The Pew Internet & American Life project released a new study today that said “More than half – 53% – of all American adults play video games of some kind, whether on a computer, on a gaming console, on a cell phone or other handheld device, on a portable gaming device, or online.” I play […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Jory Des Jardins, BlogHer co-founder and President of Strategic Alliances. In early 2005, my co-founders, Lisa Stone and Elisa Camahort Page, and I wanted to put […]
Here’s a new business model for kids entertainment that just might prompt parents to wish for the good old days, when their children were inundated with advertising. Thwoop is an online video network built entirely to persuade kids to purchase licensed products related to their favorite shows. The loop between entertainment for children and marketing […]
With the economy sputtering and job losses mounting, there is a lot of discussion right now about what kinds of jobs, and more importantly skills, are needed to get things back on track. This discussion is all the more complicated because of the massive changes our society is currently undergoing, as we become more diverse […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Joey Borgogna, Director of Special Projects and Production Associate of Creative Visions Foundation. Similar to Game Changers, Creative Visions Foundation (CVF) supports Creative Activists, individuals who […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay submitted by Stuart Coxe, Executive Producer and Guinevere Orvis, Interactive Producer of Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister. Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister is a game changer. It begins […]