Jester Clippings: 2008-08-26

Tuesday 26 August 2008 - Filed under Life Outside Work

“Gold farming employs 320,000 Chinese cheaters”
OK, now I know that each Olympic gold medal is actually made of 92.5% silver that is coated with 6 grams of gold, at a combined worth of US$220. Even after the Olympic Games have come to an end, virtual athletes are competing day and night for gold in the world of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG). Now try and comprehend this: 400,000 people are now employed in developing economies to play games and earn gold, literally. This involves employing people in sweat-shop conditions to play the games non-stop over 48 hours. Link [iTWire]

“Why Google has lost its mojo”
Fact: Google’s search market share has now surpassed the 70% mark and is on the increase. Fact: Google’s share price has plummeted 34% in the past 9 months. Analysts have been busy trying to make sense of this for some time now. Link [Macworld]

“Survive a Power Blackout”
I prefer disaster movies to sci-fi. Cloverfield is one of the recent releases I missed. I am sure it will be out on DVD soon if not already. In the meantime, I will try and get myself prepared for a power blackout. Link [WIRED]

2008-08-26  »  JK