Charter Bonus’s

Charter is offering a great deal this holiday season, check it out

For those of you who don’t know Charter, they are a communications company who offer cable, high speed internet, and phone service. Now I have known charter for a long time, they always have good service, and now they offer very low prices, in fact the lowest bundle prices you will find anywhere! They are also very high quality and have good customer service.

I want you all to take a look at this, this is the best black friday deal I have seen. Best thing is that this offer is running until Dec 5th so you got a bit of time to get in on it.

If you order online from Charter Services you will receive a gift card of your choice. The amount on the gift card varies on what you purchase, if you purchase 1 charter service you receive a $25 gift card. For two services you will receive a $75 gift card. For purchasing three services you will receive a $150 card. For purchasing the bundle you will receive a $250 card. You also get to choose the merchant the card is for you can choose from; Chilis, Barnes and Noble, Dunkin’ Donuts, Outback Steakhouse, Applebees, Champs, Best Buy, Old Navy, Macy’s and more.

My favorite thing is you will all be entered into a contest to win an Xbox 360! there are over 40 available to win so you have a great chance, check them out now!

WoW clone obviously a WoW clone

WoW Clone…Do you notice recently players talked about nothing but WoW Clone? It’s becoming a King Charles’s head! This syndrome has been widely discussed on MMOsite. What, when, where and why? MMOsite Write Club’s member Andaleon write this “WoW Clone” article and tell you what happened on earth. Enjoy it!

This article is in connection with: “The Art and Science of Trolling.”

The phrase “WoW clone” has been a rampant comment or reply to numerous articles from gaming websites, like MMOsite.com. It has been a running discussion in many BBS / forum sites ever since World of Warcraft went online a few years ago. Despite the numerous rebuttals from WoW fans, newbies and veteran gamers alike, people trolling the “WoW clone” meme does not show any signs of dying down. Thus, this article is to answer, or scratch the surface, of the popular meme known as “WoW clone.” We might not be able to completely stop it, but we can at least shed some light into this topic.

This article shall discuss the meme by answering the following questions:
What, When, Where, Why, Who, and How.

What are the terms concerned with this article?

First of all, let us define the following concerned words.
Troll: According to Dictionary.com, a troll is “to utter a posting [on Usenet] designed to attract predictable responses or flames.” See the article on trolling in conjunction with this article.
Meme: Wikipedia defines a meme as “a neologism used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet, much like an inside joke.”
Clone: Dictionary.com defines a clone as “one that copies or closely resembles another, as in appearance or function.”

What is World of Warcraft?
World of Warcraft is a massively-multiplayer online RPG created by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released last November 2004 and currently having 2 expansions: Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King.

What are other variants of this meme?
In many other discussions, other well-known MMORPGs have also been used with this meme. Such examples are: “Ultima clone,” “EverQuest clone,” “Runescape clone,” and “Final Fantasy clone.” Other games such as Diablo and Baldur’s Gate were also used in conjuction with the clone meme.

When did the WoW clone meme appear?
No exact date can be specified. But, there is justifiable reason that the WoW clone meme appeared when the influx of new MMORPGs came to the market, circa 2005 onwards. Many of the MMORPGs “in development” during this time were automatically being compared to World of Warcraft as well. It has also been revealed that World of Warcraft was accused of being an EverQuest / Ultima clone during its development and release days.

Where did the WoW clone meme appear?
This is an easy question. Any and all memes originate from discussion boards, forums, imageboards, anonymous comments like those found in MMOsite. Search for a discussion about console or online games and you’ll find this meme or its other similar variants in the replies.

Kmart Gifts

I’ve written about Kmart before, but I just can’t stop writing about it. I can’t stress enough how many good deals you can find at Kmart on the holidays. In fact they have over 25,000 gifts for under $25. I can guarantee you will be able to find something for every one of your family members shopping at Kmart this Christmas.

I’ve always loved Kmart, they have been cost effective for years, and in this global financial crisis, people are being even more conciouencous about their spending. Don’t let finances keep you from getting your family the gifts they deserve, you can find tons at Kmart, and they still offer their layaway programs and no payments, no interest for six months.

Shopping online at Kmart is even better as you are guaranteed to find what you are looking for, and you can take all the time you need to browse, you can also be assured they will most likely be in stock.  Right now they are offering free shipping for any purchases over $49!

Some of the gifts I have seen that I am planning on buying is a craftsman tool box, my uncle needs a new tool box his is old and rusted, and it’s only $20! They have some cool Route 66 hoodies to my cousin Mellissa will love those. My little sister Abby is four years old and really smart so I might get her some Leapfrog Leapster things. Go to kmart.com and check out the deals!