TheWayoftheWeb

I downloaded the new Xbox Live Experience and Dashboard for my Xbox 360 last night, and while the functionality is taking a little bit of time to adjust to, I’ve already decided I don’t like a major part of the strategy. And more importantly, it may be a big mistake for Microsoft.

Everyone in the world [...]

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Having played quite a few hours of Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest game in the series, I’ve become convinced that future evolutions of the game are far more likely to bring virtual worlds to the masses than Second Life ever will.
I’ve experienced the whole GTA series, including the original 2D games for the Playstation, [...]

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It’s easy to debate who are the biggest players in social networking, whether you’re a Myspace fan, Facebook obsessive, or quoting the Latin, Asian, Indian or Brazilian audience of Hi5 or Orkut. (Incidentally, I signed up for Orkut today, completing my membership of the big four and I have to say, it feels a bit [...]

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Something that has always angered me about ‘old’ attitudes to the internet, and online socialising, is the view that anyone indulging in such a pastime is a sad loser, who obviously doesn’t have any real friends.
I’ve made some good friends by chatting and hanging out online, and some of these connections have grown into ‘real [...]

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