If you feel like you’re paying more to fill up this week, you aren’t imagining it. The conflict in the Middle East has officially hit the "Oil Phase," and the numbers coming off the ticker are starting to look like a crisis. Here is the breakdown of why gas prices are spiking and what the world is doing to stop the bleeding. 1. The $100 Barrier has Shattered For the first time in over three years, oil prices have officially surged past $100 per barrel . At the peak of the panic this week, Brent crude hit nearly $120 , driven by one simple fear: the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Because 20% of the world’s oil passes through that one narrow waterway, the moment Iran threatened it, the markets went into a tailspin. 2. Pain at the Pump: By the Numbers This isn't just a "Wall Street" problem; it's a "Main Street" problem. The U.S. Average: Nationwide gas prices have jumped roughly 27 cents in a single week , hitting an average of $3.58 per gal...
Blizzard has announced that Starcraft II, Wings Of Liberty will get Facebook integration for players to share their achievement with this friends. Battle.net the site that Blizzard has prepared for this purpose will enable players to keep their friends on Facebook posted on this latest conquests and achievements. Players can share live videos from the game via Facebook. Players will be able to added this Facebook friends to this battle.net account friends list the website prepared for Starcraft 2. Saves players a lot of time as they would be able to skip sending out individual email and inviting their friends. Battle.net has been the playground for different releases of Blizzard titles, including Starcraft, Warcraft, World of Warcraft, Diablo, and the StarCraft II beta. Future games relased by Blizzard will also land on this platform and with social integration players can now connect and share mush more easily. Starcraft is the most anticipated RTS game of all time. An original po...