http://madeupcrap.com Get Your Facts Straight! Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:00:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PALO ALTO, Calif. - Having nearly tripled its audience and added about 20,000 new applications over the past year, Facebook Inc.'s popular online hangout is about to undergo a housecleaning. Visitors who can't stand the clutter that's been piling up will be glad to see that the site's new look ... http://madeupcrap.com/2008/05/29/facebook-social-ads-to-be-no-more/ A merger of catastrophic proportions took place today as two of the largest computer technology firms are set to combine. Steve Jobs, formerly of Apple Inc., has finally given in to investor pressure to sell the trend setting company. There has been no word yet as to how the United States ... http://madeupcrap.com/2008/04/23/microsoft-set-to-buy-apple/ Activision's Bobby Kotick in a new press release offered up the idea that their Guitar Hero line of games is in need of a much needed face lift with new ideas. Rock Band showed to them that consumers were willing to pay a premium for quality instruments. Kotick did not specify ... http://madeupcrap.com/2008/04/22/guitar-hero-iv-whats-next/ A new study out of the University of Western Ontario, proves that smoking actually prolongs life if one does not get cancer first. The study that started several decades ago concluded that a person who smoked was more likely to live a longer, more healthy life if cancer is taken out ... http://madeupcrap.com/2008/04/22/smoking-prolongs-life/ One of the most popular browser based online games has been forced to take down all their game servers after a judge ruled that they were in violation of the copyright held by Tribal Wars. Tribal Wars is a similar game based on different themes, however they claim that the idea ... http://madeupcrap.com/2008/04/22/travian-taken-down-after-long-legal-battle/ The man shot dead this morning had a protection order against the man who shot him and then himself in what police are saying was an apparent murder-suicide. At about 9:30am police received reports of two shots being fired, said Constable Mike Richards. When police arrived at the fourth-floor office, they ... http://madeupcrap.com/2008/04/22/stalker-rapes-then-kills-well-known-blogger/     At todays scheduled Blizzard press conference CEO Paul Sams reported that World of Warcraft players have started to play more infrequently. According to Blizzard, the average population is down more than 30% from last year at this date. Paul Sams did not divulge any information on to why this ... http://madeupcrap.com/2007/12/13/world-of-warcraft-population-falling-below-projected-numbers/ A man was found early last week suffering from frostbite after being chained to a street lamp post for over eight hours. The man, who wishes to remain unnamed, was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for his injuries. There he explained to police ... http://madeupcrap.com/2007/10/07/e-mail-scammer-found-chained-to-light-pole-after-being-confronted/ Researchers have found that 18-28 year old North American males that are adept at computer games are also much more responsive when it comes to sexual activities. When their partners were polled, a stunning 81% replied that "the sexual performance of their current partner (the gamer) greatly exceeds my ... http://madeupcrap.com/2007/09/24/computer-games-sexual-prowess-true-story/ Today a spokes person for Energizer batteries admitted in a press conference that their product has been linked to many cases of erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction or ED is when the male genitalia is no longer able to produce an erection. Many men refer to this situation as "their peeper ... http://madeupcrap.com/2007/09/23/energizer-causes-erectile-dysfunction/