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Submission + - How To Attract a Gamergirl

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njkid1
njkid1 writes: "Not every guy can be lucky enough to attract a girl who plays video games. So instead of waiting around for one to magically appear, we set out to convert a non-gamer into a gamergirl. From impressing them with our Level 62 Horde Shaman to showing off our goofy side in Kingdom Hearts II, we found out which games will make her the Princess Peach to your Mario. http://www.gamedaily.com/canvases/retro-games/_a/h ow-to-attract-a-gamergirl/20070213134809990001?&nc id=AOLGAM000500000000014"
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Submission + - Turns Out Google Really Does Listen

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SamThomp
SamThomp writes: "There's a perfect Google underdog story going on right now. It goes like this: A college student named Aaron Stanton has an idea he thinks Google will love. He tries to get in touch via phone, e-mail, and their web forms with no luck. Then, spurred by his father nearly dying of an embolism near Christmas, he takes a chance and flies to Mountain View, CA without an appointment, intending to sit in their lobby "like a spoiled child" until he gets a chance to meet with someone. He's been there about three days, now.

Here's where it gets interesting. He creates a website called CanGoogleHearMe.com, and uses Google Video to document his journey in hopes that it might be seen by someone at Google and they'll show pity. At first he's turned away (links to Google Video) at the door and doesn't get a chance to talk to anyone. Then, apparently someone in Google does notice the website and it spreads — word of mouth — inside of Google like wildfire; 600 people visit the site in two hours from inside of Google's headquarters at Mountain View.

Then, late last night — three days into his trip — the guy gets an e-mail with the subject line, "We can hear you :)" that says they're willing to listen to him. No meeting for sure yet, but a step in the right direction.

It's like "actual" reality TV. :) If you're looking for an interesting story to pay attention to for the week, it'll be interesting to see how this turns out. So far, Google seems to be living up to their image of being a large company that's open to ideas. As far as I'm concerned, best of luck to them both."

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