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Celebrate International Take A Picture Under Your Desk Day

November 9, 2012 / Megan O'Neill / No comments

Hey folks!  Do you know what today is?  Yes, it’s November 9.  Yes, it’s Friday.  Yes, it’s three days after the Presidential election.  But it’s also…wait for it…International Take a Picture Under Your Desk Day!

Haven’t heard of International Take a Picture Under Your Desk Day?  Well, it’s pretty self explanatory.  Just get under your desk, take a picture and then share it everywhere!  Currently, pictures of people under their desks are just starting to pop up on Facebook, as well as on Twitter.  But the heart of International Take a Picture Under Your Desk Day seems to be on Google+, where images are pouring in under the ridiculously long hashtag #InternationalTakeAPictureUnderYourDeskDay, which has just started to trend.

A Google search shows up no results for this “holiday”, so it seems that someone on Google+ is trying to get something started, and they just may have succeeded, with new images coming into Google+ every few minutes.  If anyone has any background on this trend, please share it with us in the comments!

Here at Social Times we decided to jump on the bandwagon and celebrate this historic day with our own pictures of ourselves under our desks.  Check ‘em out below, and then get under that desk and take a picture of yourself!

Happy International Take a Picture Under Your Desk Day!

Here’s me under my desk, with my dog:

Here’s Devon Glenn hanging out under her desk with a suitcase:

Mary Long‘s dogs are celebrating International Take A Picture Under Your Desk Day too:

And here’s Mary being attacked by one of her dogs after trying to join them under her desk:

Cameron Scott‘s dog is settling in for a day of hard work under a make-shift desk in a coffee shop.  Cameron opted to not try to join his dog, after hearing what had happened to Mary (don’t worry, she’s OK)!

Oh, and while we’re on this topic, click here to check out one of the best under-desk moments of all time—when George naps under his desk on Seinfeld.  Feel free to share links to your under-desk pictures with us in the comments below!

Megan O’Neill is the resident web video expert here at Social Times.  Megan covers everything from the latest viral videos to online video news and tips, and has a passion for bizarre, original and revolutionary content and ideas.

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Category: google, International Take A Picture Under Your Desk Day, pictures, Social Media, Trend /

20 Essentials to Power-Up Your Social Media Strategy.

April 23, 2012 / akshaybk / No comments
There are a few things you need to add to your list of to-dos that will not only hold the entire game plan together but also provide that extra to your results. Combining a list of top 20 of these from past campaigns across sectors such as education, FMCG, lifestyle and travel here are some that will help you get more and learn more from the campaigns you run in the future
Category: AdWords, facebook, google, Klout, Media, peerindex, Social, Social Media, Trend, twitter /

Can You Legally Own a Twitter Hashtag?

March 30, 2012 / Deborah Sweeney / No comments
Predicting what kinds of hashtags will take off and become the next biggest online meme is anyone’s guess but the power is in your hands to create it. So if the power is in your hands to create a hashtag, then why can’t you buy it? Can you own a hashtag if it tailored specifically for your usage, like a URL address?
Category: #, #goldenrule, brand, business, chris messina, Conversation, domain, folksonomic, hashtag, Legal, Meme, Oscars, ownership, purchase, Register, Search, Social Media, social network, Trend, tweet, twitter, twubs, URL /

Blow This Popsicle Stand: Insights from the SXSW Tech Career Expo

March 16, 2012 / JakeWengroff / No comments
Job fairs are usually known as events with less-than-impressive employers recruiting for less-than-desirable positions. This was not the case at all. Apple, Dell, Google, Salesforce.com and other notable tech, media, startup and other digerati -- about 70 companies present -- were out in full-force.
Category: Career, careers, community, Community Management, Events, Exclusive, google, hiring, interactive sxsw, Job, Jobs, Marketing, Professional, Social Media, social networks, strategy, SXSW, sxswi, technology, Trend /

Disturbing YouTube Trend: Teens Ask The World ‘Am I Ugly Or Pretty?’

February 21, 2012 / Megan O'Neill / No comments

Have you ever wondered what other people think of the way you look?  I mean what they really think of the way you look?  According to Amy Graff of the San Francisco Chronicle blog, a rising number of teens are posting videos on YouTube to find out.
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Category: Pretty, Trend, Ugly, video, Web Video, youtube /

HootSuite Snags Vancouver’s Geotoko

October 17, 2011 / Kenna McHugh / No comments

Vancouver’s HootSuite is growing like gangbusters with no plans of slowing down. Reported by The Vancouver Sun, the company is on an acquisition spree, announcing this week it has acquired the location-based marketing tool Geotoko.
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Category: Acquisition, app, business, Development and Design, facebook, geotoko, hootsuite, swift app, techvibes, Trend, twapper keeper, twitterbar, vancouver companies, vancouver sun /

The Rise And Fall Of The YouTube Cone-ing Trend

September 16, 2011 / Megan O'Neill / No comments

Have you heard of cone-ing?  Also known as coning or coneing, Urban Dictionary defines it as, “The art of grabbing a McDonalds ice cream cone from the ice cream end just to weird out the McDonalds worker.”  Cone-ing was a major trend this summer on YouTube, but now that McDonald’s employees are catching on, it looks like the cone-ing trend is coming to an end.
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