December 2008 - Posts - Play Things

December 2008 - Posts

Is Wikipedia going broke?

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
Perhaps I am over-reacting but is Wikipedia the next in line for a bailout? Wiki-users on the site today may have noticed the large-fonted banner on top asking you to click through to read a message by founder Jimmy Wales: And the message is below: While the site always has a call for donations plastered on top, this letter from Wales is a recent development...

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India wants to know: Who is Chanda Kochhar's inferior half?

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
We congratulates ICICI's next head honcho on her elevation to power. And clearly, going by Google Search statistics, all of India is sitting up and taking notice of Ms. Kochhar's new assignment. Check out the latest Google Trends report on searches for terms related to "Chanda Kochhar": See how the frequency of searches have leapt...

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The (Other) Top 10 Games of 2008 List

Posted by Krish Raghav at 
(The official one, as far as it can be called official, is here ) So, 2008. It's probably the first year I can recall, as a gamer, not being able to play all the games I wanted to...and not just because of financial and time constraints, but also because sometimes, you really had to choose between two or three excellent titles, and invariably postpone...

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Now you can throw a show at Bush too!

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
It was only a matter of time. Within days of shoes being hurled at President Bush, a new flash game lets you hurl a few of your own at W. (Albeit without the possibility of Secret Service types breaking you into little pieces later. Screenshot here: Link here: http://www.kroma.no/2008/bushgame/ Share this post: email it! | del.icio.us! | digg it! |...

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Australian couple sued via Facebook message

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
So what is common to both Hotel California and Facebook? Answer: You can check out any time you like. But you can never, ever leave. A couple in Australia who hoped that absconding from home and refusing to check email would prevent them being served legal papers were thwarted by the eponymous social networking site. The BBC explains : Mark McCormack...

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Look, look... more cool things on Gmail.

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
What is up with Gmail? Everyone's favourite email service is throwing innovations at us faster than we can say "What happened to the minimalism goddammit?" The latest two, however, will be better received than that Gmail themes idea that most people hate deeply. (Though I still have mine on. I think its called The Beach or The Sea.) The...

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Honda's Formula One dreams over

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
It was only a matter of time before the economic apocalypse started to strangle the aorta of corporate funding that kept professional sports runnings. Bailout boffins will remember how several people wondered why Citibank (Official motto: "The Citi never sleeps because of impending bankruptcy.") continued to sponsor Citi Field , the stadium...

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Participate in the Play Things visual quiz now!

Posted by Sidin Vadukut at 
This week we have a little exercise of the intellect for all of you. The premise is simple. Look at all the many pictures beneath and then tell me what connects all of them. The answer isn't exactly a tech product or a website or any of those usual Play Things products mind you. In fact it is something of much more contemporary relevance. Email...

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