Archive for March 2008
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Short Introductions on Web Pages
March 31st, 2008 |Jakob Nielsen’s Blah-Blah Text makes an important point that web site visitors want to cut to the chase. They don’t want to waste time with a welcome message or any of that. We writers have learned that we need to have an opening, body, and conclusion. But we also know that writing for the web breaks [...]
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Game du Jour: Week of 2008-03-31
March 31st, 2008 |Remember the deal is good on Game du Jour for one day only. Mon. Mar. 31st: 60% off on Asea Tue. Apr. 1st: 60% off on Atomaders 2 Wed. Apr. 2nd: 60% off on Fluff ‘em Up Thu. Apr. 3rd: 60% off on Boom Voyage Fri. Apr. 4th: 60% off on Alien Sky Sat. Apr. 5th: 60% off on Real Jigsaw [...]
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10 Overused Game Journalism Cliches
March 30th, 2008 |When I first started doing casual game reviews, praising or picking apart a game came easy. Now, when writing game reviews, I feel like I’ve said it all before. The top 10 game journalism cliches captures the challenges game reviewers face. Here is the list along with my comments. Top ten lists: I rarely do this. [...]
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PC Game Review Spring Up!
March 30th, 2008 |Peggle clone Spring Up! takes on a gardening twist. This Breakout-style game starts with the ball at the top of the screen where players point and shoot in hopes of hitting as many like-colored pegs and bricks. That’s where the similarity to Peggle ends. Unless Spring Up! is for a child, stick with the stellar [...]
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March Writing Madness
March 29th, 2008 |Gulp. I don’t know whether to be honored or afraid. For those not into NCAA basketball or love March Madness… here’s March Madness for writing blogs. Get the details on how Writing March Writing Blog Madness works. I admit it. I’m competitive. Playing sports while growing up does that to you. Plus, when you have a [...]
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Casual Games Slowdown
March 28th, 2008 |Notice few exciting games have come out lately? It may be a good thing since the weather is beautiful in many areas of the U.S. and we should be out enjoying it instead of hooked on a game. Shame on me — I haven’t had the chance to play Dream Chronicles 2. Got busy reviewing [...]
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Links: 2008-03-28
March 28th, 2008 |Professional lexicographer Erin McKean is behind Dictionary Evangelist and Verbatim Magazine. I’ve heard great things about her TED speech on redefining the dictionary. Insanely Creative Portfolios from around the Web: Collection of design portfolios. Worried about iPod or iPhone theft? With Hideapod, put it inside [...]
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Give Writing a Break
March 27th, 2008 |Don’t you hate it when you revisit content that you wrote a day or over a week ago and you find problems? If I had the luxury, I’d sit on most things for more than a day. For short turn-around assignments, I write the first draft quickly and smooth it. Then I sit on it for [...]
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Perfectionism Hinders
March 27th, 2008 |Growing up, I was a perfectionist. Part of it driven by my hearing loss. I didn’t want people thinking I was weak. I wanted to prove I was as good as the average person, or better. Thankfully, my perfectionist tendencies dropped over the years. Probably having three kids and my own business had something to do [...]
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PC Game Review Magic Seeds
March 25th, 2008 |Grow watermelons, cabbage, pumpkins, lemons, corn, sausage, bread. What?! Yes, I said sausage and bread. After all, the game is called Magic Seeds. At least, you don’t have to worry about consuming any fully loaded carb food — the food doesn’t pop out of the computer screen for tasting. Magic Seeds does not copy Alice Greenfingers [...]
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