Puppies Are Not Toys [video]

“Animal cruelty prevention organization ASPCA has created Puppies Are Not Toys, a holiday campaign that educates consumers about why they shouldn’t buy a puppy from a pet store. It links pet stores with puppy mills, “large scale breeding operations where dogs live in horrible conditions and never receive love.” Take the pledge to not buy … Continue reading →

Home for the Holidays [video]

Great skit by SNL about the luxuries of going home for the holidays this week: Found courtesy my friend Kacy Fortner on the book of face. Does that video hit a little too close to home for you? Then this nice post on Lifehacker offers 10 ways to survive going home for the holidays. Very nifty.

Scientists Explain Sad State of U.S. Education [video]

Found via BuzzFeed. Depressing.

The School Bully [video]

  Funny, but powerful. Found via Reddit.

Need Your Video to go Viral? [video]

Great video to help you figure out how to make your next video go viral: You’re welcome…

Go Vote Today

If you are the least bit tempted to go vote today (and you’re a US citizen), please go do so. I know of several highly intelligent people who choose not to vote and that’s their choice. But if you’re on the fence…then maybe this post will help push you off that fence and into action. … Continue reading →

Pro Top: Don’t Click Bit.ly Links in E-mails

“Cyber-scammers have started using ‘1.usa.gov’ links in their spam campaigns in a bid to fool gullible users into thinking that the links they see on a website or have received in their mail or newsletter are legitimate U.S. Government websites. Spammers have created these shortened URLs through a loophole in the URL shortening service provided … Continue reading →

Every Single Carbon Emission [video]

“We know, in the aggregate, that highways and buildings produce a lot of carbon. All those cars and trucks, and all those office towers and shopping malls–with their heating systems, and lighting, and appliances: It all adds up. No doubt. But that highway and that building and that airport? And how they compare? You can’t … Continue reading →

Americans Are Getting Drunker and Fatter

“Good news: Americans are exercising more and smoking less … Bad news: … yet we are getting fatter than ever. Probably because we’re drinking more” Found via Neatorama. Check out the full interactive graphic here.

2 Minute History of the World [video]

Neat: Found via LaughingSquid Reminds me a little bit of the gif of the future. So I guess this post is a dose of the past and a glimpse at the future…the way, way distant future: