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Can Playing More Games Make Your Life “SuperBetter”? Jane McGonigal Thinks So.

Lauren Goode in Social on March 9 at 4:40 pm PT

Few people on their death bed would probably say they wished they had played more videogames, but game evangelist Jane McGonigal insists games can help people live a much richer life.

Susan's Last Stand: Internet Phenom Boyle Comes in Second

Kara Swisher in News on June 1, 2009 at 12:13 am PT

The Scottish woman who went from unknown to become the Internet’s most watched video failed to win first place in the final of the television show, “Britain’s Got Talent” this past weekend. Boyle’s chances have been diminishing over the past week, since the British tabloids have been piling on and tarnishing her fairytale reputation, reporting on odd public outbursts by her due to the pressure of her instant stardom online and off.