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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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“Gamification replaces real, functional, two-way relationships [between brands and their customers] with dysfunctional perversions of relationships," argues Ian Bogost, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Digital Media. Bogost continues, "Organizations ask for loyalty, but they reciprocate that loyalty with shams, counterfeit incentives that neither provide value nor require investment.” Source: Wall Street Journal - May 4, 2011
