Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

Childhood Life Lessons Learned From Playing Oregon Trail

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Starting tonight at 6 PM, I'll have two days to create a game from scratch for the XO laptop at the Pittsburgh Game Jam. Since these laptops are primarily being distributed to children in developing countries around the world, I'm going to try to make something that's both fun and ...

Post PodCamp Boston Thanks

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Well I've returned from PodCamp Boston refreshed and energized by the discussions there. A big thanks to Chris Brogan and Chris Penn for organizing another great PodCamp. And additional thanks to Andrea Mercado, Whitney Hoffman, Jeff Pulver, C.C. Chapman, Aaron Brazell, Andy Stanberry, Michael Bailey, and all the other cool ...

World Pinball Championships in Pittsburgh

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

I bet most of you don't know that Pittsburgh now regularly hosts the World Pinball Championships. Even though the organizers have been running it locally for almost a decade now (after relocating it from New York and Las Vegas), it doesn't receive much attention or press, which is a shame. ...

Dunder Mifflin Infinity

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

If you're a hardcore fan of The Office, you know that this week's episode is called "Dunder Mifflin Infinity." If you track the social media industry, you know that NBC is very aggressive in trying out new methods of engaging with their audience. And if you're me or one of ...

The Creative Marathon Rocked

Monday, October 1st, 2007

As you might have read elsewhere already, the Creative Marathon event this past weekend was a smashing success. Everyone had tons of fun and we successfully raised money for the Creative Treehouse by selling artwork created during the 24 hour marathon. I helped out Friday and Saturday night by liveblogging and ...