Author Archives: Dan

And On April 12th In…

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Dan

This was a segment we used to do in the old netZooms that I really enjoyed.  We’d pick the day the post went live and scoured Wikipedia for interesting events that happened on that very same day. Even though the old … Continue reading →

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Flash Imagination #35 – Fried Banana?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Dan

“My complements to the chef!” John said as he burped and took a swig of beer at the same time.   The food had been good, very good in fact.  This had surprised John who, having never traveled before, feared … Continue reading →

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Stupid English Rules: Its vs It’s

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dan

My native tongue is French, and though I can now communicate fluently in English, I still remember a time when I couldn’t. Learning the language as a child, there were some things that confused me about it.  The “-ed” used … Continue reading →

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New Google+ Page

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Dan

I was poking around Google+ this evening and found that the Create a Google+ Page link was staring at me, as though it was trying to get me to click on it.  I ignored it as best I could, but … Continue reading →

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5 Second Films

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Dan

How much comedy can you stuff into a 5 second short film? That is a question that 5secondfilms.com have answered over 1000 times on YouTube with their sometimes witty, sometimes quirky, and sometimes just plain weird videos. the videos may … Continue reading →

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Political Boxing

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Dan

Who says Canadians are overly polite? Last weekend we were treated to quite an interesting event: two politicians from opposing political parties duking it out for charity. Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau (on the left) and Liberal MP Justin Trudeau (on the right) got into … Continue reading →

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Why the hate Google?

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Dan

Dear Big G, For a company that has “Don’t be Evil” as its motto, you sure have an interesting set of suggestions for my searches… Then again, I guess this isn’t as bad as the auto-completed suggestions others have run … Continue reading →

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New Logos

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Dan

You may have noticed over the past week that we have some new logos on the site. The new netZoom logo was announced last week, and now I’m proud to show you three more logos for other article types we … Continue reading →

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Flash Imagination #34 – Evil House

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dan

There are many stories out there about evil, haunted, or monster houses.  All stories have a similar theme: the house wants to eat/harm neighbourhood children, and adults are oblivious to the evil house’s true nature. There is one house, however, … Continue reading →

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Buh-Bye Penny

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Dan

The Canadian penny is older than the country itself, and yet as of this fall it will be no more. The Canadian government has decided to abolish the small coin (of which a majority of canadians do not use), in … Continue reading →

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