Let the world saving games... begin

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Why the future of work is play - TNW Industry

I know that many of you will think that I am joking. No, it's not a joke. According to the article and Jane McGonigal, games can save the world. Gamers are so enganged in them and share a set of characteristics that everybody should have to make the wolrd whould be a better place. Usualy we play games to escape reality. What if instead of just escaping reality we could apply what we've learnt from our game in the real world?

That's the idea. Engage gamers in games that will influence them in the right way and make change their lives for better. According to the article we need half the population of earth to devote about an hour of gaming everyday in order to achieve that... epic win!

So... do you want to play?

Is there something special about Fridays?

Soource:
Why Users Are More Engaged With Social Media on Fridays

This post is posted on a Friday for a reason. No... I won't give any hints on good restaurants, cafes or clubs for the weekend, but as the research in the source suggests Friday is one of the best times to gain traction on your posts! So, if you are relaxing on your nice leather ergonomic chair heading for the weekend and checking on Facebook or scanning through Tweets to see what your friends are up to then please continue to do so.

In any other case, just take a second and think of yourself on a Friday afternoon, after a tiresome week, in your office just before you head out. What whould you do? Check on Facebook and Twitter? You are not alone!

Now, if you excuse me, I see my friends on Facebook are heading out for a coffee so... I have to go too.

TGIF!!!

The Literal Web Crowd: Are you part of it?

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A Critical Analysis Of The Literal Web Crowd: The Tools You Need To Survive In A Humorous World

This is not a news article. However, I found the analysis of the Literal Web Crowd quite interesting.

We use humour in our real lives for almost everything. It's somenthing you can't live with. You can't socialize without having a certain degree of humour. Humour indicates a certain degree of intelligence in a person. Sarcasm can be a great tool to communicate the most serious messages. Being able though to get the humorous tone in a face to face conversation is easy since there is also body language to support it.

What happens with stauses and comments on social sites is also very similar but without the body language. You can find the most hilarious conversations in comments on a friends status. Being able to get the funny part and built on it is one part of the story and some people just lack the ability to build. Though, getting the whole conversation leterally is even worse. It can lead to situations that you've never imagined and most probably getting literally whatever your friends are writting on their status or comments will get you isolated. Nobody will read your messages, nobody will comment on them and you'll get to a point where you'll have the feeling that nobody gets you! Well... guess what... It's the other way round. So... cheer up... read between the lines... pay attention to the tone (you can feel it even in written messages)... and built on it.

The world will be much more enjoyable this way!