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

Virtual World 33

Virtual World FeedBurner Press Release Crowdsourcing 33

Laurel Papworth

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

So for companies and corporates, when we talk about amortisation of the intangibles, we’re protecting brand assets, brand reputation. What happens to an oil company’s reputation if there’s an oil spill in the Galapagos? So I would ask with Sunyata that we consider how much of the physical world do we.

Real Estate 59

Real Estate Virtual World Crowdsourcing Collaboration 59

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

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.

Guidelines 280

Guidelines Wiki Virtual World Policies 280

Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 31, 2017

Podcasts were a thing back in 2005, receiving some initial popularity, only to fade away from the general public’s eye. Now more affordable technology exists to make virtual worlds even more immersive than Second Life ever was thanks to products like Oculus Rift. Take podcasting for example.

Social Media 113

Social Media Project Apparel Trends 113

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. When it comes to theatre and innovation the (Second Life) SL Shakespeare Company must win the Virtual Tony for innovation. Or sometimes just plain silly.

Small Business 40

Small Business Virtual World Flickr Compete 40

Laurel Papworth

APRIL 9, 2010

Note to bloggers: if you point out fallacies in the way companies do marketing, PR and so forth, you can have pretty intense debates. Various companies provide cases of cyber-stalking (involving adults) follow the pattern of repeated actions against a target. That is not cyberbullying. That is scary. The Diary of a CyberStalker.

Case Study 104

Case Study Study Blogger Communities 104

Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 1, 2010

So we use real money (which is itself virtual medium of exchange) to achieve frequent flyer points and loyalty card points (also virtual) which we then swap for Facebook Credit to buy virtual items in virtual worlds. And Zynga are just ONE Facebook game company. For a start, social games are BIG business.

Facebook 105

Facebook Virtual World Foursquare Banking 105