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Welcome to the first edition of the Week In Review. Since I don’t like to deeply expand on a subject, but I like to talk about a lot of subjects, from now on (and hopefully in a consistent manner) I will do a Week In Review.

Facebook Applications are No Different Than MySpace’s Glitter

Yeah, I can hear what you are saying, MySpace sucks, Facebook rules, its applications are amazing. But when you give power to the user to customize their profile, hell breaks loose. The user experience goes to shit, and becomes unpleasant. The lack of control of how many applications a user can have on their profile is not strongly enforced. I just wanted to say hi to an old buddy, but I find 5 different walls, in which one should I leave my message?! DOES HE FUCKING NEED ALL THOSE WALLS?!!

I don’t totally blame him, I blame how easy and pretty the application do the job of spamming and encouraging its users to spread their application to all of its friends. I stopped installing application about 4 months ago, and I have received since then, approximately 100 invites to install applications, all of them which have been declined. They are no different than the Hot Girl On the webcam XXX spam that I get (outside of the possible boobies on the webcam one). It is tempting to click, but you know its no good.

And by the way, MySpace is doing a hard, but good job cleaning up its act. Redesigning its site, reducing incredibly the amount of spam received, and controling phishers. What I am saying is, once you give the user power to control, you will start seeing a lot of non-user friendly. And that was a rant!

Music Of The Week

Crookers

I have known about them for over 6 months, thanks to some music blogs that I follow. You should listen to their Essential Mix; a very solid mix, which without a doubt put them on the map.

Chemical Brothers - Salmon Dance (Crookers Remix)

A-Trak

Check out Running Man: Nike + Original Run. Loving this mix.

A-Trak feat. Lupe Fiasco - Mastered

Girl Talk

Feed The Animals is his latest mash-up release. Go get it here in a “pay what you want download” format. I highly recommend it, it is a fun album.

Girl Talk - Here’s The Thing

Funny Of The Week

Brought to you by rumorsontheinternets

The Website Is Down
The Web Dude vs The Sales Guy

Favorite Links Of The Week

Guide To Achieving Flow an Happiness in your work
Shoe Lacing Methods
10 things to do in Amsterdam besides smoking pot

Video Of The Week

Where The Hell Is Matt?
I hate you Matt, for being so cool.

Where The Hell Is Matt’s Girlfriend?
… Not so cool anymore…haha

Girl of the Week

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn has, pretty much, all but conquered the small screen, co-hosting Attack of the Show!, and the big screen starring in Big Stan, as well as modeling for many magazines, including Playboy (Though she did keep her clothes on) and Men’s Health.
Olivia Munn was born in Oklahoma, the daughter of Kim and Sam Munn, being of Chinese and Caucasian descent. When Munn was two years old, her mother married a man enlisted in the Air Force, and the family moved several times. However, Munn was mostly raised in Japan, in the Shinjuku District of Tokyo. -  [source]

It was hard to choose a girl for my first edition, it was because I didn’t remember Olivia! She is a 10 on my books. Gorgeous and funny. She is one of the reasons that I watch Attack Of The Show. I would happily marry her or a woman that looks that her that is funny.

Rapidfire Thoughts

• Twitter has been very unstable lately damnit
• Plurk is cool, but not as easy to use as Twitter.
• I’m happy that our thoughts are not out loud. A lot of fucked up things come into thought at random times during the day.
• Don’t go hungry to the supermarket, you will buy extra stuff… don’t go to the supermarket thirsty, you will only buy beverages (i did it this weekend)
• New PS3 Software is available, now with trophies and you can read and message your friends while playing a game. sweet stuff
• Awesome The Dark Knight Poster

Quote Of The Week

“You should send him a box with a turd inside of it.”

My comment after Chris Jennings told the story of his “friend” trying to scam him with $150 dollars.

So That Means I Don’t Need To Wear My Glasses

Social Networks are a great part of our life, even if we want it or not.

Here is how it has affected out daily thought process, explained by scenarios.

“[insert anything common], should I twitter it?”
Some quick examples:
“I just farted and it smells” - NO
“The house is burning down, where is the baby?” - NO
“I’m taking a dump” - NO
“Batman dies” - Watching The Dark Knight on opening night and sharing the ending.
“Driving at 95, idiots should not be in the road” - NO, twittering and driving don’t go along.
Don’t drink and twitter. Is like drunk dialing, except 45 of your twitter buddies have to read your drunk update.

“Hmm, I should take a look at craigslist” - After seeing someone buy a new TV. You know he has to get rid of his old TV one way or another.

“DUGG” [with a thumbs up] - to a hot girl, or hot guy if you are a female.

“6, 7, 5, 8, 9, 1, 6, 8, 4, 10, 2″ - Coming out of the club, and looking at the girls at the line coming in while giving the “hotornot.com” rating.

“Buried as inaccurate” - After seeing a not-so-hot girl wearing a shirt that says “Sexy Hot Girl”

“Buried as inaccurate” - After your friends describe you a girl, and is not totally how they painted it.

“You just get vinegar, and it will get rid of those stains… I read it on Wikipedia” - Trying to be a smart ass on something you read on wikipedia.

“Oh yes, I’m gonna get 1 million plus views on this baby!” - After filming your friends singing and dancing to the Spice Girls, and contemplating of the YouTube possibilities.

“I wish I can find her on MySpace” - After eyeing a young looking cute girl

“OMG, these photos are going up to flickr” - Taking photos with a fancy nancy SLR Camera at the park.

“OMG, these photos are going up to Facebook” - Taking photos with a point and shoot in last nights party.

“Bla bla bla, look at me, I’m singing along, I found that rare remix song on The Hype Machine” - Showing off to your friends at a club that you are “truly indie”

Final words - Don’t underestimate the power of the web and Social Networks, they are called “Social Networks” for a reason. It is a big party that everyone is in, and you control if you want to be the center of attention, with difference of the real world, people pay attention to you. Be smart about it… or not.

This Cannot Be More Accurate