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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. Apparently both David and Jon have made their money back and more.

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Building Trust: A Relationship is Not a Newsletter Opt-In

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

They understand that the boundaries of the “human world&# have not disappeared in the virtual world. Just because I choose to reach out to you, comment on your blog post, follow you on Twitter, become your Facebook friend, or join your LinkedIn group, it was a desire for me to possibly get to know you in the future.

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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. But it was his beyond successful blog for Barbaro the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner who was put to rest too soon. Read more at the SL Shakespeare blog.

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In Memory of My Grandpa David, a Wonderful Man » Techipedia.

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Here are just some of those contributions: While I got married in March of 2005 (this photo was taken at our wedding), we delayed our honeymoon until December 2006. Scott Reply David October 25, 2007 at 10:36 pm What amazing blog post at an amazingly difficult time. This blog is written and maintained by Tamar Weinberg.

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Best Social Media and Digital Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 2

Webbiquity SMM

59% are on Twitter, and 43% use a company blog for marketing. In the coming year, 77% of companies plan to spend more on YouTube; three-quarters plan to increase spending on Facebook and blogs, and 73% will invest more on Twitter. by bitly blog. ** 5 STARS. 71% of companies now have a presence on Facebook.

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Streaming only your blog’s RSS feed on Twitter. (If In a recent instance, a “bury&# on a popular social site upset the submitter so much that he resorted to an unprofessional attack on the person who buried the story by blogging about her. Using content from another blog without attribution.

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