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Storefronts in Virtual Worlds Bringing in Real Money

Via The New York Times In a down economy, that might be an affordable luxury to a teenager or twentysomething hanging out in a virtual world like Gaia Online, which this week will start selling a range of digital accessories … Continue reading

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It’s No Time to Forget About Innovation

Via the New York Times By JANET RAE-DUPREE Published: November 1, 2008 BY its very nature, innovation is inefficient. While blockbusters do emerge, few of the new products or processes that evolve from innovative thinking ultimately survive the test of … Continue reading

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Facebook May Be Growing Too Fast. And Hitting The Capital Markets Again.

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on October 31, 2008 When Facebook raised $240 million from Microsoft in 2007, and another $235 million in debt and equity in 2008, everyone thought they had plenty of cash to get through their … Continue reading

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