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Revenue: Social media games and virtual goods 2010

Laurel Papworth

So I tend to keep an eye on how virtual goods are coming along. When I took out the patent – pre Facebook, pre Twitter – it was impossible to explain to investors how pixel products were going to jump from closed game worlds (Everquest) into the real world. Actually, MySpace may have caught up now.

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Experiential Economy: Social Media Business Podcast

Laurel Papworth

The first episode of my new podcast, Social Media Business, looks at revenue stream associated with providing your online community or social networks with a real world experience such as a meetup, conference or party. It’s because no object has a tangible value outside of it’s contextual life, it’s community links.

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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. They understand that you still need to build trust first, and explicit opt-ins for communication is absolutely mandatory. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca

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22 Twitter revenue streams – monetizing tweets

Laurel Papworth

Whenever I present or give classes on monetizing social networks and online communities people usually have two questions. Virtual Real Estate a tough one again if you are not a virtual world like Second Life but how about a special forum for payment. Someone tell Facebook too. Two, how can Twitter make money?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Allowing clients to treat number of Facebook fans as the core success metric is a dereliction of duty. Between bit.ly

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Whether youre socializing on Facebook , updating Twitter , or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia , social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Think of it as Facebook for bloggers (well, before Facebook was for everyone.) Thanks Facebook." Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media.

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Helping Kids Stay Safe Online. Is SocialShield the Answer.

Almost Savvy

Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Social Media on June 18, 2010 | 24 responses As a parent, there have been many moments in my life when I considered locking my child in a closet. It is already an enormous challenge in the real world. My mother, whose 75th birthday is this weekend, is on MySpace? Is SocialShield the Answer?

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