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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. I hope they decide to open their eyes.

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Virtual Personal Space | Almost Savvy

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6 Responses to “Is There Such a Thing as Virtual Personal Space&# Donna Chmura says: April 7, 2009 at 1:37 pm I suppose it’s a personal preference, but I really don’t feel closer to the people who post pictures of their daily lattes, tell me they are going to lunch or what they had for lunch.

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

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Wouldn’t it be safer, for the sake of maintaining the integrity of your business name or your personal brand, to ask permission first? They understand that the boundaries of the “human world&# have not disappeared in the virtual world. Why should you do now, apologize later ? They see dollar signs.

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Multiple Personalities

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While there were other sites listed as having information about Melanie, I selected Facebook ( www.facebook.com ) as my last stop in the ?Discover On her Facebook page, I found all sorts of photos ? My advice to Melanie was to reconsider how she feels having the content of her Facebook page visible to business associates.

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Practice Safe Networking

Almost Savvy

With the advent of LinkedIn , Facebook , Twitter and an endless list of other networks, our connections are global. He climbed into my car and we had a delightful visit discussing the virtual world and generational differences in the use of technology. I think it is safe to say that we did not know each other at all.

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5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read

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80+% of Twitter Accounts Inactive, But Core Users More Committed By Dirk Singer Though Twitter won’t be heading into obscurity like the virtual world (this New York Times article gives some good reasons why), it’s still the case that Twitter’s actual user base is small compared to the number of registrations as some new stats from RJMetrics show.

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The time is right for pervasive social gaming

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Then we have mobile devices, most notably the iPhone, which opens up a gaming app world previously inaccessible to those embarrassed to be seen in public with a Nintendo DSi or Sony PSP. Thirdly we have the world of Farmville and Fishville on Facebook, and the myriad of other social games created by the likes of Playfish and Zynga.