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• Samsungs YP-R1 gets firmware update, some of it will cost ya (video)

  
  Engadget — Authority: 854
  Firmware updates that improve performance while also boosting battery life? Love em. Firmware updates that nickle and dime you for things like new fonts? Hate em. So, mixed feelings then on news that Samsungs YP-R1 media player is getting an update that will make the thing more snappy and more longevous, as shown in ...
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• 2009 from a developers point of view

  
  Massively — Authority: 631
  Filed under: Culture , Economy , Events, real-world , MMO industry , Opinion , Academic Were finishing up our 2009 Readers Choice Awards , but that doesnt mean we cant take note of the fact that the last year of the decade hasnt exactly been a stellar years. Weve watched a recession hit hard, several ...
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• WoW.coms top ten stories of 2009

  
  WoW.com — Authority: 599
  What a year its been for the World of Warcraft . Weve had three big content patches, a BlizzCon, an expansion announcement, and perhaps out of all of the five years this game has been running, this was the year with the most surprises. A few things players thought would never happen ( including faction changes ) ...
  2 weeks ago

• Home Produces Sodium [Game Announce]

  
  Kotaku — Authority: 800
  PlayStation Home is moving its social network toward the gaming space by releasing a real, honest-to-god video game through Home. Meet Sodium, "an arcade shooter in an MMO wrapper." The game launches today, featuring a new game space accessible through a teleporter in the Plaza. If any of you regular Home users ...
  2 weeks ago

• Two Companies to Watch in 2010

  
  Affiliate Marketing | Affiliate Networks — Authority: 141
  One thing you can depend on: Innovation in the online world will continue in 2010. Granted, a lot of that may come from such well-known powerhouses as Amazon and Google. But you can also be certain that innovation will spring from lesser known names.It’s a good idea for online marketers to keep an eye on [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Virtual Goods, Offers, and Scams: Part 2

  
  Affiliate Marketing | Affiliate Networks — Authority: 141
  In the last post I provided some background on offers and the confusion they may cause. I also pointed out the potential for scams. In this article, I’ll put a little more focus into the complexity of the offer systems and show another example of how confusing offers could lead to complaints.  For the sake [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Microtransactions – Good or Evil?

  
  Dealspwn — Authority: 141
  The growth of the microtransaction model in PC gaming has had both positive and negative feedback from the serious gamer. As this is still in its infancy does it have the potential to become a solid gaming business model? Microtransactions are essentially in-game payments made by players to purchase goods, services, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Friendster’s Fate: Sold to Malaysian E-commerce Giant

  
  Mashable! — Authority: 863
  Just a few days ago we heard rumours about the imminent sale of Friendster , one of the first-generation social networks that originally kicked off the craze. Through self-reinvention the site has managed to stay relevant to a large audience in Asia, though its influence is notably diminished in the West over the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Friendster’s Fate: Sold to Malaysian E-commerce Giant

  
  PORTCITYUNDERGROUND — Authority: 173
  This is from Mashable! : Just a few… Read the rest here: Friendster’s Fate: Sold to Malaysian E-commerce Giant
  3 weeks ago

• Amex buys into the alternative online payments revolution

  
  Inorganic Growth — Authority: 118
  -Contact Thomas Rasmussen As the first significant deal that adds online payments technology to a legacy payment platform, American Express’ recent $300m acquisition of Revolution Money essentially amounts to a shot across the bow of eBay’s PayPal and Google’s CheckOut. The relatively rich purchase of ...
  3 weeks ago

• The Daily Grind: Do item shop sales affect your purchases?

  
  Massively — Authority: 631
  With more and more games adopting some form of the free-to-play model, item shops are becoming big business for many MMOs -- even some that arent f2p are in on the act . Players can save a little (or a lot) of time by dropping a few dollars here or there to obtain an item that they dont have the time or inclination ...
  3 weeks ago

• Nexon America Hires Won Il Sue for BizDev Slot

  
  Virtual Worlds News — Authority: 537
  Yesterday Nexon American announced that its new Vice President of Business Development would be Won Il Sue, former CEO of Nexon Corp and Internet startup Smartplay. Sue comes to Nexon from Neowiz Games in South Korea, where he held a variety of positions including Senior Vice President of International Business. Sues ...
  3 weeks ago

• Cant Buy Me Love

  
  Game and Player — Authority: 125
  World of Warcrafts micro-transactions.
  4 weeks ago

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