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Fewer than 6 percent of the social game players in the U.S. spend money on virtual goods, but that’s adding up to a whopping $653 million this year alone.
Fewer Than 6 Percent of Gamers Buy Virtual Goods...And That's Big Bucks | Tricia Duryee | eMoney | AllThingsD
The rapid rise in popularity of social networking sites as a venue for casual gaming since Zynga released FarmVille in June 2009 will make social gaming a billion-dollar business this year, eMarketer estimates.
Social Gaming Market to Surpass $1 Billion - eMarketer
Facebook Platform Payment Providers Report Strong Growth in Q1
While Facebook has focused its Platform efforts over the last 18 months on growth over monetization , several payment providers have moved quickly to fill the gap by providing payment processing services to Facebook Platform application developers. Based on what we’re hearing, those payment companies experienced very strong growth in Q109.
A Social Game Manifesto
I’m an entrepreneur because I like to break things. Breaking things starts with asking the right questions—questions that expose new areas for innovation and disruption.
Inside Virtual Goods: The Future of Social Gaming 2011
2011 will be remembered as the year that Zynga filed for its IPO, Google launched Google+, and Facebook executed the Credits transition.Le monde virtuel Minics lève 1M€ et franchit le cap des 100K membres
2011 démarre bien au niveau des investissements. La semaine dernière, 3 sociétés, soit MyFacture , Yakarouler et Bon-Privé , ont levé un montant total de plus de 5,5 millions d’euros.
Facebook est au pied d’une montagne de cash virtuel.
