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Scott Hartsman

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July 30, 2009

06:09
LinkedIn for Pragmatists: Why I Stopped Recommending
“What did people do before Google and LinkedIn?  This is like cheating.” – Conversation with a friend earlier today I happened back to LinkedIn today for the first time in a couple months to 40+ recommendation requests. Requests for LinkedIn recommendations are a pretty frequent occurrence.  I do explain to people who ask me for them why [...]
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July 18, 2009

21:23
Emergent Play in MMOs - It’s About the Balance
This is a non-sequitur that came up in a recent conversation, and it’s something that many experienced MMO developers and players are well aware of.   In online spaces, emergent play is as important as social play. Emergent gameplay behaviors (”unforeseen interactions outside of the original intent, which frequently provide an unexpected result”) can exist between players [...]
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July 10, 2009

21:30
Going Out On Top
There are a lot of things about startup life that I’ve loved being around again. Plastic tables from office depot in a spare bedroom for half of a year.  A house strewn in network cables across two floors.  Moving across a state to work with new friends.  Building a new home for all of us from [...]
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