Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2017

Six years ago, I published the post “ Five Not-Too-Distant Technologies that Might Change Social Media.” Now more affordable technology exists to make virtual worlds even more immersive than Second Life ever was thanks to products like Oculus Rift. This massive cultural phenomenon exploded quickly and fading just as fast.

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The Way of the Web

JANUARY 3, 2010

Don’t forget back in 2004, David Storey paid $26,500 in Entropia , then Jon Jacobs invested $100,000 in a virtual space station in Entropia in November 2005, and of course Anshe Chung became a millionaire via Second Life in 2006. If I had the money and time, I think I would try to make investments in this kind of virtual worlds.

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Laurel Papworth

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Episode 1 of Social Media Business: What is “the experience economy&# – is it the next step on from agrarian, commodity, service…? I’ve started a new podcast called “Social Media Business&# that will be a regular feature covering where the money is, in social networks.

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Diva Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

One might say that my 22-year old niece Jessica Robyn has “grown-up in social media.” She joined Facebook when she began college in 2004. Her 491 friends are truly people that she knows and has allowed into her virtual world. She was actively involved in Live Journal when she was in middle school.

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Diva Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Too many wonderful things happening in the virtual world not to pass along from fun contests to help non profit causes to quirky ways to grow your business. Alex Brown is no stranger to social media. Looking for a couple more social media and marketing tips ? Or sometimes just plain silly.

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