New artist community: Skillfights.com
For all who don't know, there is a new website out there called Skillfights.com! This website allows you to compete with your artwork, your photography, your music-making, your videos, your flash...
View ArticleYOOWALK- Walk Around The Web
I've tried a few of the virtual community type services and social networking. None of them impressed me much. Then, I came across this in RSS. YOOWALK is a representation of the worldwide web as a 3D...
View ArticleCall for Comment: User Medals & Awards
In our ongoing efforts to improve WinCustomize and make participating and contributing more fun and fulfilling for our skinners, we're looking at changing around how certain systems related to user...
View ArticleAsk a Moderator Series - Part 2
We're back again with another set of questions asked by you, and answered by members of the WinCustomize moderation team. Today we hear from WOM, Koasati, Zubaz, Elvee, Erk, Jafo, Starone, Quentin94...
View ArticleIs Skinning ALL Stardock Is About?
I've been a member of the Stardock Community since November of 2002. I'm nowhere near being one of the early members, and in fact I came to Stardock by a route much different from most. I'm not a...
View ArticleTurning off the Firehose
I recently came across this post about a user who decided he had enough of the user-generated news community, Reddit. I've been a Reddit user for a quite some time now, and I've done my share of down...
View ArticleWhy I love Twitter
I've become quite a twitterholic the past few days. In fact, let's check the stats. Yeah, I've been pretty much addicted the past few days. Why? Well, there's a few things I love about Twitter:Twitter...
View ArticleGnomedex: The $600 Blogger Conference!
Now, I'll admit that I'm definitely on the outside looking in of the blogging/web 2.0 community. While I manage very large sites with a ton of users and reach, I'm still on the periphery. Why? Well,...
View ArticleImpulse Blogging Options
So if you're reading this, it's likely you've already stumbled across the Community pane of Impulse and have experienced the exceptionally clean, inviting, and user-friendly interface of ImpulseDriven...
View ArticleJoeUser vs. ImpulseDriven
ImpulseDriven.net is an alternative virtual community site much like JoeUser.com. There is a lot of overlap between the two in terms of content but ImpulseDriven has more game and software categories...
View ArticleSome deviant thoughts on minority shareholder rights
This October will be the 12th year that I've run a C-class corporation. That means stockholders and what not. As a result, I have long been familiar with the rights and priviledges of stock holders,...
View ArticleJoe User is "Joke User"
Everyone at Joe User is just so happy and fun! You have to have a sense of humor with a name like Joe User! I was considering starting a blogsite dedicated to the discussion of marriage. I was going to...
View ArticleUnfriending, Defriending, Flummoxed by a Burger!
This one takes the cake, or make that the burger! Recently on Facebook, several people lost their friendship because of a burger! Recently, Burger King ran a “Whopper Sacrifice” campaign. What is...
View ArticleWhat Not to Do on an Online Social Network
If you are a member of a online social network, for example, Facebook, be careful when you think you are venting only to your friends, often, when you hit the Submit key, what you just wrote will be...
View ArticleWhat are you doing.....in Twitter land?
I'll admit I was clueless as to what Twitter was. I heard the word thrown about, even during the recent election. I've heard it mentioned by talk show hosts, people there, even here. I saw this link...
View ArticleMy entry in "Good vs Evil" content on Deviant Art
When I saw that DeviantArt present new contest with the theme "Good vs Evil" I decide participate in it without fall.Cause it's a really good chance to show my vision of life to planet.Work made in...
View ArticleForum Tips & Tricks
Welcome to Brad's tips on how to use the new forums. The new Stardock forums are custom developed based on the needs and uses of our customers. Over the years, we have experimented with many different...
View ArticleCan You Digg It? International Talk like a Pirate Day, Sept 19
Hello again!Welcome back to the show (podcasts to come in the future - watch the show on There coming Spring 2006).A few things for you today.First up is Digg.comDigg.comI have a website dedicated to...
View ArticleArrrggghhh! JU's Site's still too Wonky!
I took time from my reading and responding because JU is doing it to me again! For the last month I've been having problems with the site, on and off. I accepted this because I know it gets busy and...
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