Good Monday morning. It’s March 16th.
Information about coronavirus is changing fast. And we’re certainly not going to take your time today with news about search engine optimization or advertising. Instead we’re giving you one more set of coronavirus resources links that will help you help your organization and family through this crisis.
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Coronavirus Resources Online
Information
JHU (not great on mobiles)
Worldometers US page
Video explanation for laypeople about how the modeling works for coronavirus and similar exponential growth
Nearly every major media outlet is making national and local (if applicable) resources available even if you are not a subscriber. Sites I’ve confirmed include The Washington Post, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Financial Help
Many school districts are offering free breakfast and lunch for school-aged children regardless of their enrollment status and low-cost meals for adults. Please distribute this information far and wide in your own networks.
SBA Page for Business Assistance
Free Google Hangouts Premium Video Conferencing
Free Microsoft Teams collaboration software
Free Zoho Apps for 60 Days
60 Day Free VPN Licenses
Apple Card Waives Late Fees
Internet / Mobile Carriers Won’t Cut Off Accounts
HOW TO: Ideas to Make Your Internet Connection Faster
HOW TO: Use a Free Zoom Background on Video Calls
Financial Help for Children & Students
Free Broadband from Spectrum / Charter to Households with Students
Free Adobe at Home for Students Whose Schools Subscribe
Free Scholastic Courses
Free U-Haul Self Storage for College Students (30 Days)
Entertainment
Frozen 2 and Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Released Early
Free Classic Games to Download
Virtual Tours of 500+ Museums & Galleries
Coffee Break: When Life Goes Off-Script
We are all learning how to live in a new and constantly changing environment. Michael Higgins is the president of Ireland and demonstrates how to live in an unscripted world when one of his dogs comes to visit during a function.
See Brod break into a room full of strangers and look for his human.
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