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Wikiseek launches, not to be confused with Wikiasari

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Remember how we told you a few weeks ago that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Whales was working on a new search engine called Wikiasari? Yeah, that's still not ready yet.

But California-based SearchMe has launched a new search engine based on Wikipedia. It's called Wikiseek, and not only does it search Wikipedia sites, but it also indexes sites that are referenced in Wikipedia articles. When you perform a search, Wikipedia articles will be listed first, followed by results that show up as links in Wikipedia. If it wasn't mentioned on Wikipedia, you won't find it on Wikiseek.

This means there are plenty of sites out there that you're not going to find by using Wikiseek. But odds are if you've got a general query on a movie, pop group, or form of martial arts you'll get relevant search results and not much that you weren't looking for.

The project is sanctioned by Wikipedia, and although there are sponsored links on Wikiseek, the web site says the majority of revenue generated will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation.

[via TechCrunch]

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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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