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Googleholic for January 1st 2008

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In this Happy New Year issue of Googleholic we cover:
  • Yahoo soldier moves to Google
  • Google trademarks of 2007
  • What will Google focus on it 2008?
  • Social networking gets a push at Google
  • Some stats on Google
  • Designers Gmail hacked
Continue reading Tuesday's Googleholic...


Yahoo soldier moves to Google
A former Yahoo Chief Performance expert has moved over to the Google army.

Google trademarks of 2007
Google registered a long list of trademarks over the past year to protect upcoming product releases.

Google Maps My Location
Google Maps mobile pinpoints your location using the closest broadcast tower.

What will Google focus on it 2008?
Will they stick to search? or venture more into application development, advertising or the mobile space?

Social networking gets a push at Google
Facebook is getting all the buzz when it comes to social networking, but Google has plans. Joe Kraus, the co-founder of Excite and JotSpot is heading the charge.

Some stats on Google
Jeff Jarvis has some compelling stats on Google, including fastest growing company, Google controlling 65% of US searches, and Google being the number 1 brand.

Designers Gmail hacked
Domain and identity stolen by a hacker using the Gmail filter.


Last weeks Google news...


Make sure to check in for Friday's Googleholic Google News report.

If you have any tips, tricks, or anything Google, you can always drop us a line!

Update: Thanks musicphreke, its 2008, not 2007. duh!

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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