Todd Simmons

Lastly, an analysis of rising costs of customer acquisition, due to increased competition and player fatigue: http://t.co/r9e61pIQ

Next, talk of a possible talent drain due to intense schedules and a ruthlessly data-driven culture: http://t.co/OJSnPMDG

Lots of negative stories about Zynga in the lead-up to their IPO. First, evidence that game traffic is flat or falling: http://t.co/IP3Ssny3

What happens to our water, food, & money supply when the power goes out for a few days? A scary but plausible scenario: http://t.co/DPXJxBFq

Funny NPR story about how Ian Bogost’s Farmville parody game ‘Cow Clicker’ became an accidental hit: http://t.co/67EoPMv7

Former Lifehacker editor has a new project called ThinkUp, which lets you archive / analyze your social media activity: http://t.co/ux61vB4R

Great analysis of how digital distribution shifts the economics and marketing strategies of the game industry: http://t.co/5x1B8KkU

Nice, inspiring video about video games as an expressive medium: http://t.co/1HqRBbZz Props to PBS for being so forward-thinking.

Is Soundcloud more successful because it exposes its geeky inner-workings (in this case, the waveforms)? http://t.co/XY8anIUF

Spotify is dominating other Facebook music apps like MOG & Rdio. Did network effects create a winner take all scenario? http://t.co/AHk21yx3