Over the years of covering the virtual worlds industry, one of the highlights has been seeing grass-roots fundraising efforts. Using my own country of Australia as an example, significant amounts of money have been raised for the 2009 Bushfires and this year's series of calamities in Queensland. There's already planning under way for events to support those affected by the … [Read more...] about Virtual worlds and social good: a striking example
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Virtual goods – endless growth?
Over the past year, the hype around virtual goods as the next big thing has continued unabated. Like the hype surrounding virtual worlds, it'll eventually ease off, but underneath that is the reality of the very significant growth that is continuing. Two recent announcements have really emphasised that growth. The first comes Ning, who now claim to host more than 1.6 million … [Read more...] about Virtual goods – endless growth?