hey guys

The other day I went to see a new film called Animal Kingdom. Crime is not really a genre I'm usually that into. Part of me was a bit put off in the que, but from the moment it started to the gripping finish I was loving it. I know a lot of you guys don't really like Australian films, and yes there are quite a few bad ones, but Animal Kingdom is actually a great one, and being set in Melbourne added that little level of fun of being able to go "omg that's my shopping centre" or "lol that bowling alley isn't open anymore". If you don't see that many films I really think its one of the few that anyone should go an see (unless your under 7, then don't little kids crying in a movie is just annoying).

Peace out bro

E

Facebook to take on Google?

There is a great deal of talk around Facebooks latest change, the removing of ‘become a fan’ with simply ‘like’. Personally I think this is an absurd change, one because it also removed the capacity to comment on fan pages people join, and also because the change hasn’t applied to groups so I keep on liking people joining groups instead of joining them myself. What Facebook plans to achieve from this confused me, so I decided to do a little bit of investigating. What I uncovered shocked me, apparently they plan to not only rule the social networks, but now take over the entire net. Currently whilst no one organisation really rules the internet, probably the most powerful entity would have to be Google. Google is so revolutionary because of its capacity to sort search results by relevance. Previously all search engines would sort information based on how many times your searched phrase appeared on the page. Google instead sorts thing based on page rank, that is how many times other websites link back to your page. It is a tad more complicated then that (I myself had to do several hours of research page ranking when this blog started and i still don’t completely grasp it) but that is the basic point. With this patented method Google has been able to go unchallenged as supreme search engine for years. But now Facebook may pose a threat to this with their new plans to expand beyond social networking. At their latest summit, Facebook revealed plans to allow users to ‘like’ pages outside of Facebook. For example you could like a Wikipedia page, your university homepage, or even this blog. By doing this Facebook would be able to recommend sites based on what you and your friends like, thus making a much more customized approach to what Google currently offers.
Not only does Facebook plan to create a new way to search, but also intends on having customised ads all over the web. You know Google also has Google Ad sense, a great tool that places advertisements on the side of websites based on its page contents? Well if everything goes according to plan Facebook ads you see in the side of your Facebook page will now extend to anywhere you go. And instead of being based on what your looking at they will be on the contents of our Facebook page. Lol this is why I have had my relationship status set to engaged for four years. I find receiving ads for wedding cake and photographers so much more cheerful than any of the other ones they offer. But currently these ads are exclusive to when I’m browsing FB.
These plans of Facebook do sound incredibly bold. This is all based on information that has been released by FB themselves. One place however that has kept their lips shut is in fact Google. What a lot of people don’t realise is that the Googolplex (Google HQ) does an awful lot of technological research on a vast area of subjects. It wouldn’t surprise me one bit if they had something up their arsenal for what is soon to be called the great Facebook vs Google internet wars. Lets just hope none of us get made collateral damage...

Xoxo
E

Funniest story ever

Hey you guys and gals

I'm so sorry to have been away for so long, but GAH uni so much work, so many battles. To make it up to you all i'm telling you about Kate's party. You've probably all seen all the facebook groups refering to it, so this website will explain the story behind it. I honestly fell on the floor with stomach pain because I laughed so hard at it.

Here is what I found on know your meme about it:

This screen was taken fairly early on in the event

Kate’s friend organised a birthday party for her on 1 May 2010 via facebook & posted it as an open event (not know how to privatise it).
Free alcohol wasadvertised & every hour the amount of attending guests doubled & tripled until there were around 80K worth of people claiming they would fly over to Adelaide, Australia just to go to Kate’s party.

This caused a riot of humorous pages & groups to be formed, giving Kate ultimate “facebook fame”.
Many fans changed their display picture to one of Kate, or something Kate related.

Unfortunately the same friend who started the commotion also ended it. She later deleted the event causing thousands of hopes & dreams to be shattered..

Luckily the real Kate (Kate Miller) made “Kates REAL birthday party”, which she didn’t know how to privatise either. There’s significantly less going to this party (around 10K), but it’s still impressive.

During these events private information about Kate was given out by someone on her friends list. This included her personal home address (North St., Adelaide, Australia 5000) & mobile phone number (0425943708 or 0419317446 as two numbers were handed out by a close friend). Poor Kate.

Since then it has also become a meme on encyclopedia dramatica.

Crossways - Our Favourite Hare Krishna Eatery

Located at 123 Swanston St (Upstairs on 1st Floor) in Melbourne's CBD, the Crossways restaurant offers 'all you can eat' food, drinks and desserts for five dollars ($5!!!). The food is healthy and always rich with fresh vegetables and fantastic rice. The halava dessert is a highlight (a sweet, glutenous oriental dish, served with custard). Drinks are a choice of cordial, water or lassi (Indian yoghurt drink). The lassi and cordial can be mixed to make a creamy, fruity concoction.

Crossways is open Monday-Saturday from 11.30 to 2.30. It offers a relaxed, 'loft' environment for dining and clients have the option of reading any of the numerous spiritual texts with their meal. It also has intriguing spiritual paintings that add to the peaceful atmosphere.

Prices:

All you can eat for:
$6.50
$5.00 (with Concession Card)
(Plus $0.50 Take-away)

Menu:

Monday
Satay Vegetables & Jasmine Rice
Raisin Halava

Tuesday
Sambar & Brown Rice
Peach Halava

Wednesday
Chickpea/Spinich Subji & Jasmine Rice
Cherry Halava

Thursday
Malaysian Curry & Brown Rice
Orange & coconut

Friday
Thai Curry & Jasmin Rice
Pineapple Halava

Saturday
Chickpea Subji & Special Rice
Banana Halava

Desserts are served with custard.

Drinks:

Cordial
Lassi (Yogurt drink)
Water


Be there or be damned,

Mr. Harvey.

Hey guys here's the new controversial Lady Gaga video, banned on MTV apparently, allegedly due to sexy racy murder. Personally I think you should watch it with caution due to the high level of amazingness of it all. Tell me what you think
xoxo E

Cabbieoke again

Hey guys just another blog about the new cool way to travel, Cabbieoke. Seriously guys we actually won an XBOX 360 from it so yeah it is awesome. I had no idea that I would win but, surprise surprise, we won! It even comes with a karioke game so going to have a karioke party pretty soon... You guys defs should give the cabbieoke a shot, even if you don't win still an awesome thing to try

http://www.cabbieoke.com.au/

181 Domain Cafe' Bar - 181 Domain Road, South Yarra.

Located in a popular commuting route from the Eastern suburbs to the city area, 181 Domain is the perfect place to stop on you way to work or play. The range of baked products is substantial and the quality of these products impeccable. I opted to go for the raspberry and apple muffin (i LOVE muffins), along with a cafe' latte' that was well up to my lofty standards. Lachsley smashed out a fresh orange juice with a muffin of the same variety. The dough was moist and the top crisp, with a warm middle that was not the result of microwaving (a good thing!). The dining area has an up-market metropolitan feel and offers a comfortable atmosphere to sit and eat, or drink to your heart's desire.

Get out there,

Mr. Harvey