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Why I love @TheLevelUp.

March 7, 2012 Leave a comment

I was never that impressed by SCVNGR. I know that it was the darling of the startup scene (especially in Boston) for a while, but it just never really connected with me. I liked the idea of “creating a game layer on real life” but the game just wasn’t right for me. I didn’t want to make to chopstick wrapper origami or write napkin poetry for points. Maybe it’s because my friends weren’t playing or maybe I just don’t care.

And I also didn’t care when they released The Level Up. Read more of this post

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Lost at Sea.

November 23, 2011 3 Comments

My good friend Mitch tweeted something recently that really got me thinking:

“More than 171 people have disappeared — vanished — from cruise ships since 2000:http://j.mp/sfwh0x #lostatsea#guardian#disney“

It’s a really interesting article about the number of people who disappear every year on cruise ships. While I am not a big fan of cruises (my aunt likes to say they are full of the “newly-wed, over-fed and nearly-dead.”), this is definitely not making me want to set foot on board another cruise ship any time soon.

But it also sparked an idea in my head on how to prevent these tragedies and improve the overall cruise-going experience at the same time. With a little help from our good friend technology.

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