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Video Game companies on Twitter | Sam "QforQ" Houston
This past summer I made a blog post basically calling out video game companies for not being active in social media , specifically Twitter. In that blog post you can find some tips/tutorials I gave for how to use social media, how to monitor, etc. Please check it out if you’re interested in ...
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Bolster your Twitter followers with the video game industry directory
Joystiq — ... Sam Houston knows more about social networking in gaming communities than the rest of us combined. After all, he is the community manager for GamerDNA, a sort of ludological Facebook (only without the near-constant application invitations). So when ...

Following the Game Industry via Twitter [Social Media]
Kotaku — ... even Curt Schilling, if you haven't gotten enough of the guy talking about himself already. Official Twitter feeds include those for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Electronic Arts, Infinity Ward, SCEA and many others. Who knows what you might overhear. And if it's any good, be sure to tip us, you know? And for the record, here's mine. Some personal stuff goes in there, but I try to keep it interesting and for public consumption. Video Game Companies on Twitter [Sam "QforQ" Houston] ...

Wholesale Fail Whale: Developer’s Twitters
Rock, Paper, Shotgun — ... pointed me at this, via twitter, appropriately enough. Sam Houston is maintaining a list of twitter feeds of people in the industry who don’t mind it being public. And what a list for cheery stalking. For example, we can swiftly find out that ...

Twitter and Game Developers
Cuppytalk — Thanks to Sam Houston, CM for GamerDNA, there is now a comprehensive list of game industry folks who use Twitter. Ryan Shwayder of Nerfbat brought up an interesting question: Wondering why so many people use Twitter… I don’t care what people are doing throughout their entire day. I already have a blog for this. That’s generally one of the first things people say when I tell them I’m a Twitter addict.?? “Oh great, a place where people update every time they go ...

Gaming Companies on Twitter
4 color rebellion — ... Take a look at his list. It’s a pretty exhaustive sampling of the companies out there, along with the personal Twitter accounts for many of their employees. A few of my favorites - ...

Twitterpated
Nerfbat — ... You’d think someone like me with a background in community would have signed up for Twitter a long time ago. Alas, I withheld until I could stay away no longer. I still don’t quite get it. It seems like a blog without the expectation that there will be substance in a post. Anyway, QforQ’s post finally prompted me to sign up. My name on Twitter is ...

Industry Taking Advantage of Twitter
pastapadre.com — ... within the gaming industry. Twitter is an insanely popular social networking site that uses short status like messages to keep connected with others. Just recently there was an article listing out many of the users associated with gaming in various PR, development, or community positions. Since then even more have popped up to take advantage of the opportunity to open the lines of communication and interact in a way that has never been done before. ...

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