Phillip Klemenov Killed in Colorado Car Crash

In case it's unclear who Phillip Klemenov was, he was a professional Call of Duty player, Twitch streamer, YouTuber. Many knew him as “Phizzurp”, he was 23 years old and he died in a car crash in Colorado.



Now the reason I didn't blog about this when it happened is it didn't seem like a clean story. A local CBS report said that both speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash, but his girlfriend Adrianna Lemuss disputed the claim, saying:



So, for that part of the story, I want to wait until more information comes out. The last thing I want to do is cause more pain for someone.



But, the reason I'm blogging about this today is to blog about his funeral. Some people were weirded out and some people were happy that they live-streamed his funeral on his Twitch channel.



Some people have said ‘Isn't this weird and exploitive?’ and my answer to that is: No, I don't really think so. The way I see it it's just to have a connection with his fans. Especially people that are on Twitch and YouTube. And when you have that more direct connection, you have fans that feel like friends—even family. So, for those that it doesn't make sense for them to show up in person, why not give them a place to show respect online. And more specifically, his Twitch channel (really the home for their relationship).

I mean, obviously, this is on different levels, but Michael Jackson's entire funeral was televised! There were performances by people like Mariah Carey, there were people who spoke, it was a whole two and a half hour special.



So, if you didn't think it was weird for Michael Jackson, why is it weird for this guy? It's not like the live stream was sponsored, or there was something dirty in there, it was just people saying goodbye.



That's just my opinion on this, I want to know what your opinion is as well. What do you think of this story?

Facebook's Foliage Changing Color

It's a time of vast social change. Facebook has jumped on the bandwagon to try and change things up in a different way.


Recently, CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying that after years of thinking about it, they are now developing and will soon ship out a Dislike button.



But, a big thing to note is, unlike YouTube, or Reddit, it's not supposed to be a system where it takes down a video for being promoted; it's intended to just be a different way someone interacts with the video.

Usually if you see something, you want other people to see it, you hit like. It's weird very few people want to click like on a Holocaust article.

So, after this ships out, you can convey your point of view on something without having to automatically look like you like it. Zuckerberg saying not every moment is a good moment and he wanted people to be able to convey empathy.

Blatter Balls Up Ronaldo

On Friday, October 25, 2013, current President of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, was at the world's most prestigious debating society, The Oxford Union Society, to give his opinions on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.



When asked about his official position on the issue of who's better between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Blatter began by saying that both are exceptional players, and that they're totally different. He also added that football is all about the difference of stars; that Messi's not "exuberant" (as Ronaldo obviously). Blatter went on to overemphasize that Messi is a "good boy", adding accolade after accolade til he ran out of compliments. As the show streamed live on YouTube, it was a frenzy of sorts in the comments section down below. For a moment, it sure looked like Blatter was actually reading through the comments.



Nonetheless, speaking of Ronaldo as the other one, Blatter labeled him "something else", saying that the Real Madrid star is like a "commander" on the field of play (owing obviously to the way Cristiano carries himself high).



Then, in annoyingly and sloppily comical fashion, the old fart proceeded to demonstrate Ronaldo's mannerisms; and he really played it like a mockery.



Showing no remorse at all, he sarcastically said that it's good to have such "commanders" on the field of play.



Blatter sent sparks flying when he said that one (Ronaldo) had more expenses for the hairdresser than the other (Messi).



Blatter obviously doesn't know that Ronnie actually spends more time fishing and barbecuing, than getting his hair done.



At some point, much to the amusement of the audience, Bladder (intentional verbal mishap) claimed he "likes" both Ronaldo and Messi, before bluntly blurting out that he prefers Messi.



That was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Consequently, Ronaldo took to Twitter and poured out his disappointment. He also shared the vexatious video (apparently after watching it on YouTube).



Gradually, the football community (on Twitter) went haywire.







Ultimately, Blatter was forced to tweet apologies to Ronaldo.



If you watch the video with acute attention, you'd notice that even before comparing Ronaldo and Messi, Blatter made mention of Ibrahimović, and almost immediately, waved it aside and swept it under the rug. Unsurprisingly, soccerheads have since started reading meaning to the seemingly harmless mention.



You can watch the video here.

By the time I hit the dislike button, the video had gotten 914,412 views, with 6,530 dislikes, and 1,446 likes.



As of typing this, the video has reached 1,617,983 views, with 10,698 dislikes, and 2,236 likes.



Barcelona fans, worldwide, are arguably responsible for the very few likes.