Is flood insurance worth it? You can decide using this infographic from Money Magazine.
Note: Almost 70% of the homes that suffered water damage during Hurricane Sandy were not insured against flooding.
Sandy Relief Effort of the American Red Cross – To donate, text REDCROSS to 90999.
Curator: John Kremer
This infographic showcases the best times and the worst times to post on the major social networks: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest.
These general guidelines are based on Internet users as a whole. The best times to post for your specific target audience could well be different. But this infographic is still a good starting point for deciding when you will post.
Be sure to keep track of your analytics to verify that the times you post are really the times your audience want and expect you to post.
National Children’s Alliance has nearly 700 advocacy centers nationwide which help with the process of reporting and recovering from abuse. To get involved, go to http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org or call 800-239-9950.
Curator: John Kremer
How the Barad Dur, Tower of Sauron compares to a few earthly constructions . . .
Barad-Dur, Tower of Sauron, over 3,000 feet, in Mordor
Burj Khalifa, 2,723 feet, in Dubai
Eiffel Tower, 1050 feet, in Paris, France
Big Ben, 316 feet, in London, England
All Terrain Armored Transport, 74 feet, in Hoth, Star Wars movie
The Sea Turtle Conservancy works to study and protect endangered sea turtles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean. Its goal is simple: To save sea turtles from extinction. You can Adopt-a-Turtle via their website at http://www.conserveturtles.org.
Curator: John Kremer
How to Cook Up a Winning Meme
This infographic reveals that the ideal equation for the perfect meme. Perfect Meme = picture + cat + Reddit.
The infographic, designed by Pelican PR, looks at patterns in 100 memes from 1980 to today and determines the necessary ingredients for a video or photo to take off.
Be an Organ Donor – More than 100 million people in the U.S. have registered as organ, eye, and tissue donors. You, too, can register by going to http://www.organdonor.gov via the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Curator: John Kremer
Boot Camp Digital showcases how to get results on LinkedIn in 2013. Their company has made thousands of dollars in sales from LinkedIn, so they put together this LinkedIn cheat sheet so you can also get the most out of LinkedIn.
37 Ways to Thrive on LinkedIn via your LinkedIn Profile, LinkedIn Answers, LinkedIn Groups, LinkedIn Company Pages, LinkedIn People You May Know, etc.
Alzheimer’s Disease Research, a program of the American Health Assistance Foundation, works to unlock the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease and identify potential drug therapies. To donate, contact http://www.ahaf.org/alzheimers.
Curator: John Kremer
LinkedIn just reached a huge milestone. It now has more than 200 million members, with nearly two new users signing up every second.
LinkedIn hit 100 million members back in March 2011, and has added more than 13 million new members since its last announcement in November 2012.
If LinkedIn were a country, it would have the 5th largest population in the world. Facebook would have the 3rd largest population in the world.
Another fun fact: Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is the most followed person on LinkedIn.
If you want to reach people around the world, LinkedIn provides a world-wide platform for doing so.
Feeding America is the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity supplying food to 37 million Americans every year via 200 member food banks. To donate, go to http://www.feedingamerica.org or call 800-910-5524.
Curator: John Kremer
Here are 9 tips on how to maintain a healthy level of insanity in a crazy enough world:
1. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask them if they want fries with that.
2. In the memo field of all your checks, write For Marijuana.
3. Order a diet water whenever you go out to eat.
4. Specify that your drive-through order is to go.
5. Sing along at the opera.
6. Five days in advance, tell your friends that you can’t attend their party because you have a headache.
7. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream: I Won! I Won!
8. When leaving the zoo, start running backwards towards the parking lot, yelling Run for your lives. They’re loose!
9. Pick up a box of condoms at the pharmacy. Then go to the counter and ask where the fitting room is.
The Center for Advancing Health encourages good health habits and behaviors. CFAH conducts research, communicates findings, and advocates for policies that support everyone’s ability to benefit from advances in health science. CFAH is funded by The Annenberg Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. For more information, check out http://www.cfah.org.
Curator: John Kremer