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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. If I had the money and time, I think I would try to make investments in this kind of virtual worlds.

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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. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Chance are if you’re reading this, you’re one of these people.

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The time is right for pervasive social gaming

The Way of the Web

Grand Theft Auto is something I already tipped as a potential sure-fire win as a virtual world, and would also lend itself to pervasive gaming (Look at the success of Mob Wars on social networks). Tags: Digital Culture · Videogames · xbox 360 blog comments powered by Disqus Blog Partners:

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

Convince & Convert

Communicate with Content After strategic thinking, the key to social media success is content creation. And make sure to atomize your content , taking one idea and propagating it in as many places and formats as possible, each reaching a different audience. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google.

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

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

And your own reminding again adds a human touch to our “virtual&# world. Digg Diigo Disqus Dopplr Facebook Fetch Flickr FriendFeed gdgt Google Reader Identi.ca Accelerated by MaxCDN Content Delivery Network. Thanks to you he was thought of then and is remembered now. Thank you for sharing. I lost my Grandma in July.

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Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

Convince & Convert

Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to footer Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media Consulting Social Media Strategy Blog Social Media Consulting Blog Social Media Consulting Speaking Newsletter Free Social Media Tools Twitter Interviews About Lijit Search Is Social Media Too Big For Its Britches?

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The bottom line: If your content is good enough to stand on its own, it will be Retweeted. Sadly enough, the bury reason (which was public for all to see) was not at all about the writer of the post but was about the content itself. Using content from another blog without attribution. This isn’t the way to network !

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