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Is Twitter still relevant - If so, you can follow this geek on it

I hopped on the Twitter bandwagon a while ago when it was neat and fresh and then promptly forgot all about it. Then I got some neato iPod Touch apps, including a Twitter updater and reader called Twittelator and suddenly rediscovered Twitter. Anyone still using this?  If so, feel free to pop in and say hi!

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The Iphone app for idiots with money

Proving once again that money doesn't necessarily always flow towards the smartest individuals, someone has released the "I am Rich" app to the Apple App Store.  This $999 app does nothing but display an image of a ruby on your iPhone or iPod touch.  Why?  So you can show everyone how much of a rich bastard you are, being able to afford to drop a grand on a picture of a ruby.

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Traditional Role Playing Games - are they succumbing to MMORPGS?

Once upon a time, gaming was sacred. It was a time to spend with like minded folk sitting around drinking Mountain Dew and eating Doritos, laughing, talking, disemboweling a goblin or two, and just having fun. MMORPGs have taken a lot of that away. Now you play alone, or with strangers. Unless you’re lucky enough to chance upon your real life friends on the same server.

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Beadle the Bard Becomes not so rare - can be yours.

Beadle the Bard, J.K. Rowling's once extremely limited edition is going to hit Amazon.com come December.  It will be available in a Not so really rare but still costs a hundred bucks edition, and the my 10 year old is going to bug the hell out of me $7.59 edition.

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Need Age of Conan and instant gratification? Get them both right now!

Direct2Drive is now offering Age of Conan as a direct and instant download.  Just go here and get some MMO love in the time it takes you to download the damned thing.

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Avatars United. Where your MMO selves go to hang out

Just about all of us have played MMOs or been involved in some sort of virtual world like Second Life.  You play in these worlds for a year or two, meet some interesting people, upgrade your system and then wander off to the newest and shiniest MMO to come out.  What about those friends you've left behind though?  How will they find you in your latest incarnation?  If of course, you want to be found. If you do want to be found, you're going to want to go check out Avatars United.

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