Tag Archives: virtual goods

Wed, May 18 2011
What virtual content creators can learn from Netflix

What virtual content creators can learn from Netflix

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Netflix now accounts for the largest share of Internet traffic. According to a new report from Sandvine, Netflix movies and television episodes are now more than 22 percent of the stuff traveling through... 

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Wed, Feb 2 2011
American, Japanese virtual habits differ

American, Japanese virtual habits differ

Online virtual worlds boast an expansive global fan base, and effectively communicating with and marketing to this diverse user base can present opportunities for professionals. At TinierMe, an avatar-based... 

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Tue, Oct 26 2010
PayPal Unveils New Payment Solution for Digital Goods

PayPal Unveils New Payment Solution for Digital Goods

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Press Release: PayPal Unveils New Payment Solution for Digital Goods Industry Leaders Facebook and FT.com Using PayPal to Simplify Micropayments for Digital Content SAN FRANCISCO–INNOVATE... 

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Thu, Jul 22 2010
Virtual good losses lower than other digital goods sales

Virtual good losses lower than other digital goods sales

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A recent Wall Street Journal article proclaimed, Fraudsters Like Virtual Goods: Fast-Growing E-Commerce Segment Seems More Vulnerable to Cyber Criminals based on research from CyberSource Corp., which... 

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Mon, Jul 12 2010
Virtual world lead generation

Virtual world lead generation

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Ever since Second Life made virtual world a common reality, people have been trying to find ways to utilize this new-found platform for unimaginable reasons. Soon enough other companies cropped providing... 

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Mon, Jul 5 2010
Study: Virtual goods help build brands

Study: Virtual goods help build brands

Press Release: Researchers Find Link Between Immersion and Virtual Buying Habits Planet Calypso and Florida State University proves selling items in a virtual space can yield better results than... 

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Tue, Dec 22 2009
Private viewers, dead-end worlds

Private viewers, dead-end worlds

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The great advantage of using OpenSim is that a grid owner can leverage all the work done by the open source community. The OpenSim server platform is updated continually, with new bug fixes and new features... 

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Mon, Dec 21 2009
Why freebies are good for virtual designers

Why freebies are good for virtual designers

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As OpenSim-based social grids continue to grow, Second Life content designers are understandably worried about the free content floating around these grids — content which may have been ripped off... 

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Wed, Dec 9 2009
Law book to address virtual issues

Law book to address virtual issues

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Press Release: Virtual Reality Collides with Real-world Law in Forthcoming Book by Rutgers–Camden Law Professor CAMDEN –  In the new James Cameron movie “Avatar,” characters “inhabit”... 

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Wed, Nov 25 2009
Virtual goods hit $1 bil in U.S.

Virtual goods hit $1 bil in U.S.

The U.S. virtual goods market doubled in size from 2008, to  reach $1 billion this year, according to a new report from Inside Network. “While virtual goods have been driving revenues in Asia and... 

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Mon, Nov 9 2009
Women prefer to earn, not buy, virtual currency

Women prefer to earn, not buy, virtual currency

Press Release: Study of 2,000 women regarding social media gaming and “app’ing”: loyal, thirsty for virtual currency and engaged with brands Social Media Behavior Points to... 

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Mon, Sep 7 2009
The future of virtual goods

The future of virtual goods

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[Update: You can browse all hypergrid-enabled public OpenSim grids with Hyperica, the directory of hypergrid destinations. Directory indexes more than 100 shopping and freebie store locations.... 

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