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About 654 days ago E-Commerce | Gaming | Managing Technology | Online Marketing

Did Microsoft Double Bill Xbox Live Customers?

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Xbox Live Gold subscribers who miss renewing before their subscriptions expire face an onerous set of charges, according to Ryan Graves, lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against the tech giant. READ MORE »

About 658 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Gaming | Internet and Online Business | Location-based services

Mark Zuckerberg’s Sister Leaving Facebook to Start Social Media Firm

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Randi Zuckerberg, director of marketing at Facebook and sister of CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company after six years to start a new media firm called RtoZ Media which aims to help companies become more social, reports AllThingsD. READ MORE »

About 659 days ago Gaming

GameStop to Sell Digital Downloads

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With the launch of Deus Ex: Human Evolution, retailer GameStop is rolling out a program that sells digital versions of PC games in the store, in person. The company will print out a voucher to redeem online, which the customer can take home and use on his PC. READ MORE »

About 659 days ago Apps | Blogging and Social Media | E-Commerce | Gaming | Internet and Online Business | Location-based services | Managing Technology | Mobility Tips and Tricks | Online Marketing | Search Engine Optimization | Setting Up a Website | Telecom and Wireless | Tools on Managing Technology

Socialize Lets Developers Unleash Communities Hiding in Mobile Apps

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In case you’re not convinced that social networking is something to bring to your business, consider these stats. Since launching about three weeks ago, 18 million people are already using Google+ and it’s mobile version is now the top free app downloaded from the Apple App Store. An average of 10,000 new Web sites integrate with Facebook every day. More than 2,200 new Tweets are generated on Twitter every second. And LinkedIn boasts about 100 million users. READ MORE »

About 660 days ago Apps | E-Commerce | Gaming

PayPal Reports 12 Million Facebook Users Pay for Games

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According to PayPal, in excess of 12 million users are shelling out for games on Facebook each month. With the social networking site estimating users at 750 million, that means that only 1.6 percent of Facebook users pay for games. That may not seem like a large demographic, but it has been enough to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for game developers like Zynga. READ MORE »

About 661 days ago Blogging and Social Media | E-Commerce | Gaming | Location-based services

Foursquare and Groupon Announce Partnership

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Foursquare announced  that the location-based service is teaming up with Groupon to regular site-specific deals. Both Groupon’s daily deals and the company’s Groupon Now deals will appear. Foursquare’s ten million members worldwide will see these deals when they check in at bars, restaurants, and other locales. READ MORE »

About 666 days ago Blogging and Social Media | E-Commerce | Gaming | Internet and Online Business | Managing Technology | Online Marketing | Search Engine Optimization | Tools on Managing Technology | Web Analytics

4 Reasons Why Contests Should Be Part of Your Marketing Strategy

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Contests should be part of every social media marketer’s toolkit, writes Ben Pickering for Mashable who gives four reasons to back up that opinion. READ MORE »

About 667 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Gaming

Zynga Launches CityVille In China

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After effectively being blocked from Chinese consumers, social gaming company Zynga finally released its first game in the country on Tuesday, an adaptation of the popular game CityVille called Zynga City. Since games through Facebook cannot be played because the social network is banned in the country, Zynga City is played through the leading Chinese Internet service company Tencent. READ MORE »

About 671 days ago Apps | Gaming | Smartphones and PDAs

New Game Introduces Microsoft Points to Windows Phone

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Gamers using the Xbox and Games for Windows platforms are already familiar with Microsoft Points (aka Xbox points), a virtual currency used for in-game microtransactions. An upcoming game for Windows Phone called Birds & Beaks, developed internally by Microsoft Game Studios, now brings the in-application purchases into the Windows Phone universe–though given current trends, it could lead to a legal challenge. READ MORE »

About 673 days ago Apps | Gaming | Hardware

Netflix Comes to Nintendo 3DS

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In the wake of the hubbub Netflix caused when it announced a radical adjustment to its pricing structure, the rental and streaming pioneer has released an application for Nintendo’s 3DS. Users with Netflix’s $7.99 streaming plan can download the free application from the online Nintendo store right now, and enjoy TV and movies straight on their portable device. READ MORE »