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Serenity Caldwell is the managing editor at iMore, a features and reviews site for all things Apple. As part of her mission to help Apple users get the most from their iPhones, Serenity has penned a definitive series of articles for playing Pokémon GO, the mobile game that launched on June 6 and has since amassed more users than Twitter and higher engagement than Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, and Tinder.

In this episode of Polygamer, Serenity and I theorize why Pokémon GO is so popular, especially compared to developer Niantic’s previous game, Ingress, and how covering the game aligns with iMore’s mission and Serenity’s beat. We also discuss the changing face of online journalism, as seen through our respective careers at sister publications Macworld and Computerworld; how all of Serenity’s jobs have come from Twitter, and how to get oneself noticed on that social network; effective strategies for both introverts and extroverts to be full-time telecommuters; stepping into the college classroom as a first-time educator; and roller derby, where Serenity is known as

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Sabriel Mastin is a prolific game reviewer and YouTube personality, having produced content for such sites as Indie Haven and Indie Gamer Chick. She has attended both PAX East and PAX South and is a regular guest at events in the Minneapolis area, only a short drive from her native Fargo. And, if all that weren’t enough, Sabriel is also a former roller-derby athlete, having torn up the local circuit with her unique brand of hell on wheels.

In this episode, Sabriel and Ken talk about how to break into games writing and whether it’s fair to expect a volunteer to write for free; what equipment goes into an amateur audio/video studio; strategies for Twitter networking and hashtagging; the moral objections to attending Penny Arcade Expo; the local gaming scene in Fargo, North Dakota; and teaching yourself HTML and CSS.

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Polygamer #49: Serenity Caldwell of iMore on Pokémon GO

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