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Social Media
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Aura Farming has something to do with gaming, really?
There are times in this world of 2025 that it feels like cultural modern hell. My eyes crossed when reading this trending thing called aura farming : "TikTokers count the aura points earned when they do something cool;…
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YouTube Playables Gaming Hub a year old on May 24, 2025
Google quietly released YouTube Playables ( https://www.youtube.com/playables ), their free gaming portal, on May 24, 2024. We didn't report on it back then, but recently PGM member Gamer_Nix brought it up in the…
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Billy "King of Kong" Mitchell wins lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst for Defamation in Australia
One of my favorite videogame documentaries of all time is the King of Kong ( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0923752 ) starring 80s arcade gamer sensation Billy Mitchell and local teacher Steve Wiebe in an epic battle over…
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LinkedIn Adds Daily Puzzle Games and AI to Increase Engagement
LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/ ) is a website I've belonged to for many years now. In internet times, eons. Their logo with the emphasis on the word "in" is catchy. It's great branding. A lesson in marketing,…
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Videogame Physical Store in Florida Uses X / Twitter to Grow Business
For the last year most of us have seen considerable negativity surrounding Elon Musk purchasing Twitter / X for a ridiculous valuation. We're talking billions more than it was worth. We haven't shared any of those…
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OP-ED - Kinda Wish Social Media Was Dead, But Gamers Can Still Embrace Maybe, Somehow
Ed. this article has been pushed forward in publishing several times, because not sure the tone quite fits. Have marked as an op-ed, ultimately. That Insider headline might seem hyperbole, overblown, but is it? Let's…
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Under Elon Musk, Twitter/X Integration Not So Quietly Being Removed from Gaming Consoles
The Xbox was first, back in April 2023 to remove direct integration sharing with Twitter/X. Now comes news Sony is following suit with the Playstation, via Polygon - Sony to remove PlayStation’s Twitter integration on…
