Clicks of the Day: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 Edition!

Welcome to Wednesday, August 24 2011’s Clicks of the Day!

Not too many clicks – I did so much outdoors-y activities today!!!

• Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

But remains as chairman of the board. You go, Steve Jobs!

• Five Years in, Twitter Seeks PR Help

“So far, the extent of Twitter’s Pr campaign has rested on the endless charm of its founders.”

• Canadians spending too much time, money commuting

Commuting. is. so. lame.

• Facebook and Twitter to oppose calls for social media blocks during riots

Well yeah, lol. In this day and age you cannot expect a social media site to shut down – ever – especially during civil unrest, lol.

• Dognapping! The Economy Is to Blame for a Rise in Dog Kidnapping

Weird.

• Quebec seeks special status for select journalists

Bad idea.

• For quality news, Stewart’s no joke

Jon Stewart is great. We also love watching Stephen Colbert. Both are informative and hilarious at the same time.

• People soon to be on loan at B.C. library

“The $36-million Surrey City Centre library, set to open at the end of the month, will allow users to “check out” people and pick their brains about their experiences with blindness, immigration, religion or a disability, among other things.” Wow that’s so bizarre but a really interesting concept.

• Facebook Just Bowed Out of the Check-In War With Foursquare

I dislike ‘checking in’/location apps. Didn’t use Facebook Places and used Foursquare for about a day.

• Test your Grade 6 language skills

“Your score: 10/10. You did better on this quiz than 29 per cent of those who took it today.”

• Calgary Sun’s Dave Naylor tweets ‘insensitive’ message about Jack Layton’s death

Another example of remembering to think before you tweet..

• [Infographic]: 30 years of the music industry in 30 seconds

Really cool, interesting moving infographic!! :)

• World’s Sexiest Accents

English and Australian are my top picks!

• 7 Overrated Things

Google is not overrated!! Google4Ever.

• [Photos]: Jack Layton: Front Pages Across Canada Mark His Death

Really interesting to see some of the paper’s photo/composition choices.

• Campbell River boy, 12, delivers his own baby brother

Crazy story!!

• Today’s Big Thing: OK Go Muppet Show Theme Song

OK Go has awesome music videos!!

• The lights in the universe are going out. Now astronomers think they know why

“When astronomers observe the light and radio waves arriving on Earth from distant galaxies, they’re actually getting a glimpse at these galaxies as they existed billions of years ago; and, in looking to the past, astronomers see significantly more stars.” The universe is so crazy.

• [Video]: How to turn ex-men’s shirt as new dress for you

Sweet! I want to try!!

• Loyal Dog Mourns, Lays at Casket of Fallen Navy Seal

:'( Man’s best friend.

• Look At This Depressed Cat of the Day: Sad Frankie is sad

LOL oh my god. SO cute. So sad. Lol music can really enhance a video, man. I have never seen a cat sit like that!!

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Linda