An interesting article by Michael Arrington on Washingtonpost.com
Last weekend I wrote about how the big social gaming companies are making hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue on Facebook and MySpace through games like Farmville and Mobsters. Major media can’t stop applauding the companies long enough to understand what’s really going on with these [...]
Tag Archives: MMOG
Scamville: The Social Gaming Ecosystem Of Hell
November 1, 2009 – 10:15 PM
WeeWorld Community Reaches 30 Million While Revenue Continues to Rise
September 22, 2009 – 8:04 PM
Teens Flock to Social Gaming and Create More Than 30 Million WeeMees, Continuing to Build WeeWorld’s Strength in the Marketplace – http://www.weeworld.com/
BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire – September 22, 2009) – While some sectors of the industry have struggled in the economic downturn, WeeWorld’s user growth and revenue from advertising and virtual goods continues to rise. WeeWorld, [...]
How to Make the Free-to-Play Model Work for You – GDC Austin 2009
September 18, 2009 – 11:40 AM
Craig Sherman, CEO of Gaia David Georgeson, Producer ZOMG
Gaia been around for 5 years
10M unique/month
#1 time spent in social media – avg 51 mins/visit
Gaia feels like a mix of a socnet and an MMO like WoW
Dig into user experience or talk to ppl using it and they [...]
