Trying to stay up between World Cup games later this month?
Look no further than StumbleUpon.com for a website that will entertain you while wasting plenty of time.
StumbleUpon.com is a community website where people can discover and rate webpages. These pages can be articles, videos, or any web content possible online.
As a StumbleUpon.com user, you would need to install a toolbar on your web browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.).
In that toolbar, you'll have a Stumble button which, when you click, will deliver you a random website which may be of interest you depending on your settings.
In time, the clever StumbleUpon.com engine learns what websites you like.
As StumbleUpon.com is effectively delivering you websites based on your behaviour and past choices, I expect it the Stumble button will get a real work-out while you wait for the next 22 superstars to take the pitch in South Africa!
Like most programmers, my out of work time is still spent online - surfing, searching, learning and entertaining myself and others.
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup around the corner, KAYWEB staff are blogging our favourite time-consuming websites which will hopefully help keep Aussies awake while they sit around between matches and burn the midnight oil.
If you like fun flash stuff, you'd be amazed at what you see here. They even feature movies and series from contributors, all made in flash.
Music Match (A Facebook Application)
If you like music and you know your artists, you better play this game as it matches and ranks your music knowledge against your Facebook friends.
If you like popular role-playing game WoW (World of Warcraft), here's a spin-off of that game in a web series format, which comedically depicts gaming addicts.
The basic premise of the games on this website is to escape a 'room' by figuring out why you are seeing certain items. No hints, just pure eyes brains. A colossal waste of time!
At KAYWEB, we programmers are considered the geeks of the operation. We are the ones who finish our day's work focussed in front of a computer. Then we go home and again turn on our computers, this time for enjoyment.
With the 2010 FIFA World Cup around the corner, Australia and Asia will have many interested observers who will need to be up at untimely hours waiting for their desired match to kick-off. Some, like our boss Haig Kayserian, will stay up the whole way through.
Regardless of where you fit in, World Cup watchers will require some things to keep you up and occupied during the waiting.
I recommend you start playing popular online game, the World of Warcraft. Here are some websites that will help get you started and addicted.
http://www.wowwiki.com
It's a guide to playing popular online community game, World of Warcraft.
Most players of the game visit this website because it is the official website of Blizzard, the makers of World of Warcraft games.
This website is a forum covering World of Warcraft. This is where I, and thousands of others, go when I have questions or information to share.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml
This is the official website of World of Warcraft. This is where I, and thousands of others, gather news, events information and other information.
My only fear with recommending the World of Warcraft to World Cup watchers is the tournament in South Africa may soon become irrelevant!