If Tom Hanks says so, I’d say you should probably be doing it…

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Social Networking has gotten so big it’s beginning to influence the video game world. That’s quite a feat considering how much money video games bring in already. But combining the two forces will more than likely set off a chain of events which will open up a black hole (take that Large Hadron Collider).

In all seriousness, Playstation Home looks pretty sweet and will come with some features that might even get this ‘non-social networking’ boob into the foray. You’ll have your Home Square which is your central hub for getting around to various places. Your apartment which will be entirely customizable **thinking of how to make a Seinfeld apartment clone**. There will be a theater to view videos and trailers. A room for Playstation Home games. And the coup de grace, a room for playing Namco games like Galaga, Dig Dug etc…

It’s kind of sad when your online house could eat your real one

Sony has announced that they will be starting their beta phase today, sending out invites to 10,000 lucky PS3 owners (crosses fingers).  The invites will be sent until August 11th. Then sometime in late August the Playstation Home Beta will be underway.

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Guitar Hero has pretty much been the hottest game out since its release. It’s been so hot that it spawned the release of a game called Rock Band, that added a few more instruments. Now a company called Red 5, has actually taken the series backward with their release of Guitar Hero Air…enjoy (at their expense)

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I think Google is starting to become even more powerful on the internet, then Microsoft is with software. If there’s a good idea out there that Google hasn’t thought of, then it’s more than likely that they’re going to try to swoop in to steal it. Their newest form of mimicry comes by way of their Knol service.

Wikipedia has pretty much become the “library” of the internet. If you want to know a quick fact about something in the world, then Wikipedia more than likely has it. It’s this fast access to information that has made it so successful. Wikipedia has been so successful in fact, Google has now launched their own version.

I’ve been keeping an eye on Knol since its launch, and so far I’d give it a mixed review. Easily the strongest aspect of Knol is the showing of the authors for different posts. That way you can know who really knows what they’re talking about, along with the ones who don’t. The problem is with this strong feature, there’s a drawback as well. With different posts being submitted, the experience isn’t nearly as streamlined as Wikipedia. When using Wikipedia, the bulk of the information is all on that front page for you to view. While searching through Knol, you have to click through different posts to find certain pieces of information.

So far I wouldn’t prefer Knol to Wikipedia just yet. While Wikipedia might have content issues, it’s still the place to go for that quick bit of information you’re looking for (but I still wouldn’t use it for a research paper).

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