Posts tagged “world”
Virtual worlds worth $1 billion
The market for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) in the West is now worth more than $1bn (£511m). BBC has the news. Update: eMarketer has more info on in-game advertising in MMOGs. Link.
Mass collaboration beats Vegas odds
PicksPal set up a website where friends can gamble with virtual money (for free) to show off how good they are at gambling and beating the odds. As such there’s nothing new to this idea of offering a free gambling site to have some fun. However, there’s great wisdom to be tapped on with people [...]
Bush told to fight climate crisis
Good news for once. BBC reports that some of the largest companies in the US have told President Bush that he must push government actions to stop climate change. The companies in question have formed a partnership to cut greenhouse gases by 60% until 2050. That’s a pretty damn respectful goal. Nice to see some [...]
If music be the food of love, play on
…or so wrote Shakespeare about love. I love travelling and I have far too long ignored this. Thus, I decided to book tickets to London from the 5th of December till the 10th. It’s nice to get out of Finland a bit and do some (even though short term) travelling. London’s a great place, not [...]
Startup Success 2006
Churchill Club’s annual look at some of the successful internet companies in 2006. “Five Silicon Valley entrepreneurs discuss the critical success factors and challenges to reach the promised land.” (via Signum sine tinnitu) Moderator: Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures Speakers: Lauren Elliott, Founder, Personal News Network Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder and CEO, LinkedIn Joe [...]