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There is so much ridiculous stuff popping up these days that instead of posting them everyday, we're going to make Thursday "Nerds' Day." Enjoy.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Help the people of Haiti with a simple text! I did. #in
We’ve just confirmed that the Red Cross has already raised more than $800,000 for Haiti through their $10 text message donation initiative (text “Haiti” to 90999), which is backed by the United States State Department.
Susan Watson, director of marketing and visibility for the Red Cross, tells us that they’re getting reports every half hour with the latest donation numbers, and the current total — as of 4:30 p.m. EST — is greater than $800,000 for text message donations alone. Watson says, “The needs are so tremendous in Haiti, and we are honored that people continue to give to the American Red Cross. Raising this amount of money, $10 at time, is a true testament to the American spirit.”The Red Cross’s involvement in the relief effort is to be commended. Not only did it immediately set up the simplest donation method possible, but its social media presence and outreach, when combined with the State Department’s involvement, has turned this into a viral funding initiative, topping Twitter trends and inspiring action. The Red Cross is also contributing an initial $1 million from the International Response Fund.
If you want to help the cause you can text “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross. There’s also this collection of organizations that are accepting donations online.
Tags: donation, Earthquake, haiti, red cross, social media
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Here at Release The Hounds, we finally put our text addiction to great use. We contributed $10 to the Red Cross to help the devastated people of Haiti. It's heartbreaking. Please help if you can.
Simply text “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Sushi Etiquette - Yum
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The tongue illustration is freaking me out a bit. But this is good info for the sushi freak.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
The RedLaser App Just Saved Me $40
Sorry for the spammy headline, but it's true.
I was in Target yesterday buying my wife the Flip UltraHD camera for her birthday. As I'm standing in the checkout line, I remembered that I had recently purchased the RedLaser App for my iPhone. RedLaser uses the camera on your phone to scan product barcodes and searches to find the best price using Google product search. I scanned the box and a price list came up almost instantly. I reviewed it and noticed that Best Buy had the camera on sale for $40 cheaper. I clicked the link for proof and sure enough, it was on sale. I laughed diabolically, returned the camera to electronics department (Lie: I put it on the magazine rack. Sorry.) and headed to Best Buy. RedLaser cost me $1.99. Easy math. Awesome App.Saturday, January 2, 2010
Drunken Drivers Evade the Cops With Twitter
Twitter has become the ultimate turncoat lately, functioning as a soldier for the police and drunken drivers alike.
We reported last week that inebriated drivers in Texas are to be outed on TwitterTwitter
, and now cops report that the culprits themselves are using the microblogging site to inform others of the location of sobriety checkpoints.
According to a 2001 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these checkpoints reduce alcohol-related accidents by an average of 20 percent. So you can imagine what effect a bunch of New Year’s revelers with the inside scoop on checkpoints could have.It’s common knowledge that holidays such as New Year’s Eve and Thanksgiving present ample opportunities for folks to get smashed, get behind the wheel and get into accidents. That’s why police set up sobriety checkpoints in the first place. Consequently, when folks make use of Twitter, FacebookFacebook
apps to bypass said checkpoints, we could be in for a world of hurt (literally).
Still, according to The Seattle Times, some think that there’s no difference between tweeting about a checkpoint and the police department’s own promotion of the security measure (police basically inform citizens that they will be enforced, but decline to give specific locations).
What do you think of this phenomenon? Do you think it will contribute to more accidents this NYE? If so, it might be safe to pull up a couch and party at home.
[img credit: tsand on Flickr]
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If some people evade police using Tweeting while drunk, how many drive their cars into trees trying to do so?
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