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Can Virtual Currencies Help Bridge The Gap Between Free And Paid Content?

Nov 10, 2009 12:01 PM

Virtual goods and micro-transactions have been driving the billion-dollar online games industry across Asia for years. And deals like EA’s $400 million buyout of social gamer Playfish, and Activision’s new virtual pets addition to World of Warcraft, show that virtual currencies have now evolved into a viable business model for…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Micropayments, Entertainment, Games, Media & Publishing, Money, Social Media, Virtual Worlds, Companies, Amazon, firstmark capital, livegamer, paypal, rick heitzmann, second life

@ OnMedia: VC Investment In Content; Waiting For The Online Seinfeld

Joseph Weisenthal

Jan 29, 2008 9:28 AM

After a brief presentation from VC Tim Draper titled “Why I am Bullish on Investing in Media” (the usual reasons: disruption, the end of media monopolies, the continued shift online), at AlwaysOn OnMedia, a panel of VCs including Draper, Eric Hippeau (Fenwick & West), Jonathan Miller (Velocity), Drew Lipsher (Greycroft)…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, drew lipsher, eric hippeau, jon miller, onmedia, rick heitzmann, tim draper