Social gaming as defined by $ZNGA

Social gaming isn't a new idea, it's been around since poker and Monopoly. It refers to any game played with others -- as opposed to playing alone. It could be played on anything from an old wooden table to 70" LED HDTV. But today, social gaming most commonly refers to video games played online like XBOX Live (first made available to the public in November of 2002) and games played through social networks like FarmVille (launched on Facebook in 2009).

Recently, social gaming has grown exponentially and simultaneously along with the growth of smartphone use. In particular iPhone and Droid adoption -- and the availability of social games in their app stores -- have lead to an all-new way to play games with friends.

These social games with friends are dominated (quite literally) by the company, Zynga, who recently went public after creating a handful of extremely popular games "With Friends". Words With Friends alone has over 1,000,000 daily actives users (DAU).

These Zynga With Friends games are so popular that out of my 2,050 "friends"on Facebook today;

• 17 are playing Chess With Friends (1%)
• 20 are playing Gems With Friends (1%)
• 30 are playing Matching With Friends (1%)
• 209 are playing Hanging With Friends (10%)
• 209 are playing Scramble With Friends (10%)
• 550 are playing Words With Friends (27%)

Can you name one other video game that 1 out of 4 of your friends has played?

This Year Make a Bucket List, Not a Resolution!

Hey Listers,

With every New Year come new resolutions. Some people resolve to quit smoking, some to lose weight, some resolve to get out debt – some people just resolve to follow through with previous resolutions. Even with generic resolutions like these, a whopping 85 percent of people fail to succeed.

The problem lies in the longevity of the resolution. Quitting an addiction cold-turkey is nearly impossible. Losing weight is a difficult task to begin with. To accomplish it, then keep it off for 12 months, is even harder. And getting out of debt is a task our country’s leaders can’t even tackle. So what makes you think every January you will be able to jump head first into solutions for these problems?

What you should be doing is making bucket lists. A bucket list is a resolution for life. It’s not something you need to accomplish tomorrow. It’s not something you need to even start tomorrow. A bucket list is a list of lifelong goals, goals to complete before you “kick the bucket.” Don’t consider it a “wish list,” you need the mindset that this is a list of things you WILL accomplish before you die, not thing you just WANT to accomplish.

It’s just like a to-do list. You shouldn’t make your daily to-do list full of just the most difficult tasks. Instead of just writing “run 3 miles” or “finish project” or “clean the house” – add some simple tasks like “brush your teeth” and “eat breakfast” and “put on some clothes”. These tasks will allow you to cross things off, and give you a sense of accomplishment as you progress through your day. Instead of staring at those substantial tasks and procrastinating as long as possible, you will jump right in and start check-marking boxes.

Don’t make your bucket list full of things you’d hate to do but know you should. A don’t make a list of completely impossible tasks, aka resolutions. You can have some aspirational goals, like make a million dollars, kiss Keira Knightley, or drive a flying car – knowing they may be unreachable, they may still help you strive to reach other “un-listed” things.

Lists Hidden in This Newsletter

Don't Be Generic! Top 10 Creative New Year's Resolution Ideas

Top 10 Worst, Most Generic, Awful, Uncreative New Year's Resolutions that Everyone Makes

Addictions of Famous People

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions for an Overweight Person

How to Make Your New Year's Resolution to Eliminate Debt Stick

Barack Obama's Top Ten Campaign Promises

Edward Cole & Carter Chambers' Bucket List (from the movie)

200 Things Every Man Should Do Before He "Kicks the Bucket"

"Bucket List" of Things You Must Buy Before You Die!

To Do - Printable Checklist

Top 10 Hardest NES Games

How to be a Morning Person

Procrastinating: 5 Tips for Students (or Anyone!)

Million Dollars Game Show Winners

The Number One Reason Guys Watch Certain Movies

Ryan Pratt's Bucket List

Ultimate Sports Fan's Bucket List

5 NFL Franchises that Have NOT Been to a Super Bowl

Top 10 Gifts for a Star Wars Fan

ListAfterList Updates and Reminders

Check out my bucket list here: Ryan Pratt's Bucket List

Have you tried the new search on LAL powered by Google? It is much more effective. Now you can think of LAL as a place of reference, instead of just a website where you can find randomly cool stuff and interesting trivial lists. Find a bucket list of a die-hard sports fan, or the list of 5 NFL teams that haven’t played in the Super Bowl. Even try using LAL when you are looking for birthday gifts for someone (i.e. Top 10 Gifts for a Star Wars Fan).

If there is anything you would like to see on ListAfterList, let us know. And, if you have any friends who might enjoy ListAfterList, let us know that too.

List of Video Games Coming Out in 2009

Best Video Games Coming in 2009 Halo, The Beatles, Madde, Wii Zelda, UFC... Here are just a few of the games you can look forward to being released in 2009: Lister:Ryan Pratt Category:Fun & Games

Are You a Halo 3 General?

Then add your gamertag to this list of all the Halo 3 generals and their gamertags ... aka the best of the best:

	Lt Wasp
	Darkid X
	TDxELErs
	x727x GiZBo
	KMARTCONNECTI0N
	MASTERCHIEF2268
	RoLLN oN 5sTaRz add your gamertag (or any other generals) by clicking here

Best Video Games Ever

What video game do you think is the best ever?

1.	Super Mario Bros. 3
2.	Super Mario Land
3.	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
4.	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
5.	Super Mario 64

to see the rest of the list... and add your own favorites... click here

A List of All the "RockBand" Songs

A list of all the songs available for the Harmonix Rock Band video game:

1.	Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter"
2.	Aerosmith "Train Kept a Rollin'"*
3.	The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"
4.	Boston "Foreplay/Long Time"
5.	Mountain "Mississippi Queen" (cover)
6.	The Police "Next to You"
7.	David Bowie "Suffragette City"
8.	Black Sabbath "Paranoid" (cover)
9.	Blue Oyster Cult "Don't Fear the Reaper"
10.	The Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop"
11.	Deep Purple "Highway Star"
12.	KISS "Detroit Rock City"
13.	Molly Hatchet "Flirtin' With Disaster"
14.	The Outlaws "Green Grass & High Tides" (cover)
15.	Sweet "Ballroom Blitz" (cover)
16.	Rush "Tom Sawyer"*
17.	Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive"
18.	The Clash "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
19.	Faith No More "Epic"
20.	Pixies "Wave of Mutilation"
21.	R.E.M. "Orange Crush"
22.	Iron Maiden "Run to the Hills" (cover)
23.	Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly"
24.	Metallica "Enter Sandman"
25.	Nirvana "In Bloom"
26.	Stone Temple Pilots "Vasoline"
27.	Weezer "Say It Ain't So"
28.	Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock"
29.	Radiohead "Creep"
30.	Beastie Boys "Sabotage"
31.	Hole "Celebrity Skin"
32.	Garbage "I Think I'm Paranoid"
33.	Soundgarden "Black Hole Sun"
34.	The Hives "Main Offender"
35.	Queens of the Stone Age "Go With the Flow"
36.	The Strokes "Reptilia"
37.	Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
38.	OK Go "Here It Goes Again"
39.	Nine Inch Nails "The Hand That Feeds"
40.	Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps"
41.	Red Hot Chili Peppers "Dani California"
42.	Coheed & Cambria "Welcome Home"
43.	Fallout Boy "Dead on Arrival"
44.	The Killers "When You Were Young"
45.	New Pornographers "Electric Version"
46.	Bang Camaro "Pleasure (Pleasure)"
47.	“Ride the Lightning” – Metallica
48.	“Blackened” - Metallica
49.	“And Justice for All” - Metallica
50.	“Can’t Stand Losing You” – The Police
51.	“Synchronicity II” – The Police
52.	“Roxanne” – The Police
53.	“3’s and 7’s” – Queens of the Stone Age
54.	“Little Sister” – Queens of the Stone Age
55.	“Sick Sick Sick” – Queens of the Stone Age
56.	“Fortunate Son” as made famous by Creedence Clearwater Revival *
57.	“Juke Box Hero” as made famous by Foreigner *
58.	“Bang a Gong (Get It On)” as made famous by T-Rex *
59.	“My Sharona” as made famous by The Knack *
60.	“Cherry Bomb” as made famous by The Runaways *
61.	“Joker & The Thief”- Wolfmother
62.	“Moonage Daydream” – David Bowie
63.	“Heroes” as made famous by David Bowie *
64.	“Queen Bitch” as made famous by David Bowie *
65.	“N.I.B.” as made famous by Black Sabbath *
66.	“Sweet Leaf” as made famous by Black Sabbath *
67.	“War Pigs” as made famous by Black Sabbath *
68.	“Rockaway Beach” - Ramones
69.	“I Fought the Law” - The Clash
70.	“Ever Fallen In Love” as made famous by Buzzcocks *
71.	“My Iron Lung” - Radiohead
72.	“Buddy Holly” - Weezer
73.	“Brass in Pocket” as made famous by Pretenders *

An Official List of All the Best Buy Store Locations Open at Midnight for the sale of HALO 3

An official list of all the Best Buy store locations that will be open at midnight (Monday Sept 24th night Tuesday Sept 25th morning) for the sale of Halo 3:

	Hoover, Alabama
	Phoenix, Arizona
	City of Industry , California
	El Cajon , California
	Fullerton , California
	Murrieta , California
	Riverside
	San Bernardino , California
	San Francisco , California
	Woodland Hills , California
	Denver, Colorado
	Lone Tree, Colorado
	Manchester, Connecticut
	W. Hartford , Connecticut
	Hialeah, Florida
	Jacksonville, Florida
	Orange Park, Florida
	Regency Mall , Florida
	Sawgrass , Florida
	S. Tampa , Florida
	Waterford Lakes , Florida
	West Kendall , Florida
	West Palm Beach , Florida
	Buckhead , Georgia
	Illinois, Georgia
	Burbank , Georgia
	Downers Grove , Georgia
	Schaumburg, Georgia
	Castleton, Indiana
	Greenwood, Indiana
	Des Moines, Iowa
	Jordan Park, Iowa
	New Orleans, Louisiana
	Bowie, Maryland
	Waldorf, Maryland
	Attleboro, Massachusetts
	Salem, Massachusetts
	Seekonk, Massachusetts
	Watertown, Massachusetts
	Madison Heights, Michigan
	Apple Valley, Minnesota
	Minnetonka, Minnesota
	Richfield, Minnesota
	Rochester, Minnesota
	Mid Rivers Mall, Missouri
	Oak Park, Missouri
	South County, Missouri
	Omaha, Nebraska
	W. Omaha, Nebraska
	Henderson, Nevada
	Deptford, New Jersey
	Secaucus, New Jersey
	Midtown, New York
	NoHo, New York
	S. Setauket, New York
	Westbury, New York
	Carolina Mall, North Carolina
	Cary, North Carolina
	Durham, North Carolina
	Garner, North Carolina
	Greensboro, North Carolina
	Charlotte, North Carolina
	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
	Florence, Ohio
	Mentor, Ohio
	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
	Tuttle Crossing, Ohio
	Norman , Oklahoma
	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
	Erie, Pennsylvania
	South Hills, Pennsylvania
	Whitehall, Pennsylvania
	Warwick, Rhode Island
	Memphis, Tennessee
	Dallas, Texas
	Galleria, Texas
	Greenspoint, Texas
	North Irving, Texas
	Plano, Texas
	San Antonio, Texas
	Sharpstown, Texas
	Willowbrook, Texas
	Newport News, Virginia
	Virginia Beach, Virginia
	Bellevue, Washington
	Green Bay, Wisconsin
	Madison, Wisconsin
	Southridge, Wisconsin

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