Author: staff
The power of visual communication [infographic]
Posted by staff / May 2, 2014Long, long before the advent of the ever-present PowerPoint presentation, people were using images to portray and interpret the world around the them, and we have no doubt that more than a few Cro-Magnons were complaining about the tribal leader’s reliance on the same bison pictographs for every presentation.
Read MoreCommon Mistakes to Avoid With Property Management Sites (Infographic)
Posted by staff / May 1, 2014While the importance of millennial habits ever increasing, the demands for businesses to have internet and mobile optimization simultaneously increase. The quality of a property management website is almost as valuable as the company itself. The property managers who aren’t bringing their sites up to today’s standards will and are having trouble competing with the …
Read More4 tips for seeking mental health help anonymously
Posted by staff / May 1, 2014In a perfect world, there would always be someone there to notice a downward spiral and reach out to help, but when you’re in the midst of a mental health crisis, there isn’t always time to wait for that helping hand.
Read MoreHow to see without your glasses [video]
Posted by staff / April 30, 2014How many times have you lost your glasses then can’t find them because everything’s one big blur?
Well, if you have a little patience and are willing to spend the time you would normally use for cursing the fates that gave you crap eyesight, you can use this trick from MinutePhysics to put your world back in perspective.
Read MoreHow many likes will your pic get on Instagram? [infographic]
Posted by staff / April 27, 2014In a world obsessed with social media, it isn’t about how much you like a picture, but how much other people like it, so with that truism in mind, use this handy board-game-style infographic from The Bold Italic to predict the popularity of your next pics.
Read More10 best sentences in literature
Posted by staff / April 25, 2014Figurative language and complex sentences aren’t much in vogue when it comes to the blogosphere, yet when asked to choose the ten greatest sentences from literature, the editors at The American Scholar hearkened back to the days of a well-turned phrase and scenes painted with the written word.
Read More20 twisted hearse license plates
Posted by staff / April 24, 2014It takes a certain dark sense of humor to bring back an old hearse from the dead, so to speak, but a big part of the fun appears to be picking the licence plate.
Read MoreThe Wheel O’Happiness: College majors & career satisfaction [infographic]
Posted by staff / April 24, 2014Stressing about which college major will truly pave the way toward future happiness?
While each person is different, you can take more than a few hints from the Wheel O’Happiness, which plots college major and reported job satisfaction rates in one very entertaining graphic.
Hey, you never know, though; you could be part of that lucky 14% of Nutrition majors who loves their work…or one of the 9.1% of Naval Engineers who don’t.
Read MoreHow technology affects sleep [infographic]
Posted by staff / April 22, 2014Losing sleep can lead to a whole host of health problems, but stressing about that isn’t helping you get any zzzz’s.
Good thing the solution could be as simple as skipping the tech fix before bed, or using just the right tech to send you to dreamland.
Read MoreOh Canada: Fistfights (between parents) at an Easter egg hunt
Posted by staff / April 22, 2014Things are nutty in Canada these days. The face of hockey in this country is changing because of the moronic actions of parents’ at their children’s games from punching each other in the face (and this is the moms) to bullying the children and the refs (pretty much everyone). And now this, an Easter egg …
Read More18 pics of middle children doing their thing
Posted by staff / April 17, 2014Oldest children are perfectionists (and a bit psychotic/neurotic), youngest children are charming (and spoiled), so middle children bear the brunt of trying to cut the tension, lighten the mood, or just stay out of range when the punches start to fly.
Read MoreThe North American map of NHL playoff fandom [map]
Posted by staff / April 17, 2014Planning a trip during the NHL playoffs and wondering where it is and is not safe to wear your jersey?
Since we always believe in safety first (ha!), check out this map from Facebook showing which teams rule the different parts of North America.
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