Archive for February, 2010
The Economics of Getting Drunk
My mother as I explain my phone
Edelmira Ventura. My mother, an educator, an activist, a Puerto Rican and a New Yorker.
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-28
- I'm at Baker Street Pub (1152 1st Ave, at 63rd, New York). http://4sq.com/qwhZa #
- MyYearbook Announced $20M Revenue For 2009 http://bit.ly/aVWJEq
– reader # - Palm’s small-screen bet doomed the Pre http://bit.ly/atgU7t
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-26
- Jay Is Games: Sushi Cat http://bit.ly/aJ1dka
– reader # - Top 10 signs you're addicted to FarmVille http://bit.ly/cLmKSC
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-25
- Checking out Seesmic for web? It's actually very good. Better than twitter itself. #
- Good good, article on ROI of Social medias, yo.
http://socialmediatoday.com/SMC/176801 # - OMGPOP, Atari Launches Social Missile Command http://bit.ly/btSZts
– reader # - Gamasutra Parent Acquires Game Advertising Online Network http://bit.ly/bWTKPe
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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-24
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-23
- Work is sucking today due to grumpiness. (my own mostly) #
- I just scored 111,022 in Bloons Supermonkey! http://mch.io/nD/Jy #mochi #
- An Al Michaels Story http://bit.ly/ccrfms
– reader # - What You Should Be Reading This Weekend http://bit.ly/av64Rv
– reader # - If your site, magazine, blog etc. uses the tag line "For Gamers, by Gamers" you are officially a douche bag. That is all! #
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-22
- So the Yankees sign Chan Ho Park as their token Asian. I hope they know that Korean is not the same as Japanesse #mlb #yankees #
- RT @loic Loic Le Meur Blog: The Corporate Social Networking Manifesto http://ow.ly/1p5jzP – Yes, it's popular, but it's good and true! #
- Online Game Disruption – Take everything, everything? EVERYTHING! http://post.ly/P52e #
- Great web trends regarding user experience. http://post.ly/P0RW #
Online Game Disruption – Take everything, everything? EVERYTHING!
We've yet to see a big portal or game site take EVERYTHING. None of the older sites, have taken the long tail approach and accepted every game that comes their way.
Sure, Kongregate is trying with it's tag line "The YouTube of Games" but they are still more of a niche. Sure, Mochi Media takes everything but they are in the distribution business rather than a portal.
I am talking about a site that has the AAA traditional casual games, mixed with the weird and wacky of the wild west Flash game market.
Think, MSN Zone + Mochi Media's Library. How big a site could that be? How many eyeballs could you get?
It goes back to the saying (no I don't know where it came from) "Aggregate or be aggregated" The site that has 20,000 games with the filters to match the content, will be the winner of the online game space.
Screw the YouTube of games, I want to be the ESPN of online games!
Great web trends regarding user experience.
Things I basically knew and had in my brain but wasn't able to clarify. (Very typical me)
1.Services as Software
Usability testing of websites can be crowdsourced or semi-automated
Usability testing of websites can be crowdsourced or semi-automated
2. User Experience Analytics
Trying to find better web metrics that measure meaning.
Trying to find better web metrics that measure meaning.
3. Content Strategy
This is a key point and something I am happy to say AOL has. We have a strategy of how we create content.
This is a key point and something I am happy to say AOL has. We have a strategy of how we create content.
4. Return of the Mobile Web
Design for as broad a platform as possible and that to me means, mobile websites.
Design for as broad a platform as possible and that to me means, mobile websites.
5. A Real Experience Economy
People seek authentic experiences. They are starved for it. It's why you can be a jerk, curse and still have people like you because you say what you mean. (I'm living proof of this)
Read the full article here:
People seek authentic experiences. They are starved for it. It's why you can be a jerk, curse and still have people like you because you say what you mean. (I'm living proof of this)
Read the full article here:
