New and digital media; NEWS stories#14 - mr halsey

1. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/10/flappy-bird-is-dead-but-brilliant-mechanics-made-it-fly

Flappy Bird is dead - but brilliant mechanics made it fly

This article talks about how the creator of the famous game Flappy Birds has now cancelled and deleted the game of app stores decpite it being a huge hit. The reason for this is all the hate that he got due to it being such a successful game.

- Flappy Bird has flapped its last. It is an ex-bird.

- Humble genius in a hateful system

- Video games are about precarious balance – they are machines of compulsion, and they require an operator who is engaged enough to keep cranking the handle but not too comfortable that they get bored and want to stop. 

2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2555486/Creator-Flappy-Bird-popular-mobile-game-App-Store-remove-game-midnight-saying-I-anymore.html

iPhones loaded with Flappy Bird listed for $20,000 on eBay as developer receives death threats on Twitter for pulling app that was making him $50,000 A DAY

Phone which have been preloaded with the Flappy Games app have been listed for as much as $20.000 on eBay after its owner had deleted the app. The owner was recieving death threats on Twitter for pulling an app that was making him $50.000 a day! He could no longer take the pressure and the hate. 

- Nguyen Ha Dong, a Vietnamese game developer, announced on Twitter Saturday that he would take down his game Flappy Birds

- Developer has received death threats on Twitter for pulling the app

- The game was the most popular free mobile game on Apple App Store

- Dong wrote that he removed the game not for legal reasons but because he 'cannot take this anymore'

- He reportedly made about $50,000 a day from the free game from advertising

- Dong created Flappy Bird, inspired by Mario Bros, by himself in a few nights

New and digital media; NEWS stories#13 - mr halsey

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2556326/Teen-sexting-photos-web-sold-paedophiles.html

Teen ‘sexting’ photos on web sold to paedophiles: Children 'unaware' that explicit images are being circulated on the internet


Teenagers are unaware that their pictures are being used from social networking sites for the wrong reasons such as for peadophiles etc. 

- Four in ten teachers were aware pupils were sending explicit photos

- Youngsters are starting to use apps like Snapchat or sites like Facebook

- Images are being circulated on 'parasite' websites after  being stolen

- Internet Watch Foundation said children were being lulled into a false sense of security

New and digital media; NEWS stories#12 - mr halsey

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2556089/Give-parents-Facebook-break-The-REAL-reason-baby-posts-theyre-getting-likes.html



Give parents on Facebook a break! The REAL reason you see so many baby posts is because they're getting the most likes

Many people have bagan to complain about the amount of baby posts on Facebook now and parents are now taking over the internet. However, this article supports these posts as it states that it is these posts that get the most likes. They also want to share their bundle of joy with their family and friends. 

- 'It's like part of the brain gets activated where they feel this crushing desire to share with the world their little creations'
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