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Whilst looking into a potentially new Google SERP highlight, dictionary results, I stumbled across a fantastic Google Suggest…

Retarded Google?

It was recently announced that World of Warcraft maker, Blizzard Entertainment, are going to take their recent RealID service and implement it across their forums. Users will no longer be posting under their online aliases (character names) but will instead be posting under their real names.

I have to say I am shocked at how incredulous a move this is by Blizzard. Players of World of Warcraft invest A LOT of time into the game, and more often than not they are very competitive. Imagine what damage you could do with someones real name. *cough* Facebook *cough*

» Read more: Blizzard Entertainment are about to screw their users privacy over

Over the past couple of weeks you may have noticed Twitter starting to come undone at the seams with a higher level of poor site performance and overall downtime. Whilst regular users of twitter have experienced the Fail Whale, there was a large portion of users who experienced total outage from Twitter last week (Saturday 12^th June 2010).

The question is, can Twitter recover from their very own need for reputation management » Read more: Can Twitter Recover From The Fail Whale Disaster?

For anybody working in an agency or a larger company it is sometimes very hard to let your voice be heard, your thoughts shared or your opinions vented. Sometimes there is a lack of platform at your current employment to blog and post your views. More often than not it is simply not company policy for staff to make their own posts, particularly with larger corporations where staff simply abuse the power.

I for one am a big fan of people setting up their own blogs, especially if their interests are in the same field as their employment. It’s a tough act to balance, but the benefits are there for all to see – for both their employers and themselves. » Read more: Why You Need A Personal Blog

I get asked what the meaning behind Goosh is a lot. And by a lot, I mean every time I meet someone for the first time who has heard me referred to as Goosh. Some like to think that Goosh is a nickname with a sinister meaning, others like to think that Goosh is a meaningful and deep nickname with some hidden alternative meaning that is not only insightful, but is also inspirational. Unfortunately, it is neither.

I thought I would try to explain where Goosh came from. It might interest you, but most probably you won’t really care » Read more: What is the meaning behind Goosh?