Laurel Papworth
JANUARY 27, 2010
Yet more revenue than MySpace – all from virtual goods. Actually, MySpace may have caught up now. Technorati Tags: farmville , Monetization , revenue , social games , social media , virtual goods , zynga. Monetizing: Virtual Goods venture capital 2009 (2). Related posts.
Laurel Papworth
OCTOBER 14, 2009
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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Laurel Papworth
APRIL 13, 2010
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. Threadless, YouTube, MySpace have all had that in the past.
Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg
DECEMBER 8, 2009
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. Tamar is also the author of The New Community Rules (July 2009). They see dollar signs.
Buzz Marketing for Technology
JUNE 27, 2008
Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. No jumping through hoops to keep your information private.
Convince & Convert
MARCH 3, 2010
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. As a relative newbie to the “virtual&# world, our business model is being very successful.
Almost Savvy
JUNE 18, 2010
It is already an enormous challenge in the real world. For many parents, the prospect of helping their children stay safe in the virtual world is even more overwhelming. While I did not request that my mother authorize access to her accounts, SocialShield did tell me that she has (wait for it…) a MySpace account.
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