May 2009
9 posts
Facebook payments system now testing live »... →
Universal virtual currency wars begin
U.S. Video Gamers Now Outnumber Moviegoers →
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“You’d never find your soulmate, make a friend, or hire someone based on a...”
– (from This is going to be BIG!)
Charlie’s recent post to Stop Pitching made me feel like perhaps this whole “one hour - 30 slides - go pitch!” process should just come to an end. Every good fundraising process I’ve had didn’t start with a powerpoint deck. It started...
Live tv and the entertainment "wallet"
bijan:
Web video critics have long believed that even as more shows go online, pay television operators will always have the advantage because of live events (news, sports, music etc)….But here’s the thing: if ISP fees increase it will only accelerate pay television churn. Generally consumers have a fixed amount to spend on entertainment. And increasingly consumers would rather pick...
What's your rank? Does score kill community.
langer:
Zach makes an important point about the evolution of personal publishing on the web…
I worry, too, about placing too much emphasis on this immediacy of approval and popular appeal, and the long-term effects of conditioning a generation of internet users to such a metric of success.
The latest dustup on Tumblarity has my fellow office-mate Langer saying that by boiling down our...
Guitar Hero Now $2 Billion Franchise (Gamasutra) →
“We’re bullish on the music category.”
IRL: Living locally greatly influences MMO... →
Unless you are Facebook, chances are that your online service partly tailors to real life friends and “internet friends.” But what’s the split? And, perhaps more importantly, how much does the idea…
Social Gaming Scores in the Recession -... →
The site gets some revenue from selling ads, but mostly from the 2% to 10% of users who pay $1 an hour to play premium games or buy virtual goods.