Monthly Archives: January 2011

Entirely Different

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Meg

“I gotta hang up and get back to work,” I told Marcus the other day. “Right, you have to slay monkeys and rescue new players.” “No, no, the boars are killing newbies in this area. The talking monkeys have capitalization … Continue reading →

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How To Tell If It’s Snowing

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Meg

Wait until someone asks you if you’re going into the city tomorrow, and then, just as you begin to go into your Hulk rage, because obviously you go to the city for work every day (and twice on Sundays, as … Continue reading →

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Internet Famous

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Meg

I didn’t usually post work press here, but Default Prime just did a story on Next Island, and mentioned me. Next Island itself was demonstrated at length by Neverdie Studio’s developer Michael Ray, who answered journalists’ questions and showed character … Continue reading →

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Wicked Awesome

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Meg

Boss: What’s our login for <site>? Meg: Oh, you can sign in as MegIsWickedAwesome. Boss: Was <company name> taken? Meg: No. Why do you ask?

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Angry Birds

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Meg

“Ever since we played Angry Birds in Maine,” Marcus said on the phone the other night, “I’ve been seeing it everywhere. I guess it’s becoming pretty popular.” I just barely restrained myself from pointing out that Marcus is hardly the … Continue reading →

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When Contextual Ads Attack

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Meg

Sometimes Facebook gets a bad rap. But I love Facebook, I mean, I defended Facebook back when MySpace looked like an actual competitor (That links to my old Rolling Dice column in the long-dead Faster Than The World mag). I … Continue reading →

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Prima Porta Augustus

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Meg

Not saying I talked on and on about Venus imagery and the return of the Parthian standards, but this statue of the Prima Porta Augustus was later used as a landmark, as in “Hey, Meg, I’m back at the statue … Continue reading →

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Digital Experience

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Meg

Presenting Next Island at Pepcom. Via my work blog, Next Island at Digital Experience » Next Island News

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Stays In Vegas

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Meg

My dad picked me up at the airport coming home from Vegas, and he asked me how my trip had been. I complained that I couldn’t take full advantage of the endless free booze because I was working. I told … Continue reading →

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Active Users

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Meg

I was at a meeting in Vegas with my boss, talking about the future of casual, social games. Someone mentioned the growing popularity of CityVille, and wondered aloud how many people were playing. “CityVille just broke 85 million monthly active … Continue reading →

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