Wikiwars- The Latest Drinking Game

For those of you who have never played "Wikiwars".... please do. This is the next catch phrase of our generation. Since we are always on our laptops, Wikiwars is a perfect way to interact with friends and family. I could play this game stone cold sober, but it I recently turned it into a drinking game (college kid probz) and it was the funniest experience I had ever encountered.

So for Wikiwars drinking style here are the rules:
1. Everytime you click a link you take a swig of your drink (or a shot of beer).
2. When you win, the loser has to take a shot.
3. If you have to backspace you drink 5 seconds of a drink.
4. If you use the search button you have to drink 10 seconds of your drink.

Watching my friends do this was out of a movie. I felt like we were in the Van Wilder version of the Social Network. Wikiwars has officially become my new favorite game. For those of you who want a more intellectual drinking game then WIKIWARS IS YOUR ANSWER.

Yahooooooowhooo

In recent news, Yahoo and Tumblr are combining! News about a merge between the two that is over a billion dollars. Click the link and find out more information!

MACKLEMORE NAMED HIS NEXT ALBUM AFTER ME!

Yes, recording artist Macklemore and Ryan Lewis will release their new album, "I Adore CFR" in the summer of 2014. The title is derived from ME. "CFR" are my initials, Colleen Francis Ratigan. Do you want to know why he is naming this album after me?

1. Because I have a full Irish name and Macklemore is my long lost Irish brother.
2. We met after one of his shows in Asheville in November 2012 and he was inspired by my philosophy of life.
3. BECAUSE WIKIPEDIA SAYS SO.

Don't believe me? Check it out then: Wikilink

If Wikipedia says so, then it is so.

Invitation to my Blog

So I've been checking out the traffic of my blog and so far I have 142 views. Those who are viewing my blog are locations from the United States and Alaska. I'm actually surprised that I have had so many views because this blog was only designed for an Internet Studies class. Seeing my blogged viewed so many times though inspires me to want to post more things and personalize my blog a little more. So check my blog soon for better updates!

iPhone number....? - Latest News

Newstory

Above I have a link to BBC news website about the current iPhone 5 being launched. If you have a Mac or any Apple product, Apple is advertising their new colorful iPhone 5 all over the Safari pages. This specific story provides all the backlash from other companies and news stations who all have unhappy words about this iPhone mayhem.

A.I. - The Future of Computers

A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) a movie that came out in 2001 represents my favorite form of computer technology. This movie is about a boy robot who was programmed to love and interact with humans. A.I truly intrigued me because the society they portray in this movie seems possible in our future. Our computers are already moving in an artificial intelligence direction such as remembering sites and searches on the internet. And also I chose this example because I LOVE this movie!

"W3...NOT the internet!"

Above I have a private Q&A between Tim Berners-Lee and Forbes reporter J.J. Colao. It is a very interesting video because right away the reporter messes up on basic information about Tim Berners-Lee and Karen Bartleson. It's an informal setting with casual conversations between all three of them. The filming of this interview makes it seem as if you were in the room with them listening and joining in. It's a simple video that allows those who do not know about the World Wide Web help understand it better.

Men of the Internet

http://www.internethalloffame.org/inductees/tim-berners-lee

Here is the link to the Internet Hall of Fame website where they have inducted Tim Bernes-Lee. On this site he is famed for his invention of the World Wide Web (W3) followed by a quick bio of when he started and what he created. It also gives you a list of other internet inductees and their stories.

http://brucesterling.tumblr.com

Above is the tumblr account for Bruce Sterling. I thought this was better insight about Bruce than a Wiki article or bio on the internet. His tumblr account allows everyone across the web to see who he really is and relate to him. From his tumblr I have learned that he is very informed about news stories over in parts of Asia, and that he is a big fan of architecture and design.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-lessig/

Above is an article from the Huffington Post about Lawrence Lessig. It briefly describes who Lawrence is and what he is known more, but then the rest of the article promotes Lessig's blog. The article has a list of his titled blog entries with links so people an go directly to his blog and read about what he thinks. They are serious and very controversial blog entries that sparks curiosity when clicking the links.