Archive for August, 2008
Ping.fm
Ping.fm is the best sNetwork manager EVER!
Ok, maybe not ever, but it’s really really good. Ping allows you to take tons of your microblogging, blogging, and status updating service and put them all as 1. This way you can update on Ping, and it will update everywhere (or only on 1 spot) without you actually having to go there.
What’s nice about this is that it has the different types separated, so you don’t end up making a blog post simply saying “I have cake” where as it should have maybe gone to status updating. What is nice about this aside from being able to post in one spot, with the aide of the PingPress.fm wordpress plugin I can now send out a small message to all of those networks telling people to come see my post; or in the cases of the blogging networks it hits, actually posting it (woot for posting on multiple platforms at once!)
Ping.fm is currently in beta, so you’ll need a beta key which is “vivalaping” right now. If it doesn’t work when you read this and it’s still requiring a key, comment on the post and I’ll update it accordingly.
Smallworld
Smallworld is a new MMO virtual world currently in Beta out by Outsmart. Unlike many Virtual worlds, there is no downloads but also isn’t horrible 3D graphics. I made a list of the Pros and Con that I could think of. I’d highly recommend everybody to check it out, it’s one of the best I’ve seen it q very long time. With such a nice build, I’m hoping this doesn’t end up being another one that goes from Beta to Nada.
PROS
CONS
Virtual worlds timeline (with dipity)
An amazingly, well put together timeline of anything relating to virtual worlds or simulations. Reading over it, there was even somethings I missed which is something to be said.
Virtual worlds timeline (with dipity)
Come along, you belong!
Feel the fizz, of Coo Coo cola.
It’s the cola for makin’ you proud
Take another sip and be one of the crowd
You belong with Coo Coo Cola.
Now for those of you NOT totally cool, that is one of the songs from one of the coolest shows EVER Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers. To be more precise, this is from from The Case of The Cola Cult (Part 1, Part 2) which is one of the best episodes ever.
Because of that, I decided to use the song as my ring tone. Bet nobody else will have that one on their phone. Unless of course you click the big picture at the bottom of the post, which is totally cool too.
And don’t forgot to buy it on DVD. Or Just Buy it for me!
Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Coo Coo Cola
Get to the store and take all you can carry
We got the flavors- orange, grape and cherry
Feel the fizz of Coo Coo Cola
Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Coo Coo Cola
It’s bottled in Pensacola
Come along with Coo Coo Cola
You belong with Coo Coo Cola
Dealing with Corporate Blocking Policies
Web Worker Daily had a great article yesterday titled “Dealer With Corporate Blocking Policies” with I absolutely adore.
I’ve been facing the same issues at work, especially with the social networking thing. Being as that I work the night shift, they give us pretty much free will to surf as long as we actually work when the time comes. That’s easier said than done when 90% of the ’social networking’ sites are blocked. I mean FlickR? come on. So for anybody who is in this situation, check out some of WWD’s recommendations, they’re uber smart people. Oh, and subscribe to them, they’re THAT awesome.
LiveSpace a Virtual ‘Wow’
Gizmodo has a video today of a new Virtual World called LiveSpace (CitySpace? They call it both in the video) and it looks amazing. It’s server-side rendered with OTOY, which means your crappy computer can still run it and it will look good. I’m honestly just impressed at the graphics, server-side or not. I’d love to play around in a world like this. It almost makes me giddy just thinking about it.
LivePlace Is a Virtual World Rendered Server-Side, Streamed To Any Device @ Gizmodo
T-Mobile Goes Gangster
T-Mobile recently put in place a policy where reps no longer have to say their rep IDs, and in many departments not even their real first names. I’m predicting the future and thinking we don’t even have to talk in real sentances. I’m going ahead of the pack and redoing my intro statement:
“Welcome to T-Mobile, T-Mobiles where it’s at, Some people call me Cougar ’cause I’m slick like a cat.
So hit me with your problem, tell me what it be. Quicker we get done, you get back to watch TV. Ya kick it!
*this is the part where I dance around like Vanilla Ice while the customer tries to figure out what the hell I just said*”
It should be fun, I have the attire ready and everything.
Thanks mom, knew I’d wear this someday!
How to clean Fuitadnet Fungus
For those loyal readers, you’ll know I changed my hosting provider from Fuitadnet to GoDaddy a few months back because Fuitadnet, in short, is pathetic. They just weren’t very organized. The only catch here is, I should still have hosting open at Fuitadnet.
“WTF?!” I’m sure you’re all saying. Well in May, they had already taken the payment for the hosting portion of my site for the 6 six months, so when I took my domain it should have just left he hosting floating in limbo until I call them and cancel that, which I didn’t. I called them today to see if anybody could find out how to access my hosting account, as I’m going to get the last final backup of it (hopefully) then cancel it. They can’t find it.
I gave them the domain name, I gave them my account number, my payment confirmation, my last name, my address: Nada. This leads me back to the idea of “they just weren’t very organized”. They told me to forward the payment invoice to them and they’d give me a call in 24-48 hours. I’m going to call when I get home tomorrow morning after work. I also have trouble ticket numbers which I’m hoping they could look up. All I want is the files I paid for (since they should still have them in their database for 3 months) is that so much to ask that I get what you charged me for?
Massive Propane Explosion in Toronto
Sunday morning around 4:00am a giant fire at the Sunrise Industrial Gasses propane depot broke out resulting in an explosion that could be seen for miles, the death of a firefighter and a facility employee being unaccounted for. Reports claim that over 12,000 people were evacuated from their homes surrounding Sunrise due to potential risks of toxic gases being released. Highway 401, not only a nearby highway but the busiest highway in Canada, was also closed for over 12 hours during this time. Cause of this incident has yet to be identified. Some videos contain mature language.
Article Links: NyTimes , Bloomberg , CBC
Videos: SxePhil , aabbgirl , Kevjumba , HomoginizedButter , bcochrane14 , TVK1337
Luupi
“SOCIAL NETWORKING – THE WAY IT SHOULD BE…
Sick of superpoking? Over being a pirate? Why not just be you! From the maker?s of Habbo, Luupi is for the real people behind their virtual lives.”
Luupi is loopy? Nope, they’re completely freaking retarded.
I received an email in one of my ancient alts awhile ago from out good friends at Sulake, makers of Habbo Hotel, saying they came out with a new Facebook clone called Luupi. I pity the world it we’re letting Sulake breed. This site looks really bland (though I do like the colors and logo).
The site lets users upload pictures and videos and put captions under them. There doesn’t seem to be a huge profile option, so I think it would be better to refer to it as a FlickR clone. Aside from uploading images and giving them captions, users are able to join ‘communities’ and leave messages/chat through a ‘comments’ window which most of us know as a message board.
Users also have the option to set mottos/moods as that in facebook; Yippie.
Lets hope they have better management with this than they ended up having on happy. Keep it clean guys. And yeah, I joined just so I can put my name in for the free camera