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I knew I was late to the game on Hoarders, A&E’s  “look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis,” so I watched it over the weekend. I was smirking as the show came up and the initial interviews with the subjects began.  Initial shots of their homes revealed stacked up boxes, stuffed animals, guns in open cases, and– in one home– a computer tucked away down a meandering walk-lane made of detritus.  I happened to have my laptop open and glanced at my screen.

And then I became afraid.

We’re very excited about this April Fool’s day, and not just because the long-awaited Meeting Roulette debuted. April 1st, 2010 marks the next stage of the betacup challenge – the betacup contest is officially live.

Everyone and anyone can now submit ideas that rethink the way we consume coffee and help reduce paper cup waste through jovoto.com.

The contest starts today and will be accepting submissions through June 1st, 2010. Ratings will be accepted through June 8th. Experts in design, coffee, and innovation (including some from threadless, Starbucks, and yes even Denuo) will offer professional advice and guidance throughout the contest. There’s also $20,000 up for grabs for the best ideas as determined by the expert jury and the larger community.

We’re excited to partner with such a fantastic cause and pumped to see what the power of mass collaboration and creativity can do. We’ve got even more brewing in the betacup pot (see what I did there?!), so keep an eye out and get cracking on submitting your breakthrough, world-saving ideas.

Peruse through Issue #56 of Reflecteur in which we discuss Chat Roulette & the possible appearance of Bend Folds, why stick figures still RULE, how commenting has evolved to more than “First!” and “LOL’s” on a YouTube masterpiece, and why hate mail from 3rd graders is still cuter than scary.  But here at Denuo, our biggest event is the welcoming of our newest Denuologist: Riley Carmen Bee, where she makes her Reflecteur debut.

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Resident gaming guru and LA foursquare mayor Matt Story was in Las Vegas this week to moderate a discussion on gaming at the 2010 Interactive Sports Conference. He was joined by panelists from video game and virtual world publisher Six Degrees Games, game developer Quick Hit and social game developer Watercooler.

Take a look at issue 55 which highlights photography that makes you question your perception abilities, why a handful of Denuologists are bidding for mayorship all over the country (not to mention where our next paychecks are going), how Twitter has made us comfortable with shady links, and how our very own Denuologist, John Durbin, became a “Lost” sensation without even seeing an episode.

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