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while disclaiming any affiliation with them. The site reads, "Quizgle is a tribute to that daily experience we all share when we pull up our favorite search engine to ask the world a question." In June 2013, Johnson and Chedal were working on improvements in the game. As of August 2014, the game was
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regain their lead in internet traffic among children. After looking at early usage data for the game, Cartoon
Network's Justin Williams commented, "Competition really is just as much of a community-builder as collaboration." Three months after gToons was released, Cartoon Network executives were
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