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| SendMe: Watch Out, iPhone App Makers Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:08:00 EDT Making apps for Apple's smartphone may be sexy, but startup SendMe has built a big, profitable business from games and features for plain old cell phones |
| Sony Unveils New PlayStation 3 "Slim" To Boost Sales Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:04:00 EDT The electronics giant will sell its new game console for $299, but skeptics doubt the price cut will make the PS3 profitable |
| Video Games: Will The Beatles Rock MTV? Thu, 6 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EDT Viacom is counting on the Fab Four to rejuvenate MTV Networks' flagging Rock Band video franchise |
| Zeebo Seeks New Gamers in Emerging Markets Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EDT Startup Zeebo is betting the 'next billion' consumers will buy its less expensive (and less powerful) video game console |
| Will the iPhone Grab the Lead in Games? Sun, 17 May 2009 21:05:00 EDT Game developers are looking to Apple iPhone owners as a new audience for their latest creations |
| Hideo Kojima: Gaming's Designer-in-Chief Wed, 6 May 2009 11:14:00 EDT Kojima's Metal Gear series, which combines an almost cinematic story line with stealth action game play, has redefined a video game genre |
| How to Save the PlayStation 3 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:09:00 EDT Sony finds itself playing a fierce game of catch-up with the competition. Here's how it can reclaim lost territory |
| Can Nintendo Play Hard Through a Recession? Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:52:00 EDT The game maker expects strong holiday sales, as more consumers opt for home entertainment |
| Targeting Apple, Nintendo Unveils Its Latest Device Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:08:00 EDT Launched in Japan, the new DSi allows users to download songs, videos, and games, as Nintendo attempts to answer the threat posed by the iPhone |
| Dealing With Games' "Rogue Reality" Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:37:00 EDT When designers incorporate realistic elements within games, sometimes unwanted side effects are produced that affect real life. The solution requires a balance of design and legal remedies |
| Spore: A Universe to Play In Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:14:00 EDT The long-awaited, all-in-one action, strategy, and role-playing game from Sims designer Will Wright delivers on its promise of a "universe in a box" |
| Inside the World of Blizzard Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:59:00 EDT Its recent merger with Activision created the biggest player in video games. But Blizzard is much more than its mega-hit World of Warcraft |
| Atari's Attempted Turnaround Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:38:00 EDT Atari North America CEO Jim Wilson talks of his efforts to build a strong distribution platform for the famed but troubled gaming company |
| The Return of Rock Band Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:45:00 EDT Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos discusses the next installment of the video game franchise, and how it will go up against the likes of Guitar Hero |
| The Evolution of Casual Games Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:03:00 EDT EA/Hasbro VP Chip Lange explains how the company's casual gaming business is changing to suit the ever-changing market |
| Apple: Soon to Be a Mobile Gaming Force Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EDT Watch out, Sony and Nintendo; overnight, the maker of the iPhone is making a mark on the handheld gaming industry |
| Lucrative Alternatives to Online Advertising Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT Web startups such as Gaia and SmugMug—and big guns like Facebook—are turning to sales of virtual goods and subscriptions |
| Profiting from Social Gaming Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:56:00 EDT Boxed products are no longer the gaming industry's backbone. Social gaming on the likes of Facebook and MySpace is where a lot of money can be made |
| Are Patent Problems Stifling U.S. Innovation? Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:20:00 EDT The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office is drowning in applications while its budget shrinks. Stanford Law professor Mark Lemley suggests some fixes |
| Innovative Ways to Grow During the Downturn Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:57:00 EDT Wal-Mart and P&G are among companies that are smartly adapting to today's cost-conscious consumer |
| How to Think Outside the Box Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:49:00 EDT By thinking outside the parameters imposed by technology, executives and designers can build businesses by creating an experience that truly resonates |
| Innovation Trickles in a New Direction Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:36:00 EDT Products traditionally are created in rich nations and repackaged for emerging ones. But General Electric, Nokia, and others are reversing the process |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.