WikiAnswers - The Rebel Wikipedia?

My students, Nick and David, were using a site called WikiAnswers that I had never seen before. It's kind of like Wikipedia, but less formal. People can ask questions and get answers. Sometimes the answers are contradictory, so be careful using them. They have not been vetted like on Wikipedia.

But I like the viral-ness of this site. It feels more like a conversation. Some questions don't have absolute answers. It depends. Like, "Which is the best cellphone to buy."

Have you ever used this site? Where did you hear about it? Are the answers usually right????

I Can Has....Money, lots of Money

The guy who brought us I Can Has Cheeseburger, a collection of cat photos with misspelled captions, is rich. Ben Huh's silly websites actually make money online. We're talking 7-figures in advertising and merchandise sales during the first six months of this year.

And he's expanding. Check out some of his other silly sites. They're called "viral blogs" because they survive on people contributing to them and talking them up to their friends. They come, they go

ROFLrazzi - Make up captions to pictures of celebrities

Totally Looks Like - Celebrity doggelgangers

There I fixed it - Botched repair jobs

Which is your favorite?

Weird Uses of Laptops

Check out this site, just for fun.

College Football Bans Technology

College football banned its fans from using technology at games. They have big contracts with ESPN who was afraid that instant tweeting, youtube videos and facebook pictures would keep others from watching the games on tv. Fans got mad, so they took it all back. Now only live streaming is banned. (Like watching some random person's hand held video, complete with all the background conversations would be preferrable to professional tv...)

Are you a fan of college football? Would you stop watching them on TV in preference of fan-based feedback?