Tag Archives: Facebook

Fantasy University Preview

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Meg

Fantasy University is an upcoming Facebook game from Simutronics Corp. (If you’re asking yourself why that name sounds familiar, it may be because you’re old enough to have played DragonRealms on AOL.) I’ve been playing the current alpha build – … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh | Tagged beta, credits, Facebook, facebook games, Fantasy University, game previews, Game Reviews, games, General, Google, latin, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, mail, random, reading, text-based | 4 Comments

Virtual Mooncake Exchange

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Meg

A friend of mine, who’s going to go nameless in this post, called most Facebook social games “window dressing on the poke application.” He wasn’t specifically referring to FarmVille, but it fits. FarmVille’s genius is turning our contract with society … Continue reading →

Posted in game culture, Game Reviews, Raleigh | Tagged chinese, coffee, Facebook, Farmville, Game Reviews, games, Grace, mac, MyTribe, random, Sims, social media, Zynga | 7 Comments

My Tribe For Facebook

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Meg

Grubby Games’ My Tribe has just been turned into a Facebook social game. I played the original My Tribe about a year ago (yeah, I know, I love desert island survival games). The goal in the new Facebook game, like … Continue reading →

Posted in game culture | Tagged BFG, Big Fish Games, Facebook, Farmville, Flotsam's Call, Game Reviews, games, Google, Grubby Games, jewel Vault, latin, mail, My Tribe, MyTribe, mytribe mysteries, new mysteries, reading, ThumbGods | 238 Comments

Buzz Off

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Meg

So, how about that Google Buzz, huh? Google’s last toy, Google Wave, was kind of a flop for me because it seemed like a neat collaborative tool, but none of my friends were on it yet. (On a reread, doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Beijing, Raleigh | Tagged cars, China, Facebook, Farmville, Google, google buzz, huh?, LOST, mail, reading, tech, twitter | 8 Comments

Of Other Days

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Meg

In the novel The Light Of Other Days, sci-fi great Arthur C. Clarke posits a future where a new technology means anyone can see what anyone else is doing. Any past antics are available for review by any future employers, … Continue reading →

Posted in Raleigh | Tagged arthur c. clarke, BBC, bloggers, Cosmo, ESL, Facebook, Halloween, mac, sci-fi, social media, stivison on the future, tech, the light of other days, travel, twitter, Young | 12 Comments

What I’ve Been Up To

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Meg

So, I’ve been working on some other projects, and now I’m going to recycle snips of those articles into a blog post, I mean, share what I’ve been working on! First, I recently reviewed the new Nintendo DS game Women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Raleigh | Tagged chinese, Facebook, Game Reviews, games, huh?, my other writing, new game, nintendo DS, random, reading, tech, TechCoquette, THQ, ThumbGods | 3 Comments

Lights, Camera, Curses!

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Meg

When Stick and I are shopping, we like to look at the PC games for sale and see how we’re connected to each one. Stick will point out games that he worked on, or that his friends and former Cyberlore … Continue reading →

Posted in Raleigh | Tagged beta, casual games, credits, Cyberlore, Facebook, freelancing, game culture, games, Her Interactive, Lights Camera Curses, milestones, nancy drew dossier, Princess Bride Game, resorting to danger, Stick | 1 Comment

Blogging And Social Media Work

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Meg

Contact Meg The first thing I do with a new social media client is talk about your product and your brand, so I’m able to communicate online in a style that matches your image. I’ve done everything from formal corporate news … Continue reading →

Posted in | Tagged alltop, bloggers, China, craftsman farms, Facebook, Google, mail, social media, Stick, stickley museum, tech, Thimbler, twitter | Leave a comment

Play! A Videogame Symphony

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Meg

Stick and I went to Play! A Videogame Symphony at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre a few weekends ago. We joined the crazy quilt of blankets, over a carpet of drying pine needles, and unpacked our cheese, olives, Nintendo DS, and … Continue reading →

Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh | Tagged Books, cary, China, driving, Facebook, games, gaming, General, jeans, nerd, New England, nintendo DS, Play! A Videogame Symphony, Raleigh, Stick, travel, Twilight, WarCraft, wine, World of WarCraft | 7 Comments

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