Flattery could improve your self esteem, but on the other hand you have to be careful of it.It dulls your consciousness. It is like a snake with beautiful skin to observe, but on the other hand could poison you with it’s venom.The moment you dull your consciousness because of flattery, it is a moment where you start to become unaware of your hidden intention to do everything on the basis of recognition.Flattery is like a glass of ocean water to drink, you’ll never get enough of it, although you know that salt water of the ocean is not good for…

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They say imitation is the biggest form of flattery, so Playfish should be pretty flattered by German-based Wooga’s latest game: Brain Buddies. The application takes a similar approach to “Who Has the Biggest Brain?” but provides new forms of brain teasers. There are four alternative challenges, one of which is almost identical to one of the challenges in Playfish’s competing application. Right now the most popular strategy for success in the social gaming arena appears to be copy others and then promote.

The result has been multiple legal battles although none of them have resulted in any game changing decision…