study by Retrovo indicates, 36% of people under the age of 35 often resort to social media after sex, giving a whole new meaning to "show me your tweets!"

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Rent Out Your Body As a Living Advertisment

by J. Barker

Want to make a little money while doing basically nothing? If so - and you have no problem tattooing a logo on your noggin - you should read this article.

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If The Price Is Right, Is $1 Million Worth 1 Million Twitter Followers?

by Ron Callari

One million dollars equals one million Twitter followers

How much would you pay for additional Twitter followers? Pennies, Two-bits, a dollar? Would you pay $1 million for one million followers? In an unprecedented move, Drew Carey, comedian and host of the Price is Right rose to that challenge and in exchange for a million followers, he has offered to donate a million dollars to Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation.

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