All Things Easter

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and to those who don't, Happy Noblegarden. Here are some links to previous posts as well as a new video for you today:

Easter Eggs:
Northrend Easter Egg
Easter Eggs and Pop Culture References in WoW

Lamenting the Noblegarden holiday event:
The subtlety of the event
The shortening length of the event

And now for something brand new, Spiffworld and Jonathan Coulton bring you something for your Sunday best:
Mr. Fancy Pants - 1:56

WoW Phishing

We know to be wary of emails asking for our Banking password, but would we be as wary of an email asking for our WoW Password?

WoW Phishing Noteworthy
Phishing emails aren't new, and neither are WoW phishing emails. But they're now prevalent enough for security software companies to take note. Last week Trend Micro highlighted a recent trend to target WoW players in their blog (via securitypronews).

Blizzard talks account security in this "Support Article" which shares that:

The vast majority of account compromises originate from one of three sources:

1. "Spoof" websites and emails
2. Downloading hacks, cheats, or other executable content
3. Sharing account information and/or using power-leveling services

I guess it's just a matter of time before we see this:



The above fake, pretend, mocked up, imaginary, parody of a WoW mail item (let no one say I wasn't clear) is modeled on an example of one spoofing for ebay account info. It uses a trick or two I learned while researching how to identify fraudulent emails - particularly from this paper Anatomy of a Phishing Email, which included tricks I had never heard of before - highly recommended.

WoW Account Management is Easy
And one last note - To date, World of Warcraft has always done a fine job of making logging into my account an easy task from their home page. Navigation within "Account Management" has also been a cinch, so hopefully I will never feel that it would be easier to just click the link in the email rather than go to worldofwarcraft.com myself.

Christmas WoW Videos

One last Christmas video, short and sweet.

Crafting Worlds: 1:01


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Christmas Videos: Musicals

Baby It's Cold Outside by Windspire 2:30:


Hark! Hear the Wails by Oxhorn: 2:20


It Looks like Christmas: 3:58

Christmas Videos: 12 Days

12 Days of Winterveil by Oxhorn: 5:12


Bob & Doug's 12 Days of Christmas: 3:22


12 Pains of Christmas: 3:40

Christmas Videos: Ode to TV

Heat Miser: 2:53 (1:55 plus 1 minute of Credits)


Snow Miser: 1:31


Grinch: 3:43 (Murlocs killed at 2:40 - cause that's what's really important)


Kidnap Sandy Claws: 3:55

Christmas Videos: Ode to the Chipmunks

Podsafe Christmas Songs by Spiffworld:


Cute & Simple version of the Chipmunk's Christmas Song: 2:42

Christmas Videos: Chiron Beta Prime

In celebration of the Christmas Season, I'd like to kick off a series of posts of World of Warcraft videos with Christmas, Winterveil or Holiday themes.

I'm glad I waited until December 1st to do it because Spiffworld was kind enough to post a new video today with music from Jonathan Coulton.

Chiron Beta Prime
By Spiffworld: 3:33


By zeedoos: 4:00


And if you're in the mood for one more - here's a Chiron Beta Prime video that's unrelated to WoW.

WoW Commercial Videos v2

Bravo to Blizzplanet. They found the William Shatner World of Warcraft Commercial I was looking for as well as a Mr. T Commercial I hadn't seen.

Here's the link: Blizzplanet...

... and here are the commercials:

William Shatner: 0:33


Mr. T: 0:33


Updated 11/27/07 with new youtube links.

WoW Commercial Videos v1

I just had the craziest dream ... there was a new World of Warcraft commercial. And, get this, William Shatner was in it. Heheh, ... how crazy is that?

Anyway, why don't we take a look at a few of the WoW commercials and commercial parodies out there. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure:

Office Space: 0:32


WoW Coke #1: 0:43


WoW Coke #2: 0:47 (because apparently the Coke in the first commercial wasn't Soulbound):

More about the iCoke Event in China

Valentine's Day Commercial: 0:52

iWoW Chicky: 0:39


It's Good enough for Spidey: 0:39


X-Play's World of Warcraft Libido Commercial: 1:20


Ironforge Bank Identity Theft: 0:52 (30 seconds then credits)
#1:


#2:


Toyota Tacoma: 0:29


Converse: 2:07