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Author Archives: Jeremy Snook
Why I Bought An iPad This Weekend
As far as tech toys go, I’m a late adopter. I like playing with free betas, but when it comes down to handing over money, I become very conservative. I like at least one Service Pack on my new OS, … Continue reading
The Globalization of Casual Games
What four years ago was a region most known for “cloning” games (copying popular games with little variation) has become a global leader for developing top-selling original games. Continue reading
Web 2.0 brings 9-year-old’s UGC to the masses
Proving that our digital young have entered the UGC pool, here’s the result of a 9-year-old writing a bit of fan fiction around the popular PC game “HalfLife”, and some folks from Fark.com enacting it with a HalfLife 2 level-design … Continue reading
Gannett invests in Cozi
posted by Jeremy Snook Michael Arrington posted news on TechCrunch that Gannett Co., mega newspaper corp, invested a rumored $8 million in family social networking site Cozi. Cozi’s feature set orients around family units, allowing shared calendars, reminders, and photo … Continue reading
Realtors out of touch with reality
Posted by Jeremy Snook: File this under “Yet Another Old Industry Fears the Internet”. The National Association of Realtors settled its anti-trust lawsuit with the Justice Department, allowing online-only real estate brokers full access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). … Continue reading
Virginia online safety courses
File this one under the “slightly stale news” category, but the Virginia Dept of Education is focused on educating students about online safety. In a WashingtonPost.com article, the reporter writes that “[t]he state’s goal is to integrate safety skills into … Continue reading
Gaming goes social (media, that is)
Game industry website next-gen.biz posted an interesting (and oh so timely & relevant) article last week examining the effect of social media on the industry. We’re seeing the beginnings of big name game developers like Bungie (Halo) or Lionhead (Fable) … Continue reading
Social networking more effective than emergency services
The Telegraph reported yesterday that researchers at the University of Colorado published results of a study that posits social media tools as more effective than traditional sources.
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