GamerDNA’s TweetMyGaming tames Twitter

GamerDNA wants its users to have a better user experience when using Twitter - especially when trying to find tweets that are game related. As you probably know, it’s a pain in the ass sifting through all your tweets to find specific people or topics, and while there are plenty of applications to help you o that, GamerDNA’s solution for its users is probably one of the first game related ones.

Launched at E3 2009, that solution is called TweetMyGaming.com, and it aggregates the video game conversations happening on Twitter in real-time. The site is powered by the GamerDNA Helix API which also provides game trend data from its web site. TweetMyGaming uses keywords (titles of games) that are scanned from the GamerDNA Helix API and then displayed by order of popularity.

Tweets and play patterns of games are also charted and graphed to show the trends that are happening at the moment. This enables you to see what games people are talking about and excited by, in real-time. Percentages on the homepage also show the increases or decreases in tweets for a particular game. Players’ attention numbers found on each game page are based off of GamerDNA data pulled from our API.

You can check it out by visiting TweetMyGaming.com. You don’t need to sign up for GamerDNA to use it, but you probably should because the service offers the best editorial content on the planet: OURS.

GamerDNA Makes AlwaysOn East 100 List

GamerDNA.com has been selected to the 2009 AlwaysOn East 100 List. The AlwaysOn East 100 Award is given to “private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets.” GamerDNA.com was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on its growth, market opportunity, innovation and customer traction. The AlwaysOn East 100 winners were selected from among hundreds of other technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders.

“We are honored to accept this award and are thrilled that gamerDNA has been recognized by AlwaysOn as one of the leading tech innovators in the Eastern United States,” said Jon Radoff, CEO and founder of gamerDNA, Inc. “Despite a challenging economy, we have been able to grow significantly over the past year and look forward to continuing to build our community and adding innovative new features to the site.”

GamerDNA is an online community for sharing game experiences and discovering new games being enjoyed by people with similar interests. GamerDNA aims to know gamers better than anyone in the world. Members develop a unique gamer identity - their “gamerDNA” - that records gameplay history from the places they play (such as Xbox Live or Xfire) and allows them to share these experiences via popular social media applications like Twitter and Tumblr.

LOGIN 2009 Speakers

Evergreen Events has released the official schedule for the 2009 LOGIN Conference, a week-long event dedicated to the business of online gaming - from multiplayer technology to MMOs and all stops in between. Looking through the speakers list on the conference’s official site, there’s a lot of familar names and companies attending including my former colleague from GameSpy Todd “Tungsten” Northcutt (consider that and official shout out, Todd). The annual event takes place in Seattle, Washington May 11 - 14 at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel.

So who will be at LOGIN? Robin Walker from Valve Software, and reps from such companies as Xbox 360, Atlus Online, Turbine Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment, Simutronics, Netdevil, Near Death Studios, 38 Studios, VentureBeat, Bohle Company, Funcom, Divide By Zero, GamerDNA, GGL Global Gaming, Wonacott Communications, Gazillion Entertainment, Flying Lab Software, Cryptic, THQ, Big Fish Games and on and on. Over 85 speakers are expected to attend to give speeches, partake in panels and interact in over 60 sessions across three and a half days.

For more information on LOGIN, hit the link above.

Crispy Gamer Partners With Tribune, McClatchy-Tribune and GamerDNA

I’m excited to finally announce that Crispy Gamer has inked  partnership agreements with Tribune Media Services (TMS), McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT) and GamerDNA. These new partnerships will see our content distributed in print and online all over the United States and delivered to users of the GamerDNA community.

While I can’t speak for everyone else here at Crispy Gamer, I’m excited to see our content and our unique voice being delivered to new audiences. It’s been a good first year here with lots of major milestones and excellent growth, so I am excited about our plans for the rest of 2009 - which will be helped with these and other new partnerships.

You can read the full press release after the break for more details.

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The Rundown: Dec. 15, 2008

2008 is slowly fading to black. Don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Here’s today’s news..

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Gears of War 2 Banner Contest

gamerDNA.com, a social platform that allows people to build and express their unique gaming identity, announced today that it will celebrate the launch of Gears of War 2 on November 7th with a contest giving fans a chance to win a huge 8’ x 5’ Gears of War 2 banner that features main character Marcus Fenix and is signed by the Gears of War 2 development team. To enter to win, players must reach a 195 GamerScore in Gears of War 2 by 11:59pm PST on November 17th. On November 18th, gamerDNA will draw the grand prize winner.

To participate, players must register for an account at gamerDNA.com and add their Xbox Live account name to the “AKA” section of the gamerDNA panel. After reaching a GamerScore of at least 195 and signing into Xbox Live between November 7th at 12:00am PST and November 17th 11:59pm PST, players will be entered to win the grand prize. Current gamerDNA.com members will be automatically entered into the contest (and will just be required to have their Xbox Live name in the “AKA” section of their gamerDNA panel and to reach a 195 GamerScore in Gears of War 2). Entrants must be at least 18 years old.

More at www.gamerDNA.com.