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Does Zynga intentionally kick players out of its games after two months?
At the Gamification Shoreditch conference last month, Raf Keustermans said that Zynga had a duration of only two months. That means that the average user only stays playing any one of its games for two months before...
- Posted 14 years ago
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I probably remember you, but please give me a break here
I have a very good memory for names and faces. Really, it’s good. In 2001, I was flying on a small plane from Dar Es Salaam to Zanzibar in Tanzania. Twelve seats. I sat down next to...
- Posted 14 years ago
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Listen to Virtually Famous on Radio 4
Radio 4 went along to a GameJam in London, and Ellie Gibson reported on the experience of making a game in 48 hours. A number of people were interviewed for the show, including me, Cliff Harris of...
- Posted 14 years ago
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The Spilt Milk Live Post-Mortem Week 5: Trailing Behind and Submission Holds
Presumptuous of me I know, so good morning or good day to you too. Andrew J Smith here, he of Spilt Milk Studios ‘infamy’, bringing you part 5 of the ongoing diary for my current passion –...
- Posted 14 years ago
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UK games devs, stop bleating that investors won’t invest in games. It’s not them, it’s you
That was the original title of my post that is currently live on TechCrunch. In it, I argue that, despite a NESTA event last week bemoaning the lack of investment in games companies, there has never been...
- Posted 14 years ago
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50 questions: How does a VC consider competition?
How a venture capitalist considers the competition for a potential investee company is critical to whether they ultimately decide to invest.
- Posted 14 years ago
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Disclosures, conflicts of interest and the role of the blogger
Last week, Kara Swisher of AllThingsD wrote a grumpy oped about Michael Arrington’s conflict of interest. For those of you who don’t know, Michael Arrington is the opinionated founder of TechCrunch, the leading tech blog that was...
- Posted 14 years ago