Ventrilo versus Mumble

A comparison of two gaming voice systems.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/18/ventrilo-vs-mumble/

By the way, Mumble got a rave review here.  Search on Mumble and Ventrilo to see more information collected elsewhere on the Solo MMO.
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/07/mumble-new-voice-chat-software-with-rave-reviews/

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PUGs, Dead or Alive? (With Tool)

As is the way of the Internet, today I have two articles on the same topic--pick up groups, i.e., PUGs.

WOW Insider has a guest posting about the best way to evaluate players for a PUG.  It refers to the PUG Raid Organizer (which helps raiders find PUGs and helps raid organizers evaluate and track raiders), so I've added a link directly to that site below the article link.
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/17/guest-post-vetting-puggers-beyond-gearscore-and-achievements/

http://pugplug.com/

UPDATE: Here's another site that allows players to connect for PUGs.
http://puggernaut.guildlaunch.com/index.php?gid=87302&page_id=44745

Before you run wild, however, you might want to read what Hugh Hancock says about how he believes Cataclysm will impact PUGs and guilds.  Food for thought....
http://www.mmomeltingpot.com/2010/07/editorial-feature-will-cataclysm-stunt-your-guilds-growth/

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