Thanks for visiting the blog. There’s a growing community here and it’s great that you’ve stopped on by. If dropping the RSS Feed into a Google Reader alternative like Feedly is not your favoured way of staying in touch here are some suggestions. #1: Watch on Twitter by following @GeekNative. There’s limited chat from this […]
Twitter accounts to follow this International #TableTopDay
It’s International TableTop Day! You may well have noticed by now as the web is all a flutter about it. How is Geek Native taking part? This blog is covering the virtual side of the event. You might risk a peek at 5 RPG Kickstarters or even join one of 10 Google+ RPG communities and […]
Final Fantasy style Twitter Fail Whale
Here’s a geeky mashup if there ever was one. We’ve the fail whale of Twitter – and I love how “fail whale” is now part of our lingo. We’ve also got the classic Final Fantasy style. I think the two go very well together. I’m just not sure if this epic fail whale is a […]
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat deletes Twitter account, replaced by imposter
Doctor Who fans started to worry today when lead writer and Doctor Who supremo Steven Moffat deleted his Twitter account. The concerns were manifold. Had the popular writer been harrassed off Twitter or was we preparing for some news that was going to be so bad, so upsetting to the Doctor Who Twitter community, that […]
BioWare’s Muzyka and Zeschuk invest in Empire Avenue
You might have encountered sites like Klout which attempt to measure how much influence you have on Twitter and other social media spaces. It’s a challenge; people are good at gaming the system. Step in Empire Avenue. It’s a stock market model that measures how influential people are but then allows players to buy and […]
Twitter friendly bike is @yesiamprecious
“Yes my precious…” belongs in Lord of the Rings, right? There’s no chance “Precious” might not related to the One Ring but to a bike? Certainly no chance that it could related to a bike with a brain that tweets its feelings to you. You sure about that? How could you not want to know […]
The Douglas Adams’ Fail/Fall Whale t-shirt
The most famous whale before the ToT (time of Twitter) must have been the unfortunate Fall Whale created by Douglas Adams. Let’s take a peek at how the BBC’s Radio adaptation coped with the falling whale. It’s not surprising that this icon of geek culture has made it to ThinkGeek. Yes; in t-shirt form.
Doctor Who End of Time Part 2 Torrent goes Volcanic on Google
Google publishes an hourly list of the most popular searches in America. Typically we see celebs, singers and sports featuring in here. There’s nothing like a celeb death rumour when it comes to generating a Volcanic buzz. In last few hours, in what must be a good sign for the series, we’ve got [doctor who […]
No spoilers, no reviews, just thoughts on Doctor Who and The End of Time and Twitter
Today’s an important day for Doctor Who. The reason may not be the one you’d expect nor even agree with. Doctor Who is a trending topic in Twitter. This is significant because it illustrates how mainstream Doctor Who has become. It also points at just how many people were looking forward to tonight’s episodes. I, […]
Dalek Twitter avatar, Cthulhu Twitter avatar and more
There’s no other way to describe these Twitter avatars from Ape Lad other than “cooool!” They’re simply fantastic. I’ve been following Ape Lad on Flickr for years now. It was some of his original fantasy art, I think, that got me interested and he’s stayed relevant all this time. What’s clever about these pieces, I […]
