Author Archives: Meg

Completely Changed Today

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Meg

Laying it on a bit thick, universe, but I take your point. Related: Last time at the same restaurant.

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I Heart Chaos: Cloud Assassin

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Meg

From my newest piece on iheartchaos (Just a reminder,  my posts here are totally worksafe,  but this site is not entirely PG. Ahem.) The new Cloud Assassin smartphone game makes the dorm (and boring workplace) game mobile and accessible. Playerscan … Continue reading →

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New York Pride

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Meg

Last weekend, I went to the NYC Pride parade with Roy and some of his friends. The parade is always a good show, that combination of elaborate costumes and nudity, dedicated political activism and dick jokes, and there was extra … Continue reading →

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Socks, Inc.

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Meg

Socks, Inc. was one of the local games demoed at last week’s NYGaming. Socks, Inc. is a supercute AR game. Players create a sock puppet character, and set off to do real-world challenges, like snapping a picture of your sock … Continue reading →

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More Than Meets The Eye

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Meg

In the last few frantic days and hours getting our Transformers content together, there was a flurry of emails with “Transformers Final” in the subject line. Each time, I kept thinking I was going to be tested on Autobots and … Continue reading →

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Transforming

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Meg

  Second Wave arrival, Melissandra “Sandy” Lutra, has begun a business offering Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon clothes and accessories to Next Island pioneers. Her first product is a long-sleeved T-shirt, featuring the well-known Autobots symbol. The Autobot shirt … Continue reading →

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Secret Message

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Meg

I think the MTA is trying to tell me something.

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Facebook’s Most Engaging Pages

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Meg

Facebook’s Most Engaging Pages Name                          Fans                     Interactions 1. Jesus Daily          6,029,225        … Continue reading →

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Changing Gears

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Meg

When I picked up my first ZipCar, a couple weeks ago, I went out to the parking spot in Newark, and swiped my card over the car’s windshield. The doors unlocked, I got in and pressed the go button (Priuses … Continue reading →

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Bad Press

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Meg

Duke Nukem Forever dev 2K Games has severed their long-time working relationship with PR firm The Redner Group after the firm threatened to blacklist journalists who gave the game negative scores. Clearly unimpressed with some of the comments about Duke’s … Continue reading →

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