Bad Day? 7 "Calming Manatee" Memes that Will Cheer You Up

Having a rough day? Need a virtual hug or an uplifting message? Possibly from a manatee? Then your new favorite website is Calming Manatee. Created by the Chicago-based geniuses of Ethercycle, a web design and development firm, the site brings you random images of the serene marine mammals with a message of support. Besides being both LOL-worthy and sweet at the same time, the site is also an enormous lesson in the power of social media and how to leverage it. Despite having never promoted the site, it receives more than a million pageviews a month. You can follow Calming Manatee on Facebook and Twitter for a constant stream of uplifting messages, and of course click over to CalmingManatee.com any time for new messages. In the mean time, enjoy this sampling of manatee awesomeness! - By Joslyn Gray

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