[The Everyview Update] 06/14/09

Posted on June 14, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

Here’s a handful of links to articles from our best friends. Go check them out, they are stellar sites.

Grub Grade gets the down low on Jamba Juice’s new lineup of food items
SuperPhillip shows us some examples of jackasses in the video game industry
The Impulsive Buy takes a look at the new Pudding Ice Cream from Cold Stone
If you’re looking for a great Nintendo DS RPG, The Tancave’s got a review of Dragon Quest V
We-Rate-Stuff blasted their cream for Mollicoolz Shakerz Cookies and Cream Milkshakes

As for our updates, make sure you upload a personalized photo in your user dashboard’s profile section if you are a registered member. Aside from that there’s nothing really new to announce other than we’re working on getting a new contest. Keep an eye out for details to emerge soon. It’s nothing huge, but it’s something none-the-less.

Peace out guys. And as always, keep reading Everyview!

[New Writer] Thomas Campbell

Posted on June 8, 2009 by The Everyview Team

I have not yet properly introduced myself, so I am now going to do so.

I’m Thomas. I’m a DJ. I play video games. I write for Everyview. I am Honduran. I know a lot about food/cooking and music and stuff. So, uh… I guess I’ll be writing about plenty of that. I also have a fine knowledge of the Informationweb Supernetwork, and the MySpace Dot Coms.

If the moon were made of ribs, I would eat it.
Streets.

[Site Updates] Upload Your Own Photo, Working on New Community Features

Posted on June 8, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

Ever notice those sexy silhouettes that sit next the the vast majority of comments posted on the site? Ever spent more than 3 minutes looking for a way to upload your own custom photo but can’t seem to find it? That’s because it’s not there.

But now it is! Registered users now have the ability to upload pictures from the Profile section of their Everyview Dashboard, meaning there will hopefully be less silhouettes and more naked lady readers.

On top of that, we are really wanting to build a community and get you guys active in comments and visiting the site in general. To do this I am working on some new community features that could be ready soon, in a while, or never. Anyway, I’m talking about a forum and some detailed user profiles, stuff like that. But so far I’ve made zilch progress, so I’m not sure when you’re going to get to use these features.

And as always, keep reading Everyview!

[Site Update] New Banner, New Writer, We’re on a PodCast, and Some Minor Site Facelifts

Posted on June 1, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

Sorry for anyone looking for a surprise, that title pretty much gave everything away.

Anyway, some of you may have noticed the new banner floating over your favorite website. Some of you may have noticed that it is pretty lame, plain, and boring. Some may have noticed the zombies. But everyone should know that it is simply a temporary place-holder until we can get a decent prize secured for a “Make Us a Good Banner” contest.

And anyone who has paid attention throughout the past few days may have noticed a review of Common’s “Universal Mind Control” album from a mysterious writer named Thomas Campbell. He’s not actually that mysterious at all, really, but I never made him do an intro post so you just don’t know who he is. He’ll be reviewing and posting here on Everyview from now on and has a specialty in food and music as he used to be a chef and is currently a D.J.

This one mainly goes out to anyone from Everyview’s home town of Terre Haute, Indiana. We are the latest act to be abducted onto Terre Haute’s premiere podcast called “It Came From the Haute.” We’ll be doing a 2-minute segment on a schedule that has yet to be decided, but we’ll keep you posted on how things proceed from here.

Last but not least I am doing some minor site renovations. You may notice the new “(more…)” buttons at the end of most posts and the fact that images are no longer uniform and boring on the main page. But with every project comes a mess, so keep your eyes out for anything that seems funky and report it to me through our Contact page.

Thanks guys, and as always, keep reading Everyview!

The Everyview Update – 05/24/09

Posted on May 25, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

Here’s something new I’m going to try. I got some useful site feedback from a regular reader reporting that he opted out of reading on Sundays because he didn’t like the Weekly Recaps. His reasoning was that people will read what they want and that we could fit in more posts if we allowed articles to go up on Sunday as well. More posts means more entertainment. More entertainment means more traffic. We love traffic.

So to prove that we actually do care what our readers think about our site, allow me to introduce the Everyview Update. Taking the place of the Weekly Recap, the Everyview Update will do everything the Recap did and much more.

Awesome!

Oh, and many of you have probably noticed that this post is being published on Monday and not Sunday even though the date in the title points to a Sunday publication. This was meant to be published on Sunday, not Monday, but it turns out I have bronchitis and am very tired and feel like boogers and puke, so I slept instead. Future installments will come on Sundays.

Our Recap

Get your Butterfinger Buzz on. Candy with 80mg of caffeine. Nice
Free stream of the new Wilco Album goes up…
…then crashes back down
Majora’s Mask finally arrived on Wii’s Virtual Console
Amp Energy 3 Wide is a great drink and a better collectible
Radiohead return to the studio to work on their new album
Sprint’s Palm Pre gets a street date and pricing
An addiction that doesn’t require a syringe? Meteos for the NDS
A new Ghostbusters is on its way. Andrew is excited
Bret Hart’s “hartbreaking” story is told in his book, Hitman
“The Soloist” delivers an original story and excellent lead performances
Somebody got cocaine in my Red Bull Cola!
“First Kid” wins the debate, Clay says thank you

From our Blog Roll

GrubGrade gives us a review of the tantalizing Arby’s Roast Turkey Ranch & Bacon Market Fresh Sandwich (what a mouthful!)
SuperPhillip shows us that Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat is still a great game, even without that Bongo Controller
The Impulsive Buy reviewed the Morningstar Farms Hickory BBQ Riblets, showing us how good some vegetarian food is, and why all vegetarians are always broke
The Tancave reads and reviews Star Trek Voyager: Full Circle, a novel that through the entire series onto his must-have list
We-Rate-Stuff takes a look at the short-lived but fondly remember Summer Heights High, obscure and underrated HBO TV series
World 1-1 is taking an indefinite break from posting. Indefinite doesn’t mean permenant, it just means until further notice. I’m sure he’ll be back and better than ever in no time.

Special thanks

To The Impulsive Buy for featuring our Amp Energy: 3 Wide review in their WEEK IN REVIEWS and helping boost our traffic!

Weekly Recap for May 11th – 16th

Posted on May 17, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

The Weekly Recap is published every Sunday, and it is the only post to be published on Sundays. It features a list of all, or most articles published throughout the week with links back so you can easily see anything you may have missed. Enjoy!

The Mexican Layered Dip flavor of Pringles Restaurant brings fancy dining home
Mitch Hedberg may be gone, but he lives on through his comedy
Microsoft plans to release Windows 7 by this holiday season
An entertaining Star Trek Fact vs. Fiction article
Zombies? MMO? Free!? Sign up for Dead Frontier, a free zombie MMO
Speaking of which, Zombie fans, welcome to your wet dream: Dead Rising
The Legendary Volcano Taco makes its triumphant return
Manage your wall on the run with the Facebook for iPhone app
Go vote in the Master Debate! Blank Check vs. First Kid
Amp Energy gets a limited edition flavor with “3 Wide”, three flavors in one

We’ve started doing news articles as opposed to our standard nothing-but-reviews thing we were sticking to for a while. We realized that was stupid when we couldn’t keep enough traffic on the site to satisfy my need for readers. So far it’s a winning strategy, so expect more posts per day from now on.

Anyway, those are all of the big articles for this week. And as always, keep reading Everyview!

Game News: Dead Rising 2 Means Dead Rising Reviews Soon!

Posted on May 11, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

In honor of Dead Rising 2 finally being revealed and looking so effing awesome I’ve decided to bring you guys three special reviews before it launches. The first and most obvious is a review for the original Xbox 360 hit, Dead Rising. After that I’ll be taking a look at Dead Rising: Chop ’til You Drop, the Wii exclusive remake of the original. Lastly I’ll bring all of you BlackBerry owners a review of Dead Rising Mobile on the BlackBerry Curve.

After all of those are finally published you’ll know Dead Rising 2 is closer than ever before, and that means you should squeal like you’ve got Swine Flu. Anyway, keep an eye out for some awesome Zombie Genocide action in the coming weeks right here on Everyview!

Looks hella purdy, eh?

Weekly Recap for May 4th – 9th

Posted on May 10, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

Here’s a list of this week’s posts with links backs in case you missed anything. Enjoy!

Check out the Mana Energy commercial
Tecmo Super Bowl still exists as one of the best football games around
I sure hope they serve beer in hell. Don’t you?
Resident Evil Zero Hour is a faithful novelization of the hit game
Tell us what you want to read in our interview with TheSpeedGamers
GTA: Chinatown Wars is one of the best games in the franchise. AND it’s on the DS!

There you go guys, and as always, keep reading Everyview!

What do YOU Want to Read in Our Interview with TheSpeedGamers?

Posted on May 8, 2009 by XAQuiri Daiquiri

We here at Everyview like pleasing our readers the best we can, though we do an admittedly poor job of it. That’s why I’m coming to YOU, the Everyview reader, to tell me exactly what YOU want to be asked in our upcoming Interview with TheSpeedGamers.

Who do you want me to talk to? What do you want me to ask? Anything you can think of. We’ve only got until around Tuesday the 12th to get something together, so hurry up and get your requests posted in the comments section below!

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