Clicks of the Day: June 24,25,26 2011 Weekend Edition!

Welcome to the three-day roundup …

Weekend Edition (June 24,25,26) of Clicks of the Day!

(I only do one Clicks of the Day post for the weekends so that I can actually have a weekend, lol. And amount of content will fluctuate depending on how much of a weekend I actaully have!)

• Canadian Parliament Orders Postal Union Back to Work

Finally. I hope my mom doesn’t get charged late fees for her mailed bill payments. :(

• [Videos]: The Week’s Best Viral Videos + Viral Video Marketing

I didn’t watch all of these videos because I have video A.D.D., but LOL the cat ones are the best. #Biased

• Stop The Hate: Daily Deals Aren’t All Bad, And Here’s Why

“Hate the player, not the game. The daily deal is here to stay.”

• Glenn Beck Supports ‘Onion’ Pulitzer (and other new testimonials)

LOL. Give The Onion a Pulitzer! :D

• Nostalgic Baby Names Are Out

I don’t know what name I prefer for my future babies. But it’s not something I have actually sat down and actually thought hard about. I’ll tell you it won’t be something stupid though!! You can also check out how popular your name was in recent years by going here!

• Laptops Powered by Typing Could Be on the Way

Imagine how powerful my laptop would be!! (Proud to say my average WPM is around 140. #speedoflight)

• The black bear who shot to fame online for its close encounter with a police officer has been put down

Saddest. Story. Ever. I hate humans sometimes.

• World’s strongest man has a big, soft heart

Can you imagine? How can someone be so strong!!

• [Video]: Firefighters Rescue Adorable Kitten From Pipe

Poor kitty!!!!!!! :'( But hooray that the firefighters rescued her (and named her Piper! So cute!) Listen to her squeal when she’s finally freed.

• 10 Dumbest Military Operation Names

And the dumbest name goes to… Chattanooga Choo Choo !!

• U.S. tablet users paid $53 for apps last year

For the amount of entertainment and productivity apps can provide though – about $50 a year for them is nothing! So cheap.

• ‘We wouldn’t have it any other way’: Conjoined twin brothers, 19, tell their incredible story in first-ever interview

Wow this unbelievable… twins joined at the HEAD.

• Awkward family pet photos

Some of these are way too bizarre. LOL.

• Homecoming surprise at the Oceanfront

A father home on leave from Afghanistan surprises his son at the son’s 16th birthday. So wonderful!

• [Infographic]: Vizualize.me instantly turns your resume into charts

This is very interesting to me. I’m not sure if it’s something I would do – I feel like it’s kind of the way of the future but at the same time it feels too noisy, too cluttery – not with words but with the shapes, colour and design, lol! Would you submit a visualized-resume?

• Gift-giving can be tricky, says Edmonton wedding planner

Good read here — I know when I get married I would like people to either give me money or I would put my gift registry at a travel agency!

• Facebook Now Has 750 Million Users

Milestone ! But wait till it hits 1 Billion. Yikes!

• [Video]: Vancouver kissing couple knocked down by riot police, new video shows

Scary! :(

• Dog guards baby abandoned by drunk mother

First – stupid mother. Secondly – aw, great dog. Baby’s best friend!!

• Apple files for patents on content-aware TV widgets

Apple won their patent for touch screen and now onto the next thing that will ensure they will take over the world! (With Google, lol).

• [Video]:Woman Thinks She’s A Car

LOL What the heck!?!?

• Old Version of Twitter To Be Eliminated “Very, Very Soon”

I jumped to New Twitter so fast I barely remember what the old one looks like. And now when I see screencaps I think – archaic! Switch over people!

• Woman Dies at Her Own Funeral

Truly insane!

• 30+ HQ Underwater Photography from National Geographic

These are so stunning. You must look at them! Makes me even more fascinated by the underwater world.

• Should parents allow teen sex at home?

Erm..

• Man flu really does exist

I get it with Mike a lot! #Grumpy. LOL just keeding.

• Old people at increased risk of dying from side effects of commonly used drugs

Hm.

• Minot flooding has reached ‘epic proportions’ and still rising

So sad. But again everyone – yet another natural disaster… yet another sign of impending apocalypse.

• Nevada authorizes driverless cars (like the ones at Google)

Way of the future?

• Super Smash Bros For The Wii U And 3DS Don’t Have Dev Teams Yet

Wanted: game developers for Super Smash Bros Wii U and 3DS

• 99-year-old bachelor, Gilbert Herrick, finally ties the knot

So cute!!!!! #Love

• Winklevoss Twins Sue Facebook In Boston Court–A Day After Dropping Supreme Court Appeal

Lol, just when you think it’s all over…

• The Foods Keeping You From Weight Loss

It breaks my heart that potato chips are the very first words in this article. Kids Vomiting To Lose Weight, Even Before Puberty

This is so sad.

• Here Are The Secret Details About Google’s Groupon-Killer

Hope it launches in Edmonton soon!

• This Vending Machine Will Give You (Live) Crabs

This is.. strange.

• Hand-hacking lets you pluck strings like a musical pro

Crazy! Can you imagine the next big star whose actually a big faker using this hand hack! lol

• Create a Local’s Guide to Your City

I could see a lot of #yeg (Edmonton)ians interested in doing something like this. Submit ya’ll!

• Nets that could help save 7 million tons of fish a year

Let’s do it!!

• Wikipedia Adds a ‘Love’ Button

I wonder who they got the idea from, lol.

• Hackers school next generation at DEFCON Kids

“Hackers are getting older and having kids” – LOL hilarious. But really, a hacking school for kids? Gah. #StopHacking and speaking of hacking…

• “LulzSec” Hacker Group Calls It Quits

FINALLY! But I feel like they are just lying so they can Lulz at us when they surprise strike again later.

• Calgary teen set to become a space tourist at $200,000 a ticket

What kind of ballin’ 18-year-old is he to be able to afford that? Sheesh.

• The Kindle slayer? New ‘flipback’ book printed on wafer-thin Bible paper to take on high-tech competition

Hm, interesting!

• “Yoda” Paws Way To World’s Ugliest Dog Title

Well deserved… lol.

• Facebook Hires Hacker George Hotz, iPhone And PlayStation 3 Jailbreaker

Lol. Bet he didn’t even have to hand in a resume!

• Christian Choate, Boy Who Died Locked In Cage, Wrote About Abuse And Desire To Die

Unbelievably depressing. Oh my god.

• [Video]: Today’s Big Thing: Starsky the Rock-Juggling Otter

I just discovered this website “Today’s Big Thing” !! Will be including one “Today’s Big Thing” with each Clicks of the Day hence forth. LOL what a cute otter!!

• 10 Creative Bar Code Designs

Reminds of the funny bar code commercial I saw awhile back too. Really, really cool designs!

• Unpaid Internships Exploit Young Workers, Often Illegal: Lawyer

Interesting topic. I’ve had both paid and unpaid internships. Obviously you would always prefer to be taking in some income for your work but I don’t know, employers seeing that you work hard despite being paid really goes a long way too.

• [Photo]: Toy Story Shoes

So awesome!

• [Photo]: Paper and Pencil Socks

Also, just as awesome!

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