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Comment Go for quality not for quantity (Score 0) 20

by k4f (#37040680) Attached to: Analyzing Culture With Google Books
Seems to me this entire argument goes *poof* if one replaces "culture" with "academic culture". Is there value in statistical analysis of that culture using rigorous mathematical techniques? Obviously yes. What I see is another article that uses distain to disguise the fear that arrises as it becomes clear the digitization of the world turns all fields of study into informatics. Don't worry, the "hard" sciences are having just the same problem.

Comment definedd here properly (Score -1, Offtopic) 98

by k4f (#37040038) Attached to: Gamification — Valid Term or Marketing-Speak?
While all this may be true, the fact of the matter is that these games do very well in terms of engagement. Though you and I may think that "Farmville" is ridiculous, there are millions who spend hours each day devoted to maintaining these virtual crops. If this is the case - and it is - how does that translate into marketers "exploiting" users. Gamification is merely our attempt to engage users in a space in which they already play.

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