Tsunami Relief: Digital Goods Making A Real World Impact

Updated on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 10:03AM by Josh Kocurek

I just want to quickly point out that I am loving the fact that companies are using digital goods and services to generate donations for disaster relief. Following the devistation that occured last week, iPhone developers are also pitching in to raise funds for relief efforts. Game developers Capcom and Sega, both with headquarters in Japan, have announced app sales with proceeds going directly to organizations providing relief to those affected by last week’s natural disasters.

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Lube, Mac & Cheese and Charlie Sheen. Say Hello to the Twitter #Dickbar.

Updated on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 10:25AM by Josh Kocurek

Late last week, Twitter rolled out the "even better" version of their iOS app. Though the changes to photos, friends and DMs were welcomed with loving arms, it's the iOS-specific Quick Bar that is getting all the buzz. Dubbed the Dickbar, deriving from both the new Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and the fact that its obtrusive nature comes off as "dickish," the Quick Bar is a top-mounted bar that shows popular and "promoted" hashtags sponsored by advertisers.

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Boba Fett Plays Zelda ''Lost Woods" Song On Accordion

This needs to be watched! Quite the mix of characters, but I could totally see Boba Fett having some serious accordian skills. 

Top 10 of 2010 - Video Games

This year was filled with total video game domination. Month after month, Triple-A titles would be released into the open arms of gamers numbering in the millions. Narrowing the list down to ten was a bit tricky. Lucky for me, or perhaps unfortunate, I didn't play every game released this year. Some of these games were also some of the year's best (i'm looking at you Red Dead Redemption). This is why I comprised a brief "pile of shame" at the end. These are the games I wish I could have dug into, but due to console exclusivity (i'm a PS3 owner) or lack of free time, I was unable to. Without further ado, here are my favorite 10 of what I played in 2010.

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