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Filed under: Fun, Games, Internet, Time-Wasters

FFL a different kind of fantasy, uh... sport? Time Waster


If you can't figure out why everyone is so into fantasy football and think sports in general are like, totally lame, you might be interested in the Fantasy Fashion League. And no, I'm not kidding.

Instead of "drafting" football players for your team you choose various designers and celebrities. Maybe you think it's going to be a really hot week for Jessica Alba and she's been wearing Calvin Klein lately. Mark it on your line-up card and hope she earns In Style's Look of the Day or gets mentioned on Women's Wear Daily. That's the way you can rack up some points and show your mad fashion skills.

You can even earn extra points if celebrities and designers you choose for your line-up card appear on the E! pre-show for the Emmys or the CMA awards.

Think this is the stupidest thing ever? Well, it might keep your significant other busy while you enter your fantasy football picks at least.

Filed under: Business, Fun, Internet, Yahoo!, Social Software

Yahoo covers fashion week with ELLE

Yahoo covers fashion week with ELLEYahoo has teamed up with fashion giant ELLE to bring mobile coverage of fashion weeks in New York, Milan and Paris.

The special fashion coverage runs through Yahoo! oneSearch on mobile devices, which we have covered in the past, providing up to the minute fashion news, trend reports, behind the scenes blogs, and city guides. But perhaps the best must have feature for fashion lovers is the photo coverage.

ELLE will be running exclusive runway reports starting today. The reports will feature editors reviews of the top designers, models and trends of the day, fashion blogs will be profiled and share their insight, with photo diaries documenting the whole event available to view. And of course, no fashion show is complete without special events, Yahoo! oneSearch users will have access to complete coverage of the must attend parties of fashion week.

To get started, visit http://m.yahoo.com in your mobile browser and simply search for fashion. Or alternatively, visit http://fw.elle.com, or text "fashion" to 92466 (YAHOO).

Filed under: Business, Design, Internet, Blogging, Social Software

MySpace launches MySpace Fashion

MySpace launches MySpace FashionMySpace is entering the fashion space with the launch of MySpace Fashion, a social network and news site that aims to bring in all the latest news in the fashion industry.

MySpace Fashion will start things off with a plethora of video programming with 'MySpace Presents'. The new show lineup will consist of The Fit, MySpace Muse, and InStyle News. The social network will also bring amateur and professional fashion videos online from runway shows, MySpace TV, and the hottest fashion events worldwide. There will be featured designers on the site, each with a profile, video and images. Will it be a success? The kids like fashion and pretty much anything to do with clothes, so why not give it to them. No doubt that this extension of the MySpace brand will grab a lot of attention from teens and tweens worldwide.

Check out the upcoming launch of Paris Hilton's new fashion line at Kitson that will be previewed at MySpace Fashion.

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Utilities, Blogging, Web services, Social Software

Get your clothes on with Trendmill

trenmill fashion social networkSocial networks are obviously where it's at, and the more niche and targeted they can get, all the better for users. Its now time for clothes lovers to unite with this latest network.

Trendmill is the newest member to hit the fashion social network scene. Users can upload images of clothes they wish to own, as well as clothes they do own. Trendmillers can then vote and rate on other user's clothes giving them the thumbs up or down while they search for the next in thing. Brands are also represented here with their lines with users rating and ranking them, a good marketing tool to gauge what customers are fond of. Trendmill also features some fashion editorial content and links out to fashion in the news.

Other sites in the fashion social network scene are Iqons and StyleHive.

[via techcrunch]

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Social Software

IQONS fashion social network to launch next week

iqons fashion social networkAlthough the time has come and gone for the official launch of Iqons in January, they have apparently scheduled a new date of February 13th to coincide with London's fashion week. Iqons aims to be the MySpace of the fashion world. The site is aimed at everyone in the fashion industry, models, designers, photographers, makeup artists, photographers, retailers, stylists, head hunters, PR people, and journalists. It will be a place where they can show off their work and start up networks across the world to spur creativity. Iqons has the ability to embed Photobucket slideshows, Brightcove videos and YouTube players. If you care to sign up for an invite, there is a form on the site.

StyleHive is another social network player in the fashion network scene.

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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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