Archive for the ‘Social Gaming’ Category

The Secret Glossary of Social Games Analytics

In: Social Gaming

13 Apr 2010

If you’ve been reading up on social gaming, you’re probably familiar with terms like “microtransaction,” “core gamer,” “casual gamer” and “viral.” Maybe even “Freemium.” But buried in all the talk of Farms and Fish is a new lexicon that combines old school statistics with the latest in search engine analytics.
So, for those of you who [...]

Virtual Goods: The Emperor’s New Farm

In: Social Gaming

26 Mar 2010

There’s a lot of talk going on about virtual goods economics in games. The developers hail it as the monetization strategy of the future. Economists love it because they can see results in real time. This ain’t your grandpa’s ultimatum game.
But as usual, it’s The Onion who reduces the new business model to its core [...]


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