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We know we took some shots at Instagram in this previous post, but to quote the well-known philosopher, Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, "We kid, we kid." The truth [...]

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If we had to guess, we'd say 75% of the internet is a waste of time. The problem is, you're probably assuming we think that's a bad thing. We love wasting time! Seriously, little time-wasting sites are [...]

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If you spend your days hunched over a keyboard like a code writing Quasimodo, you probably have little contact with the outside world. This isn't good. You need to keep up your relationships outside of dealing [...]

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Drinkify is a website that tells you the perfect drink to enjoy with whatever band or artist you happen to be listening to. When we first stumbled upon it all we could think was that, that [...]

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Towards the end of last year, I found myself up against an article deadline for this website while a few cocktails deep. This is not a great place to be, because a) you’re short on [...]

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Too often the time on our Friday nights is spent debating on where to go only to end up going to the same bar as ever other Friday night. Sure it's cool to get to know [...]

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This post is sponsored by Visa. (Thanks Visa!) Bragging to your friends about that hottie you met last weekend is always better with photographic evidence. But cell phone pics only go so far. Remember [...]

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This post is brought to you by Saab. At Saab, we believe in independent thinking. It’s in everything we do. Learn more here. World records are usually spoken of in terms of the professional athlete, [...]

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When was the last time you memorized a cell phone number? Put a picture in a photo album? Created a real, physical invitation for a party? Thanks to Facebook, we don't have to deal with [...]

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We turn to Google for a lot of our online needs - email, maps of backyards and at times because we're feeling lucky.  Now, from the company that offers its employees free haircuts (probably not [...]

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Any Black Book worth it's salt is updated on a continual basis and ours is no different. Instead of adding phone numbers or debts, we're adding web addresses and places to shop. Check out
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This is a sponsored post brought to you by Dial for Men. (Thanks Dial!) We encounter dangers on a daily basis. Some are easy to avoid - we'll pass on the money from the [...]

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On an average day, how much do you really learn at work? More importantly, did you learn anything that's useful? Justin Bieber is secretly satan? Old news. The Westboro Baptist Church is unpopular? So 2010. [...]

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Now that our eggnog hangovers have worn off, it’s time to start on those New Year’s resolutions (like less eggnog hangovers). Despite proclaiming that “this year is going to be different,” chances are you’re gonna [...]

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Most people don’t even read greeting cards.  They scan them like they were trying to get through The Great Gatsby.  Why would you waste five bucks on a card that doesn’t even garner a reaction [...]

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