The guys are back thinking of Halloween and celebrating all things evil. The evil of social web overload kicks off the show. Is social networking a valid use of a employee’s time? And who are the Evil Genius’s at Apple who are creating Icons.

This weeks links:
Social Network Browser – http://www.flock.com
Google’s Open Social Platform - http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/30/details-revealed-google-opensocial-to-be-common-apis-for-building-social-apps/ and http://battellemedia.com/archives/004058.php
Ning Social Networks – http://ibmcommunity.ning.com
Twitter Social Network – http://www.twitter.com
Do Incentives increase Social Network usage – http://beehive.cambridge.ibm.com/beehive/hive5s/matthew_simpson@us.ibm.com/?id=ff80808115d73edd0115faed47696fbc&from=profile

Listener Tags:

iRise tools – http://www.irise.com/products/
Competitive work and awards – http://www.topcoder.com/

Evil Things:
Evil Genius The Game – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Genius_(game)
Bad Products Awards – http://consumerist.com/consumer/awards/sleeping-pills-for-kids-the-2007-international-bad-product-awards-316999.php
Death Star pumpkins – http://www.dannychoo.com/fauna_detail/eng/430/Death+Star+Pumpkin/

Final Thoughts -
Michael R’s – Leopard Windows Machine Icon – http://web.mac.com/michaelrowe01/Site/Random_Thoughts/Entries/2007/10/30_Leopard_Install.html and
http://www.drury.net.nz/2007/10/26/leopard-easter-egg/
Matt’s – Michael Rowe’s opinion on Leopard – http://blogs.tap.ibm.com/weblogs/mrmikerowe@us.ibm.com/entry/is_the_leopard_all_that
Michael M’s – Running out of Candy on Halloween

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