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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-10

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  • RT @MargaretWallace Missed Ron Carmel's #GDC Indie Fund talk yesterday? Writeup/gorgeous hi-res slides are live! http://bit.ly/c#
  • John Vechey of Popcap says I never want to fucking create a friendlist again! As a consumer I want facebook connect on everything. #gdc #
  • Trends in social gaming: game quality will go up and grow more complicated. #gdc #
  • I'm at Fang (665 Howard St, btw 3rd & Hawthorne, San Francisco). http://4sq.com/6uGxnq #
  • Alex St John is being disruptive in the disruptive game platform talk. Zynga's growth due to being a spammer & exploiting loopholes #gdc #
  • The true disruption is 1. Games are social 2. They are consumed compelete differently 3. Its global and huge. Says Peter Relan of crowdstar #
  • H5 CTO throws down at @gdc gamesbeat talk. Alex St. John calls out Facebook on a panel with Gareth Davis. #
  • RT @gamesdotcom: Breaking News! Playfish's next big game — Hotel City http://bit.ly/aPN796 – blog #
  • RT @libe_goad: Playfish leaks next big game (hint: it's not Madden on FB) http://ow.ly/1gFfB #
  • Kristen from @playfish is an outstanding speaker. Great talk so far. Breaking social down nicely. #gdc #
  • I'm at W San Francisco (181 3rd St, at Howard St, San Francisco) w/ 8 others. #
  • RT @giordanobc: Smart:all features have kill switches managed through web dashboard,so non techies can manage server load #gdc #
  • Speed is of the essence. Faster you load your game the better. 500ms matters TONS. Remote calls kills you #gdc #farmville #
  • Wow! FarmVille completely built on the cloud. I wonder if it was Amazon? Who ever is their provider might want to advertise. #
  • Important to remember – viral/social games are about disruption of current markets. Find what is next! (I have ideas) #
  • I'm learning more about gaming sitting on twitter than actually going to the sessions at #gdc What does that mean? #

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March 10th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09

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  • Becoming a publisher on facebook is an interesting position. Who is best positioned to become one? #
  • RT @evcinnyc: FIrst major Zynga title I've seen so far: PetVille integrates Facebook Credits as checkout option; getting promo in Games db #
  • RT @MargaretWallace: The #Zynga and #Playfish parties were so much fun last night. Glad I am awake enough to tweet about it! #GDC #

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March 9th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

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  • http://twitpic.com/17flcg. @robinyang on stage. We're all very proud. #fgs #
  • RT @mashable: Betty White to Appear on SNL, Facebook Fans Rejoice – http://bit.ly/bAZH2I F-CK Yeah! #
  • I'm at Flash Gaming Summit w/ 6 others. #
  • RT @robinyang: Can't make it to #FGS? Live stream here: http://bit.ly/VgV5M (I'm speaking at 3pm PST – check the robertson auditorium feed!) #
  • RT @cartoonsbyRic: Happy International Women's Day! you are all wonderful and mysterious! :) #
  • I'm at InterContinental Hotel San Francisco (888 Howard Street, San Francisco). http://4sq.com/7vtndR #
  • I'm at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (SFO, Millbrae) w/ 33 others. http://4sq.com/MTivk #

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March 8th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-07

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  • RT @MargaretWallace: @TM_Gaming: Microsoft to release cross-platform games on Windows, Windows Phone 7, and Xbox http://retwt.me/1Mqqh #
  • I'm at Buffalo Wild Wings – JFK (JFK Terminal 4, Queens). http://4sq.com/bEDgKC #
  • On my way to JFK. Heading to San Francisco for GDC. Nerd-bowl for games. #gdc #
  • RE: He has value the same way that Livan Hernandez has value.
    1. You know what you are getting
    2. He never gets hurt.
    http://disq.us/djxaq #

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March 7th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

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March 6th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-05

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  • The UTI discussion in the office took a turn to Hilarious-stan #
  • FarmVille St. Patrick's Day hub page – Your source for all thing St.Patrick's day on FarmVille http://bit.ly/bCICHG #
  • Online Game Disruption: Be, you know – Disruptive! http://post.ly/Qvx8 #
  • Up late. Tired but not sleeping. Its been an odd, tumultuous day. Watxhing Angels v. Chi Sox on #mlb terrible announcers. #
  • RT @giordanobc: Again:the US game industry DIDN'T shrink last year.The packaged good business did.Add online + mobile + social = 20%+ growth #
  • Rice University Study Shows How Facebook Pages Can Help Local Businesses http://bit.ly/cJNRRX
    – reader #
  • Credit to @armorgames SteamBirds is legitimately Flash game of the year! Fighter planes and strategy – Men rejoice http://bit.ly/aDFNWn #

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March 5th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-04

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March 4th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-03

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  • Awesomeness. Checkout the FarmVille Pick of the day thread http://bit.ly/arRlZw #
  • Try different http://bit.ly/cYT5wL
    – reader #
  • Meetings while necessary are surely evil. I think the hell is long meeting with Devil talking about TE reports. #
  • RT @TechCrunch: Playdom Acquires Facebook Game Developer Offbeat Creations – http://tcrn.ch/cANoB8 by @leenarao #
  • I'm at New York Sports Club (Mercer St and E 3rd St, E 3rd St, New York). http://4sq.com/3GwQjM #
  • RT @gtrefry My conclusion: Check-ins are the match-3 of location games. Casual and impossible to get wrong. #
  • I just scored 11,426,786 in Mad Karate Man! http://mch.io/qA/BU #mochi #

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March 3rd, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-02

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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-01

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March 1st, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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