Archive for October, 2007

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Three Virtual Worlds from Europe Worth Watching

Wagner James Au, Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 5:12 PM PT Comments (5)

London - I’m still recovering from the jet lag and energy of last week’s Virtual Worlds Forum, where I moderated a couple panels, but managed to cobble together some notes from the inaugural conference/trade show. Incongruously (but very coolly) held in a cavernous, velvet wallpaper-lined, Victorian-era building that’s since been converted into a nightclub/roller [...]

Climbing the K2 of Games

Om Malik, Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 4:00 AM PT Comments (4)

Folks keep an eye out on K2 Network, Irvine, Calif.-based start-up that is a distributor of casual games and MMOs. The company has raised $20 million or so, with just over $16 million in Series B funding from Intel Capital, Greycroft Partners, Khosla Ventures and Novel TMT Ventures as well as returning investors BV [...]

The GigaOM Show: Episode #14, Chat with Moo Cards

Om Malik, Sunday, October 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM PT Comments (0)

This week we speak with “big man” Richard Moross, founder and CEO of Moo.com. Learn how moo.com was conceived and get an inside scoop on an untapped industry. Check out customer moo cards via flickr.

Download episode #14 in Quicktime, Windows Media or Xvid formats.

Weekend Fun: On Facebook, Time Isn’t Money

Chris Albrecht, Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 7:19 PM PT Comments (2)

How much time and money do you spend on Facebook? That was the question we recently asked those who installed the GigaOm Question of the Day app, that we launched on October 17. Over 80 people piped in and offered up gems like these:
* “Since time is money, then I’m spending to much of both.” [...]

Cisco’s Chambers Bullish On Wireless In India

Om Malik, Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 12:36 PM PT Comments (1)

Cisco Systems (CSCO) CEO John Chambers is headed to India and in an email interview with Livemint.com he outlined the progress made by Cisco in India:
* Cisco sales in India are over $1 billion. Chambers is bullish about prospects of wireless in India. (It might also explain why the company snapped up WiMAX vendor Navini [...]

Outspark Launch Adds Weight to Micro-Transactions Trend

Jane Pinckard, Friday, October 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM PT Comments (1)

Outspark, a San Francisco-based casual games publisher with offices in Seoul, South Korea, launched its North American games portal yesterday. Like Nexon’s South Korean-developed MapleStory, Outspark games will be free to play — in addition to advertising built into the games and the portal, the company will rely on micro-transactions of virtual [...]

5 Simple Rules of Branding

Carleen Hawn, Friday, October 26, 2007 at 3:44 PM PT Comments (3)

We like Harvard Working Knowledge, and today we picked up another quick post by marketing guru, John Quelch. It’s billed as “How To Build a Global Brand,“ but we think his five simple rules for how to brand effectively are applicable to any startup trying to establish its name and image — globally or not. […]

EarthLink: No More Money for Helio

Katie Fehrenbacher, Friday, October 26, 2007 at 2:23 PM PT Comments (6)

EarthLink (ENLK), the beleaguered Atlanta-based Internet service provider, is scoring a big fat zero out of two when it comes to capital-intensive technology bets. Earlier this year, the former dial-up darling started pulling back on its MuniFi business and CEO Rolla Huff said EarthLink had repositioned its Wi-Fi business without the high-cash spend. Yesterday, with […]

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