Here on 6rounds we talk a lot of about Facebook. The various apps, how it can be used to connect to your friends and family, the funniest postings, the different kinds of users, and so on. A lot of this is stuff you might have already know about. For this blog posting I thought it would be fun to talk about the weird stuff about Facebook you might not know about. Facebook is gigantic, with hundred of millions of users, and millions more joining daily. You know when that many people get together there’s got to be some strangeness going on somewhere. It’s human nature. It’s why The Waltons and Full House isn’t an accurate depiction of the world. So here are some weird facts about Facebook you might not have known. Some of them are funny, some of them are surprising and some are just…weird.
6rounds separated into four groups to compete against one another. What were we doing? Building the tallest free-standing structure we possibly could. Oh, and in only 18 minutes! Not to mention it had to hold the weight of a marshmallow at the very top. Now take a look at the tools we were asked to do this with…
There’s a fine line between imitating and plagiarizing and YouTubers seems to know how to make the distinction. Here are the best examples of YouTubers ripping off other people, getting away with it and doing it well. There are plenty of remixes on YouTube and redos of popular memes and cultural items. This list, however, is compiled of those Copycats who took someone else’s material and made it their own in such a unique fashion that it became something else entirely.
A meme is defined as: “a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet.” Even if you’ve never heard the term meme before, you’ve almost certainly experienced them. Sometimes they’re hilarious, sometimes they’re baffling, and sometimes they are just down right annoying. For obvious reasons, a lot of them originate or at least become popular on YouTube. Here are some of the most infamous internet memes that you should check out, if you haven’t already, or avoid completely:
Featuring Mel Gibson, this movie trailer parody depicts the social media revolution at its funniest! Watch how this clip creatively dramatizes the way social media runs and affects our lives everyday.
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I’m not one of those guys who, when they play a crappy game, goes “ah…I could’ve made something better in my sleep.” Creating anything is tough work, and I think games are the toughest medium of all. For most games (lets ignore sports games and classic Nintendo games for the purpose of this article) to be successful they need to meet three criteria: 1) A solid plot with relatable and memorable characters 2) Graphics that are as good, if not better than their competition 3) Fun game play that doesn’t become boring but also isn’t too complex. If you fail at just one of these objectives, you’re dead in the water. Sure, you can have a great story with amazing graphics, but if no one can figure out how to play the damn thing, who cares? And since the time of Super Nintendo, we usually demand some kind of story to go with our games. That’s why even though the game I get with my Happy Meal may suck, I know my effort would be worse. But there are fans out there with some real talent and a passion for games, and sometimes that passion and talent lead to a fan made game. Usually the fan made games are only okay, but sometimes they’re just as good as a team of paid develops could make. Games like:
