30 years of Elf handiwork – Infographic

December 21, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

Whether it's a doll from a popular movie/TV franchise or the latest electronic gadget, each holiday season there's that hot toy you'll find at the top of most kids' wish lists. These same items have driven parents insane while they fight the hordes at the local big box retailer to get the last one. For your nostalgic enjoyment, Ultimate Coupon researched the hottest, most desirable holiday toys since 1981. Plus, threw in the most interesting factoids about each toy, so you can sound extra smart and interesting at your next cocktail party (you're welcome). This Ultimate Coupon infographic chronicles the

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The Shrinking Price of Mobile – Infographic

December 20, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

When the mobile phone debuted decades ago, it was a device primarily used by police, taxi drivers and truckers or the wealthiest in business. Today, cell phones are so pervasive that you cannot walk five steps without seeing a person talking or texting. Better yet the devices have more capabilities and at a fraction of the cost of the phone of yesterday. Today's mobile phone have talking, texting, web, gaming and video capabilities. And the good news is you don't have to break the bank for your mobile devices.

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ trailer hits web – Video

December 20, 2011 |  by  |  Movies  |  No Comments

The Dark Knight Rises is the final film in Christopher Nolans’s Batman trilogy. The second film, The Dark Knight, had an expansive digital and viral campaign. The first full-length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, which is available exclusively on iTunes, has predictably found its way to YouTube.

2011 at a glance by the numbers, ads at Google – Infographic

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Who’s Tweeting about holiday travel? – Infographic

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Visual Hashing chrome and firefox extension which stops mistyping your passwords

December 20, 2011 |  by  |  Chrome, Extension, Firefox  |  No Comments

If you regularly mistype your password because it is too complex or you're in a rush, Visual Hashing (free, Firefox, Chrome) will turn your password into a colored hash to you can immediately see whether you've typed it correctly or not. After you install this add-on, you'll be able to see a four-color visual "hash" in password inputs all around the web. The hash will update as you type. You can think of the hash as being your password's "fingerprint." Over time, you'll remember the colors associated with each password, which will prevent you from mistyping your passwords. That way, if

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BrandMyMail – customizing your gmail messages using social media

December 19, 2011 |  by  |  Sites, Video  |  No Comments

Brainchild of Shay Rojansky, Limor Schweitzer and Roberto Varela BrandMyMail a new web-based platform for customizing your email messages using social media. The service is designed mainly for businesses, but can be used by anyone who wants to spice up their email with real-time content, including Twitter feeds, YouTube videos, Flickr photos, blog posts from WordPress and Tumblr, Quora posts, eBay listings and more. Embed signatures, blog posts, Facebook and Twitter updates, pictures, videos and more in your emails, send beautiful, rich emails for business or fun, directly from your Gmail account. BrandMyMail is a service that stands between you and

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