These virtual products don't really exist, but a growing number of folks are buying them online just the same. These so-called virtual goods, like a $1 illustration of a champagne bottle on Facebook or the $2.50 Halloween... [read full story]
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We all know you can't get something for nothing; but apparently you can get nothing for something. The Times' "Internet" column has an article up describing how Silicon Valley may have discovered the perfect business: charging...
CHICAGO and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study from Q Interactive and Social Media World Forum of more than 2,000 women finds them actively engaging with brands as they dabble in favorites like Farmville...
By Claire Cain Miller and Brad Stone, Writers, New York Times Silicon Valley may have discovered the perfect business: charging real money for products that do not exist. These so-called virtual goods, like a $1 illustration of...
The above-headlined front page story in yesterday's New York Times got me all atwitter (sorry, no pun intended). Though the thrust of the article was that people in virtual worlds like FarmVille are paying real cash money for...
Millions of people are spending real money on virtual clothes in online hangouts, digital items in multiplayer games and presents for their friends in social networking sites. This digitalisation of consumption is an inherent...
News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Nov 7, 2009 9:52 PM EST excerpt:"Silicon Valley may have discovered the perfect business: charging real money for products that do not exist. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image Joel Page...
With minutes to go before the end of the day, you visit Facebook and send out a quick birthday cake to a friend. It's $1 for the virtual icon that is simply displayed on their page. Sound silly? Well, these types of...
Fools and their money : These so-called virtual goods, like a $1 illustration of a Champagne bottle on Facebook or the $2.50 Halloween costume in the online game Sorority Life, are no more than a collection of pixels on a Web...
You just found it is a friend's birthday. With minutes to go before the end of the day you click on Facebook and send out a quick birthday cake for a dollar. That type of reality has pushed the virtual goods industry to a...
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