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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.

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The time is right for pervasive social gaming

The Way of the Web

Halo is the flagship title which could justify revitalisation after this long leading the way and a few initial forays into spin-offs (Halo Wars for example). 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.

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As a relative newbie to the “virtual&# world, our business model is being very successful. We are a good example of a media outsider coming in with some fresh thought and making a splash. blog comments powered by Disqus Subscribe to Convince & Convert Jay Baer Greetings. As Jay Baer recently [.] Im Jay Baer.

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The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Considering the above example, I pose a question on Facebook etiquette: Is it appropriate to let these requests sit in pending mode or to reject the friends outright?? I don’t get when people sign comments for example, since they comment itself already comes with the name and link above it. on Twitter. technologies.

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