Mafia Wars, a Facebook application/game by Zynga Inc., is primarily a roleplaying game with a few elements of a construction and management simulation. You play a member of the mafia, who builds family ties, makes cash, gets involved in real estate, builds a mighty arsenal of weapons and vehicles, and lives the high-life of crime. We’ll take [...]
Archive for February, 2009
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Knighthood, a Facebook application/game by Hive7, is a construction and management simulation with particular emphasis on warfare. You build your kingdom, collect your vassals, enter into alliances, and wage war against others. We’ll be taking a look at the Game Flavor, the Game Mechanics, the Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Final Review. So, is this [...]
Why it’s Fun to be Righteously Indignant
Posted: 20th February 2009 by David in CommentaryTags: Non sequitur
Everyone likes to be right. Heck, even I enjoy this guilty pleasure. However, there is just something special about being righteously indignant. Nothing quite beats being indignant, except being right about it, too. The only problem is that most the time, indignation can be a spur of the moment, and often uneducated, response to an [...]
Facebook Advertising Internet Scams
Posted: 3rd February 2009 by David in CommentaryTags: Business, Facebook
My Facebook ads now come disproportionately from a single source, a site promising that for only $1.95 they will ship you a kit to help you get thousands from Government Grants. Remind you of that guy with the question mark suit on late night infomercials yelling about free government money? Supposedly the advertisements come from a “blog” set [...]