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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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"[Social games] abuse us while we are away from them, through obligation, worry and dread about missed opportunities," says Ian Bogost, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Digital Media. Bogost's assertion that social games are more destructive of personal time than other games serves as counterpoint to the rise of FarmVille and similar online social games. Source: Mail & Guardian Online, May 31, 2011.
