diwoot.blogspot.com - 4/14/2009
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A simple look at how influential online gaming has become as another form of social networking.
Gamer Social Networking?
tagn.wordpress.com 2/24/2009 — I was looking at my page at GAX Online the other day and was trying to find the point.
I mean, I get the idea of social networking. I have a profile on Linked In , a social networking site focused on professional relationships. I am linked to a whole pile of friends and co-workers and I ...
Where’d the Social Go?
nerfbat.com 7/10/2009 — I’m not a social MMO player. I prefer to play solo, and perhaps get together with a few friends to take on particularly challenging adventures. That said, where the hell did the social go in MMOs? Why do I feel like I’m playing a solo ...
Social Morals
blog.weflyspitfires.com 6/19/2009 — Social morals, or social etiquette to a lesser extent, play an important role in MMORPGs. Most people never realise it - some even downright deny it - but almost everything we do in a MMO revolves around the game world society and interacting with others. Even if you only solo, eventually you ...
What Does World of Warcraft and Social Media Have in Common?
looterslounge.blogspot.com 6/3/2009 — World of Warcraft (WoW) are for many people much more than a game, it is a lifestyle, and dedicated gamers live more in the WoW universe than in the real world. What can we learn from it in securing the successful use of social media ?
s-kill's Blog :: GGPO Networking Guru Talks SF HD Remix!
capcom-unity.com 8/30/2008 — Below is a piece from Street Fighter devotee and the Mozart of online networking, Tony Cannon. It gets a little technical in the details, but the upshot is raw awesomeness: playing ST HD online is going to be sweet! -- My main man Seth asked me to ...
Ways to make your virtual space more social
raphkoster.com 1/29/2009 — I’ve said before that socialization requires downtime , by which I mean that people who are busy pressing a bunch of other buttons or busy watching a dozen different colored bars have pretty much given all their attention to it, and therefore ...
Social networks might be out of hand
epicslant.com 7/22/2009 — My favorite part about Wednesday is that I allow myself to deviate from my two major topics (Guild Leadership and MMO Design). A professional blogger might tell you that to deviate is to lose your audience. I say hurrumph! My readers are used to me only getting out two articles a week and ...
Reward people for grouping outside of their social circle.
ogrebear.com 5/29/2009 — You can make the greatest looking for group tool in the history of MMO’s but the overwhelming majority of people are not going to use it. The reason is pretty simple, most people do not like pickup groups as they tend to not be as rewarding as ...
Guildies on Twitter
watchtheguild.com 2/10/2009 — Twitter is a social networking site that is becoming all the rage lately with it’s easy way to keep up to date on people you are interested in. Happily, a lot of Guild crew/cast are members have Twitter accounts, and if you choose, you can ...