Here's to the blower-uppers

The Social Media response to The New York Times Magazine's article "Just One More Game ..." and its hyper addictive online game allowing users to decimate a page of NYTimes.com.

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  1. The article. The hyperaddictive game. 
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    The unit came bundled with a single cartridge: Tetris, a simple but addictive puzzle game whose goal was to rotate falling blocks - over ...
    Nytimes
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    The New York Times wants you to destroy its recommended articles, its magazine cover art and even its ads. And it's using a an homage to ...
    Kotaku
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    The New York Times Analyzes the History and Allure of "Stupid Games":I'm honestly not even sure what the best way to introduce this New Y...
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    I've had a million people send me Sam Anderson's NYT Mag cover story from this weekend on the allure of "stupid games." Let's be clear: I...
    Killscreendaily
  20. Media & Tech Folks Rave On
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    It's not the first thing you expect to see when reading a lengthy, seven-page report on the nature of highly-addictive games, from old fa...
    Zdnet
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    Let's be honest here: as great as The New York Times story on casual gaming might be, it's destined to be overshadowed by the sweet inter...
    Engadget
  23. Thumbnail for New York Times space game blows up ads - Tech Talk - CBS NewsNew York Times space game blows up ads - Tech Talk - CBS News
    (Credit: New York Times) (CBS News) In order to make its point on hyper-addictive casual games, The New York Times embedded a game that l...
    CBS News
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    When Jon Huang was younger he was the type of kid who spent his time making mods for Duke Nukem 3D. So it makes a kind of sense he's now ...
    Niemanlab
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    Now this is how you promote a long, thinky story on the Web: Tack a free, super easy shoot-'em-up game at the top. The story is a new pie...
    Allthingsd
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