Okay, so I lied. I didn’t make a post last Friday and I didn’t make a post on Monday. But I’m still busy with the Wzzt Network, and on Saturday I launched a fourth site. ATX Forum is a forum for and about the Austin area. You can talk about local parks, businesses, events, and more.

But to make up for it I’m writing a super-duper post which will be published Friday, about a certain social bookmarking/networking site that we all know and love (and sometimes hate). No, it’s not Facebook, and I’m not doing a MySpace Part Deux (although that thought has crossed my mind). Be patient, young grasshopper, as hopefully by Friday night it should be posted.

You may have wondered if anything happened to me, since nothing’s been posted in a week. Everything is fine, sadly, but I haven’t posted anything for a few reasons. The main reason is that I’m fresh out of ideas for what to write. But don’t worry, on Friday I will have a brand spankin’ new post for your reading pleasure.

Another reason is that I’ve been working on a new project of mine, called the Wzzt Network. You may have noticed the addition of a few links on the sidebar. The Wzzt Network is basically a collection of websites about a wide array of topics. Aside from the main site, there are three sites (including BOB) that are a part of the network, and I plan on having a new addition by the end of the month.

So, until Friday, keep boycotting! Or, you know, subscribe to Boy Oh Boycott.

Wikipedia is arguably the world’s most popular encyclopedia. It has thousands of pages about all sorts of things, and best of all, anyone can edit these pages! It’s the perfect mix of old-school encyclopedias and Web 2.0 thinking.

There is a dark side to this open-content encyclopedia, however, and not many people know about it. I have wondered this myself, as I mindlessly browsed the various pages on the site, reading up on random topics from cities to historical events to musicians. This dark side has nothing to do with brainwashing; no, the brainwashing should be left to the experts (I’m looking at you, Starbucks and McDonald’s).

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In addition to the “Political Special” posts I will be writing every so often, I’ve decided to start up another series of posts: Random Special. These posts will be about random everyday things that I’ve decided to boycott. I came up with this simply because I’m not in the mood to write about another company.

My first post in this series is about boycotting Cake. No, not the alternative/pop/jazz/rap/country/funk musical group from California. I’m talking about the dessert food that we eat frequently.

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Apple. When many people hear that name, the first thing they think of is the tasty fruit that comes in various colors. The next thing they think of, however, is the computer and consumer electronics company based in California. The company, which was first made famous by its Macintosh computer in 1984 and then by its iPod music player in 2001, has been very successful in the past few years, partially because of CEO Steve Jobs.

However, this company must be stopped, for various reasons. For one, it’s quickly gaining ground on Microsoft’s market share, which cannot happen as Microsoft is the king and the king shouldn’t be dethroned.

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