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Real investments in virtual worlds continue

The Way of the Web

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. And of course, the rapidly expanding, already massive, social gaming companies such as Zynga.

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IBM Social Computing Guidelines

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds and social media. In the spring of 2005, IBMers used a wiki to create a set of guidelines for all IBMers who wanted to blog. In 2005, the company made a strategic decision to embrace the blogosphere and to encourage IBMers to participate.

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Friday Fun: For the Heart, Head & Soul

Diva Marketing Blog

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. The $10,000 prize is no small accomplishment to win with stiff competion. A waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be sophisticated-silly. NonProfit - For The Heart.