By BeckyHarks(view all posts by BeckyHarks)
at 12:48PM Friday January 13, 2012
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Newsworthy
Facebook, Inc, recently launched a brand-new ad format, called a
"Featured Story," which dumps paid content - rather than updates
from Great Aunt Lynn about her recent biopsy or one of those
internet memes - squarely into our news feeds. Worse, these paid
advertisements (a.k.a. "news feed) shows the actions of the
Facebook users friends and these ads are front-and-center on our
Facebook news feed.
Great. More ads.
I've been mildly annoyed by the ads (read: "Sponsored Stories") on
the sidebar of Facebook, but have been able to tune them out. Now,
when I'm blearily checking to see if I've gotten any response to my
"Which Disney Princess Are You?" post, I'm bound to accidentally
click a Featured Story.
You know what? I'm sick of ads.
Because I have to sell my firstborn son in order to see a movie
these days, I do it perhaps twice a year.
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By GuyCopes(view all posts by GuyCopes)
at 7:58AM Tuesday January 10, 2012
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Stuff We Like
This week sees the start of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. CES 2012 looks to debut a few hotly anticipated electronics items. Among these will be a a slew of tech dedicated to the video game community.
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By GuyCopes(view all posts by GuyCopes)
at 9:56AM Thursday January 5, 2012
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Money Saving Tips
All great explorers need a few key essentials when traversing rough terrain or exploring hidden pockets of remote nature. The same is true for any avid video game fanatic diving headfirst into the waters of a new year that promises to be a big one for gaming worldwide. Here now are the tips you'll need to not lose your wallet or your cool when deciding what games to escape into this coming year.
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