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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Ian BogostIan Bogost, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) at Georgia Institute of Technology, was interviewed in the NPR, March 24, article, “‘Cow Clicker’ Developer: Facebook's Response To Complaints Is Too Late.” The School of Literature, Media, and Communication is part of the Georgia Tech Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts.
Excerpt:
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Ian Bogost about data collected from Facebook-connected apps. In 2010, Bogost launched Cow Clicker, a parody game that inadvertently collected a lot of user information.
For the full article, visit the NPR website.
