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Extracted 05MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/06/deanbeat-game-companies-raised-a-record-bre... data for these fundings from the internet at large, the Internet DealBook, Digi-Capital, and the National Venture Capital Association... This...
Read MoreExtracted 05MAR2012 fromhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kickstarter Kickstarter (at www.kickstarter.com)... One of a new set of fundraising platforms dubbed "crowdfunding", Kickstarter facilitates gathering monetary resources from the general public,...
Read MoreExtracted 05MAR2012 from http://www.ricebowlproject.com/projects/start Let's Crowdfund: Project Initiator Resource Kit Strategies Stickiness = Project SUCCESs Patrons + Pledges + Project Management = Project Success
Read MoreExtracted 05MAR2012 from http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/11-tips-for-crowdfunding-how-to-raise-mone... On most crowdfunding sites, people are not investing in the project or business; rather, they are funding it. They are rewarded if the projec...
Read MoreExtracted 05MAR2012 from http://www.forbes.com/sites/alextaub/2012/03/01/what-it-takes-to-raise-seed-s... From the beginning of 2011 to the present, I’ve noticed a pronounced difference between companies that have been able to raise funds and thos...
Read Morehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/02/08/amalur-vs-skyrim-does-gamep... We’d read a book or watch a movie if we just wanted a story. But it doesn’t seem like that’s the case. Game controls, mechanics, all of it is just a means to an end, ...
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/29/study-gamers-are-gaga-for-virtual-goods/ Consumer spending on virtual goods has doubled since 2009, according to a survey by Visa’s PlaySpan digital monetization division. And the total U....
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/viximo-launches-social-zone-platform-for-mo... Viximo, a platform for cross-platform social games, is broadening its distribution reach today with the launch of its Social Zone platform wh...
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/zynga-launches-zynga-com-as-it-expands-beyo... Zynga chief operating officer John Schappert said in an interview with VentureBeat that Zynga will continue to use Facebook Credits as the un...
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/01/kiip-announces-enticements-to-get-more-game... Kiip is about to kick off a big effort to get more game developers to use its mobile rewards network. The company is announcing a new $100,00...
Read MoreExtracted 01MAR2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/25/modern-warfare-3-dlc-schedule-revealed-12-m... Activision has outlined its downloadable content (DLC) schedule for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 during 2012. There are 20 pieces of DLC du...
Read MoreExtracted 27FEB2012 from http://venturebeat.com/2012/02/27/meteor-entertainment-raises-10m-to-fund-haw... The large amount of funding for a studio that has only one unpublished game in the works is a big bet, but one that the backers are making wi...
Read MoreExtracted 27FEB2012 from http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/26/habits-are-the-new-viral-why-startups-must-b... In an online world of ever-increasing distractions, habits matter. In fact, the economic value of web businesses increasingly depends on the ...
Read MoreExtracted 01FEB2012 from http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/02/27/measuring-what-matters-fr... Making money and corporate survival now depend not merely on satisfying customers but on delighting them. To prosper, firms must offer a cont...
Read MoreExtracted 24JAN2012 from http://mashable.com/2011/12/27/5-tech-trends-to-watch-in-2012/ Augmented RealityIt’s now in games, location apps, business cards and coffee shops and could start showing up in cars and even eyeglasses. Augmented Reality, w...
Read MoreExtracted 18JAN2012 from http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gam...
Read MoreExtracted 17JAN2012 from http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/01/why_break_technologies_will_ch.html by Maxwell Wessel Beginning with gathering basic resources and ending with delivering goods to customers, markets and businesses will optimize the value c...
Read MoreExtracted 11JAN2012 from http://wp.nmc.org/horizon2011/sections/augmented-reality/ Augmented reality, a capability that has been around for decades, is shifting from what was once seen as a gimmick to a bonafide game-changer. The layering of infor...
Read MoreExtracted 10JAN2012 from http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/09/flurry-mobile-app-usage-up-to-94-minutes-per... the most recent growth in mobile apps usage hasn’t really been at the expense of browsing the traditional web. People have just been using mo...
Read MoreExtracted 10JAN2012 from http://tinyurl.com/7gn8e7p by Arnab Sen (head of strategic planning at MRM in India) Social science studies increasingly suggest that the divide between the virtual and real worlds is narrowing. Our experiences of reality ...
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