Archive for February, 2010

Slides from the Offerpal Monetization Workshop « The Offerpal Media Blog Two informative slideshows from the monetization experts at Offerpal on best practices for generating revenue from social games. Many of these guidelines can apply to other connected game platforms, as well (console, mobile?). My takeaways: Keep your content compelling and fresh Have multiple currencies (e.g., Green Bucks...
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Lately I’ve been noticing that I tend to fire up TweetDeck before my browser or even my e-mail. This is apparently just fine witht he developers, and the’ve just dropped an update designed to increase the stickiness of their awesome little Air app. The latest version adds the ability to upload and view YouTube...
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Facebook redecorates yet again, changing-among other things-the name of Live Feed and News Feed to the equally confusing Top News and Most Recent. Expect tons of complaining and bellyaching, over a service that is both free, useful, and completely optional to use. If demographic information was determined by resistance to change, then Facebook’s age...
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This is huge news for the internet marketing crowd, as bit.ly opens its doors to publishers large and small, allowing beta users to utilize the powerful redirecting service on their own domains. More importantly, you also get access to bit.ly’s impressive analytics tools, which really make this service shine in a very crowded market. Currently,...
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This is another landmark to take note of as we march toward a future where UI design and Information Design become everything (and hardware disappears into the scenery). Add this one to the list suggesting touchscreens will be everywhere in the future: A Portuguese company has announced a stick-on transparent plastic film with multitouch technology...
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