Here are links to all the Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals for 2018 that I have been able to dig up. I did the hard work, so all you have to do now is shop!
What are the Most Popular Emojis in Each US State Right Now? (Infographic)
Emojis have been around for quite some time, but really have achieved mainstream adoption first with the explosion of chat/messaging app popularity and then with their integration into some of the top social networks and operating systems. Lets face it, people like to express themselves visually and these little icons give people an easy way of putting a small amount of emotion or intent behind their written words.
How To: Add a Star Wars Lightsaber to Your Facebook Profile Picture
With the upcoming release of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens, Disney has released a fun little overlay app that will help you show off your Star Wars love. The new app adds a red or blue Star Wars lightsaber to your Facebook profile image.
Geek Christmas Decorations
Here are some of the most interesting Christmas gadgets that I have been able to dig up. List updated constantly.
How To: Stay Creative (VIDEO)
In my searches for something interesting to share on a lazy spring morning, I came across this video from TO-FU design on staying creative. It is such a simple video, yet so well designed that I actually watched it a couple of times. If you need a few reminders about how to keep the creative juices flowing, here are 29 ways you may want to consider. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, I am sure you are all running around buying and wrapping presents, cooking and traveling all over creation. I am in the same boat, but I thought it may be interesting to take a quick break and reflect on the holiday itself. For a holiday we spend so much time thinking about all year, there is still much we don’t know about it. Here are a few stats and facts I was able to uncover that you may not have known about Christmas. Enjoy!
How To: Figure Out What Christmas Movie to Watch Tonight (Infographic)
OK, so unless you are REALLY delinquent in your Christmas shopping and are going to be out until the stores close tonight, you likely will be looking for something to watch. How about a good Christmas movie? With so many holiday movies to choose from these days, the little visual elves at Lemon.ly have created this fun and informative infographic flow chart to help us in our Christmas movie selection. Just answer a few quick questions and you’ll have the perfect movie selection for the evening.
Geeks On-The-Go: Wearables And Security Risks
Do you remember the movie Universal Soldier from 1992? In that movie, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren star specially designed soldiers from the future who are perfect for military operations and have no emotions whatsoever. What turned out to be a predicting trivia twenty years ahead of its time were the glasses that the universal soldiers wore on their heads. In the movie, their purpose was to receive orders from the base and scan the area and enemies.
Another similar movie example, but only more sophisticated, since it was hidden in the eye of the machine, is that of Terminator. These machines had the environment observing programme inside their eyeballs.
If in the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s these technological features were a mere science-fiction plot, the 2000s saw a different side of it. Today, we have numerous on-the-go gadgets that can be attached to humans body and perform computer-like operations. Although this sounds terrific and potentially life-altering, there is another point of view, according to which these new devices pose a great threat to our intimacy and privacy.
Here is How Americans Will REALLY Be Spending the 4th of July
68 million cases of beer and all those fireworks scares me slightly, but I digress….
How To: Be More Productive in Everything You Do
Let’s face it; we are all trying to do a bunch of things all at once. It seems as though multitasking is at an all-time high these days as digital is making it much easier for us to keep on track and get quite a bit more done than we would have in the past.
That said, who couldn’t stand to be a bit more productive?
How To: Be Happy
Here is more info than you probably need to hack your routine and be happier…
Feeling Stressed? Here is How to Be Happier and Get Through the Day (Infographic)
“Happy Hump Day” may be the most annoying phrase in the workplace. Not only is overly cutesy, but it also reminds us that there are still 2+ days left to a stressful week.. So hopefully the handy infographic below from our friends at Happify helps you soldier through Wednesday and towards the weekend. They took […]
May the Fourth Special: The Ultimate Star Wars Infographic
I recently stumbled across this Star Wars timeline infographic that had to be shared. It is definitely one of the more interesting Star Wars infographics out there.
How Do You Use Your Mobile Devices? (Infographic)
How do you use your mobile device? Chances are, you have at least one phone or tablet playing a very prominent role in your life. For some of us, our mobile device is the first thing we look at in the morning and the last thing we glance at before bed. I even use mine as my alarm clock.
How To: Explain Social Media With Beer
OK, it’s a Sunday morning and I suspect many of you aren’t in the mood for some hard-hitting digital strategy. Here is a fun little infographic that sets out to explain some of the most popular social networks in beer terms.
Are You a Digital Hoarder? (Infographic)
Are you a digital hoarder? Be honest. In some sense, we all end up digital hoarders eventually. You don’t have to be some sort of obsessive-compulsive collector to have things pile up.
An Infographic that Explains Infographics Using LEGO!
Since most of us have to spend at least a portion of our day educating others about our digital world, it is always good to have a few visual aides to help make our job a bit easier.
32 Great Mobile Apps to Help You Keep Your New Year Resolutions
There is nothing wrong with trying to keep a New Year resolution going for as long as possible and there are a number of mobile apps that will make your efforts a bit easier.
Johnny Five is Alive…and Made Out of LEGO…
Check out this LEGO version of Johnny Five that somebody made out of spare parts. Not marketing, but 100% geek and I had to share…
The Top 50 Christmas Toys of the Past 100 Years (Infographic)
I did a little digging for some lighter stuff to share and dug up this fun infographic that explores some of the most popular toys at Christmas over the past 100 years…
How To: Track Santa Claus’ Travels Digitally (2015 )
The big night is almost upon us and once again, a couple of our favorite digital platforms are making it easy for you and your kids to track Santa Claus’ journey from the North Pole.
10 “Must-Get” Gift Ideas for the Digital Geek in Your Life
In this slideshow, we offer up 10 hand-picked gift ideas for the digital geek in your life.
How Much Does it Cost to Raise a Child? (Infographic)
Ever wonder how much it costs to raise a child in the United States these days? We all know it is expensive, but I’ll bet you didn’t realize it was THIS expensive?
50 Things a Geek Needs to Know (Infographic)
Here is a fun little infographic that serves as both a checklist for what a geek needs to know as well as a quiz to measure how much of a geek you currently are…
By the Numbers: Who are the Most Popular Major US Sports Teams on Facebook?
This list looks at all current teams across the NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA and compares their Facebook fan base.
Happy Canada Day!
In honor of their national holiday, I dug up a little clip that highlights some of the celeb exports from Canada.
The City of Boston Like You’ve Never Seen it Before (VIDEO)
OK, so the headline implies you’ve seen Boston before. No doubt many of you have not, but after seeing this amazing video, you might be tempted to pay the city a visit.
LEGO Gets Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader Together for Father’s Day
In the latest short video featuring their Star Wars products, LEGO has gotten one of history’s most dysfunctional father/son duos to bury the hatchet and celebrate Father’s Day together.
How Do Myers-Briggs Personality Types Use Social Media? (Infographic)
This infographic is based on an in-depth study of the relationship between Myers-Briggs personality type and social media usage. There are some very interesting results included in the study…
An Oscar Timeline: The History of the Academy Awards (Infographic)
The Academy Awards are almost here (Sunday, 7pm ET, ABC) and while everyone is talking predictions and wardrobes, I thought it would be fun to look back on Oscar history.
How Much Time Do We Waste While at Work? (Infographic)
Here is an interesting infographic that breaks down just how much time is spent on non-work activity and what it is that is distracting us.
How To: Transform Any Website Into a GeoCities-Like Masterpiece
GeoCities as we remember it is long gone, but hopefully GeoCities-izer will give you back a little bit of your innocence for a brief moment.
Another Infographic About Infographics
A creative and informative infographic can often be your most shared content and give your SEO efforts a massive boost. Want a bunch of backlinks? Don’t buy them and face the wrath of Google. Create an infographic with an embed code that includes a backlink.
iPotty Will Keep Your Kids Entertained During Potty Training
iPotty from CTA Digital is simply a potty training toilet that has an iPad dock attached. I guess you would…
Famous Left Handers in History (VIDEO)
Today is Left Handers Day, and to honor all of my fellow southpaws, I dug up this little video that highlights some of the famous lefties over the years.
Happy 80th Birthday LEGO!
LEGO has brought endless hours of entertainment to many of us from youth through “adulthood” and for that we say: Happy Birthday LEGO!
Atari’s 40th Birthday Timeline Infographic
Atari celebrated their 40th birthday this week (specifically, on June 27th) and to commemorate the milestone, the video game maker offered up new games, Facebook giveaways and a little digital marketing geek porn, I mean, an infographic.
Marvel Brings Augmented Reality to Comic Books (video)
Marvel Comics announced this week that they will be including augmented reality markers in their comic books in the future to give additional, 3D content to readers.
LEGO Uses In-Store Augmented Reality to Show Off Star Wars Products
Here is the plan in action. Using augmented reality, this LEGO store in Ströget, Copenhagen, Denmark shows off your LEGO Star Wars product in animated 3D when you hold the box up to the kiosk.
Hasbro’s New Augmented Reality Lazer Tag Game
Hasbro has reinvented their Lazer Tag product and it the new and improved version is really, really cool.
LEGO Uses Augmented Reality to Show Products in 3D [VIDEO]
LEGO has always been a leader among the major toy companies in using technology in their digital marketing efforts. Their most recent digital campaign is no different.
Word Cloud Tool Analyzes Your Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and More
Here is a new fun little Facebook word cloud quiz that analyzes a user’s Facebook activity and generates a word cloud of their most frequently used words in their Facebook posts in 2015.