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"Much as Google’s search engine attempts to rank the relevance of every web page, Klout—a three-year-old startup based in San Francisco—is on a mission to rank the influence of every person online. Its algorithms comb through social media data: If you have a public account with Twitter, which makes updates available for anyone to read, you have a Klout score, whether you know it or not (unless you actively opt out on Klout’s website). You can supplement that score by letting Klout link to harder-to-access accounts, like those on Google+, Facebook, or LinkedIn. The scores are calculated using variables that can include number of followers, frequency of updates, the Klout scores of your friends and followers, and the number of likes, retweets, and shares that your updates receive. High-scoring Klout users can qualify for Klout Perks, free goodies from companies hoping to garner some influential praise." - × × ×

Last quarter Apple said it didn't expect to ever match its gross margin of 44.7 percent. This Q: 47.4! - × × ×

“ Developers would love to sell more copies of their game at a higher price, but the choices offered to gamers across XBLA, PSN, Steam, and other services have never been more extensive. “Everyone has a queue in their head and a queue on their hard drive, and for most games, sales aren’t even a way to make sure your game gets played; they’re a way to move your game from a gamer’s mental queue to their hard drive queue,” — Ambrogi said. “It could still, without hyperbole, be years before that person actually downloads, installs or plays your game.” ” - How Valve “devalued” video games, and why that’s great news for developers and players - × × ×

“I played the Metagame for over a week after purchasing a deck at the Game Developers Conference. This is not a welcoming game for anyone who is only a casual fan of video games, as you need a deep and extensive grasp of gaming culture to play. The list of games in the deck dips into every genre, every time period, and every platform. I expected to see cards for games like Ico and StarCraft, but Cow Clicker is going to throw some people. Do you know enough about Adventure, Burnout, and Spelunky to argue their merits and failures against each other? To succeed at Metagame you need to be omnivorous when it comes to your gaming habits, and you need to be able to remember damn near everything you’ve ever played.” #проигры • #карты_и_колоды - × × ×

Посмотрел знакомые городки в моей округе: очень плохо walk score (с walkscore.com) соответствует удобности для пешехода: никакой корреляции с реальностью. - Ещё быстрей Гонсалес

Democracy, justified. - mindszenty

В Valve сделали для своих новых сотрудников небольшую книгу Valve Employee Handbook (PDF) с курсом молодого бойца. Она прекрасна чуть более, чем полностью, и потому распространяется по интернетам со скоростью лесного пожара. Про горизонтальную структуру, ответственность каждого, столы на колёсах и многое другое. - × × ×

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Когда ждать для айпада? - slsrx

#музыкальная_шкатулка - × × ×

Отличные фото! http://www.2dva.cz/wp-cont... - × × ×