Audrey Watters

I've got a post in the works on the sociology of social gaming... or something along those lines. I've been reading a report on the demographics of social gamers and the impetus they gave researchers for why they play. And I saw a news item today stating that Zynga was...

No content. I guess that's what happens when you tweet your resignation letter.

Thankfully, this post no longer contains content.

This fall, I had tochastisea couple of friends who decided to wage a substantial portion of their divorce battle on Facebook. It was a nasty he-said-she-said train-wreck. "I have no patience for or interest in your marital drama spam in my news feed," I wrote on my Facebook wall... or...

I went to the woods for the weekend. I needed to get away, and a dear old friend needed to get away, and so we rented a cabin near Mt. Hood. It's March, and Oregon is wet and green and cold and beautiful. To get away, into the woods, was...

I haven't logged into Juuniper or Fflewr since February 2008. I haven't logged into Khaeli or Khree since July 2009. Both Everquest 2 and World of Warcraft, the games in which I played these toons, have been uninstalled from my computer. For a variety of reasons, I don't think I'll...

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. It's a powerful secret -- one that might stop Lars Ulrich from buying Matisse paintings, one that might mean Bono has to downgrade from Armani sunglasses to Dolce and Gabbana. I have access to free music. OK, ok. More accurately,...

Lately, I've gone from being very active on Facebook to being very active on Twitter. I can't really explain why I've found Facebook less and Twitter more attractive. (Well, I can, but it might involve hurt feelings and high school reunions.) While I do check in at least once a...

Today is International Women's Day, a day that celebrates women -- past and present -- and calls for social justice and gender equity worldwide. I've had this day marked on my calendar/task list for a while: "March 8: Blog about International Women's Day." And I've been considering which historical figure...

I've always been rather fascinated with Hollywood celebrities, due in part to my Uncle Jim's involvement in The Industry. He was the relative I most admired, the one who'd escaped Casper after high school, moved to New York City, got a job working for LIFE and later People, and only...