2007 January 20 « Social Orb

Daily Kos: College Freshmen on Politics

Lots of people… well 95 people… felt the need to comment on this one. Very interesting points of view going on here. For more, just click the link above.

January 20, 2007 Posted by socialOrb | Blog Post Review, Culture, Education, Politics, Top Comments | | No Comments

Radio station fires ten after Wii contest death

Radio station fires ten after Wii contest death - Nintendo Wii Fanboy

Looks like more drama for the radio station that did the contest. One of the commenter said:

They aren’t just fireing 10 people. They are shutting down the radio station. Which I think is stupid. Because some woman killed herself in a contest? It’s like the spilling the McDonald’s coffee case. It’s just someone being an idiot. But don’t get me wrong. I happily would have risked my life to get a Wii if I didn’t have one.Posted at 10:12AM on Jan 17th 2007 by Patrick

Not sure if that is true, but I disagree about it being her fault. Not many people think doing something like that can kill you. You enter a contest that they made (its not like buying a drink and spilling it on yourself) thinking its safe and you die because of it? Nooo… not even close to drinking a hot fluid and dropping it in your lap.

In another comments here - 12:36PM on Jan 17th 2007 by Jackson Pritt - basically sums up what I feel.

Over all, a very interesting comment thread.

January 20, 2007 Posted by socialOrb | Blog Post Review, Blog Review, Culture, Gaming Culture | | No Comments

co.mments - Track your conversations

Well…. looks like somebody has the same idea I have. I’m telling you, those darned comments can be more entertaining and educational (edutainment… LOL) than the actual blog post.

Now you have a way to track them easier… as soo do I MUHAHAHAHAhahaha

January 20, 2007 Posted by socialOrb | Tech, Top Comments | | 1 Comment

WiiNintendo.net

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What an AWESOME blog! I found out about this blog after reading a article on Yahoo News (It’s official. Wii use can cause weight loss) on how one of the authors lost wieght playing with the Wii. Its got on Digg too (around 3000+ diggs to date).

Picture from WiiNintendo showing the guy who lost wieght using Wii

…Rocky could hld have used the Wii…

The site has good info on it, its entertaining and best of all (which is the reason why I createdSocial Orb) it has people adding to the education and entertainment value. Education… entertainment… you heard it before: edutainment!

Great blog. I think I will feature it someday.

Also, to get more from useing a Nintedo Wii for excersize, click WiiWorkout.net of which will probably become the workout site haven.

January 20, 2007 Posted by socialOrb | Blog Review, Gaming Culture, Lifestyle, Tech | | No Comments

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This blog is about the social community and how people interact with each other within social sites. From blogs to messageboards and video, Social Orb covers hot, not so hot and just plain interesting (to me at least) topics in the social community of websites.

Sites I will focus on are:

Community blog site JoeUser
Community submitted news link sharing site Digg
Community submitted questions on Yahoo Answers
Community sharing video site YouTube

While I will cover other sites like TechCrunch, AutoBlog, Slashdot, Neowin, WinCustomize, DeviantArt and so forth as well as sites that might not be so interactive but does allow for users to intereact and share comments (like CNET NEWS.com for example)