I couldn't help but notice the recent obsession with FarmVille. I gave it the benefit of the doubt, hoping it would be a fad, but it looks like the game is here to stay.
I have to say, I'm truly amazed by the 11 million Facebook users actively playing this game. Think about it this way- when given a chance to live a parallel alternate reality online, 11 million nerds chose to be farmers. This makes World of Warcraft look pretty hot right now.
To me, FarmVille updates on my Facebook news feed are like a really bad chick flick. I know I can turn it off anytime, but I just can't get myself to look away.
Here are my favorite updates-
The Lonely Animal
"John Smith found a lost turkey wandering off on his farm. Oh no."
What do you mean, "oh no"? If anything, it should be more like "John Smith found a lost turkey wandering off on his farm... Happy Thanksgiving... mwa ha ha"
Sharing Success
"John Smith got a big ol' reward for being such a great farmer and wants to share their success with you!"
um... mazeltov? I don't get it... what do I do now?
And my absolute favorite feature:
Trading Money
FarmVille lets you trade real money for FarmVille currency via credit card payments. Ok... whoever is rich/idiotic enough to do that, please come over and buy all my monopoly bills.
And because farming can get boring after a while, the game developers recently launched an underwater version called FishVille. I'm really looking forward to news feeds reading "John Smith just got eaten by a shark".
hahaha Nori you are always writing about the randomest, most amazing things ever. I really enjoy your blog, keep it up woman! Ps, buba-squash, we need to hang soon to make our video blog, you know who i am and where to find me.
ReplyDeleteCame across this notification on facebook, and had a feeling I had to update you about how SAD x-ville applications are becoming:
ReplyDelete"SAD SEAHORSE IS SAD :( This little sardine is sad. He's lost his school and is all alone. He needs your help! Build a happy aquarium for him to swim around in and be with all his fish friends. Help make Sad Seahorse happy! a few seconds ago"
Hahaha Sheri, that's hilarious! I wonder who comes up with this shit. This is awesome, please keep 'em coming.
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