In good times, advertising dollars could be the primary revenue stream of many companies, especially in the digital media world. In the tough times, advertising dollars are a revenue stream of many companies, but companies must diversify their revenues beyond ad dollars. In these tough times, I’m excited about companies who can create new revenue [...]
Category: RMT/Virtual Goods
My friend and colleague Morty sent me an email this morning with a link to a NY Times piece on video games. The article talks about Electronic Arts (EA) and their IP around the Battlefield franchise. “I’ve always envied the movie industry when they put a film out in the cinema, then they go to [...]
Maybe I’m listening to the likes of Howard Lindzon, Pip Coburn too much or Sherri is rubbing off on me (her career), but I’ve been watching the equities market much more in-depth lately. Am I ready to become a trader? No. Would I ever want to be? Probably not. However, I think I have a [...]
Well, virtually that is. Over the past few months, I’ve been trying to broaden the types of video games that I play to learn more about gaming overall, and I stumbled upon Bang! Howdy, by the team over at Three Rings. All I can say is, wow. In my About section, I list one of [...]
Fox 11 Los Angeles did a 3 minute clip regarding an emerging game, MapleStory, which focuses on how gamers are in a craze about the game. Some gamers are spending $50/week in virtual items for the game and others are stealing money from their folks credit cards to pay for new goods. Take a peak [...]
