Wow, it’s been a rough day for social networks. First, the Myspace sex offender scoop, now this. Apparently armed Brazilians aged 19-27 kidnapped one of the world’s top RPG gamers and held him hostage for 5 hours. Why? They wanted his password to the game Gunbound, a South Korean MMORPG. Details from Gizmodo:
The game looks [...]
Gunbound–Literally (Breaking News)
July 25th, 2007 by Allison
Tags: Gaming
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Wednesday’s NGT News Roundup
July 25th, 2007 by NGT
Study: Friends Determine What Is ‘Cool’ Among Young People [MultiChannel]
A study from MTV, Nickelodeon and Microsoft found that young people use technology to enhance their real life relationships and that they use these networks to influence friends’ decisions. Related: Young people see ‘tech’ as organic part of life [neowin.net]; Young people embrace high-tech world, survey [...]
Tags: The Week in Mobile
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Kanye West Recreates Anime Classic
July 25th, 2007 by Allison
When Nas dropped his album Hip Hop is Dead, and speculation swirled that it actually was, our Jason Newport came back with an argument for its enduring success:
…Hip-Hop is dynamic. It is often reduced to being widely known simply as a music genre, but it is not synonymous with rap music. It is a lifestyle [...]
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