After Facebook’s decision to remove the Ticker for the time being, its users can now see an option to hide the feature. The people behind the social media giant realized that users rarely click the stories on Ticker. By letting their users hide the option; this gives them an insight that the feature needs further [...]
Archive for the ‘Social Gaming’ Category
Google Drops Top Android Developers, Causing Outcry
It’s a little hard to classify Google politically. While they’re generous, often liberal, in certain stances and political movements, they also push for major corporate freedom and tout the word “open” as the core of their model. Certainly, many Google elements are just as open as they claim to be – such as the Chromium [...]
Microsoft Applies Bing Power to Xbox Content
It was only a couple decades ago that the big competition between video game consoles had to do with how many colors you supported. Things have certainly changed since, and while hardware and graphics performance are definitely on the list of important specs, there’s one area that’s far more critical: content. Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony [...]
How Mobile Is Changing the Keyword Game
Saying “today’s world is more mobile than that of yesterday” can go unsaid; it’s stated quite plainly by the thirty people you passed this morning who weren’t aware of your existence because they were playing with their smartphone or tablet. It’s not as though these hyper-intelligent new devices are only good for creating a bubble [...]
GameStop Ventures Into Social Gaming Via Facebook
According to an industry research firm, Parks Associates, online gaming on social networks is increasing significantly with promises of healthy revenues that are likely to increase from 2010 to 2015 five times over. The firm sees this rise in part due to ad revenue and virtual item sales. As social network gaming is becoming highly [...]
More Money, More Users: Social Gaming Escalates With Raptr
Social gaming is a popular concept. It is a way to engage in playing online games and socially interacting with other gamers who are interested in the same game. With over 5 million users participating in the online interaction, leaders in the gaming industry are experiencing a rise in business and an overall interest in [...]
Gnomes Debut on Facebook Social Networking Games
Gaming on social networking platforms has quickly become a highly popular and fun way for social users to interact, compete, find new games and set new gaming records. Some of the largest offline gaming manufacturers in the industry include names like Nintendo, Wii and others, but for online gaming, new games are being developed and [...]
Google Approaches the World of Gaming
Google has entered almost every field that exists online, so it’s not surprising to hear that they’re working on solutions for game development. What may be surprising is how much investment they’ve been making. In June of last year, Google showed up as a committed player when they invested a full $100 million in Zynga, [...]
Gamespot: How To Destroy Your Brand And Alienate People
Digg (and the rest of the internet) was ablaze this weekend as gamers took to message boards to protest the firing of Gamespot’s long-time reviewer, Jeff Gerstmann. The incident not only had broad ramifications for the whole game enthusiast industry, it also demonstrated how badly the P.R. division of a major company like CNET, owner of Gamespot, can completely melt down, destroying one of its precious brands in the process.
