ARG Update

Discover History at NYPL and Find the Future

According to Jane McGonigal, gamers tend to read books more than they watch TV.

http://www.argn.com/2011/04/discover_history_at_nypl_and_find_the_future/

IFP, Power to the Pixel Pair Up to Bring Cross-Media Forum to NYC

On April 19th, Power to the Pixel is partnering with the Independent Filmmaker Project to bring the Cross-Media Forum across the pond to New York City, at the Walter Reade Theater.

http://www.argn.com/2011/04/ifp_power_to_the_pixel_pair_up_to_bring_cross-media_forum_to_nyc/

Facebook, Amazon and Zynga bet on social web

The lion's share of the sFund's $250m (£160m) will come from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11603380

Welcome to the Decade of Games

Construction on the social layer ended with the launch of Facebook's Open Graph protocols over the last several months.

Read the full post:
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2010/09/welcome_to_the_decade_of_games.html

Seven Important Social Media Trends For The Next Year

"Collective knowledge is incredibly powerful and social media is making that knowledge easier to spread."


Read the full post:
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/09/12/seven-important-social-media-trends-for-the-next-year

Zynga Gunning Up (And Lawyering Up) For War Against Facebook With Zynga Live

"Pincus announced at a 5pm meeting yesterday at Zynga that Zynga was going to launch a social game network called Zynga Live."

Read more:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/07/zynga-gunning-up-and-lawyering-up-for-war-against-facebook-with-zynga-live