Blue Mars abducts journalist from Second Life; will other virtual citizens follow?
Wagner James Au has specialized in writing about 3D virtual worlds. Under the name Hamlet Au, he has reported from inside Linden Lab‘s virtual...
Coming Oct. 18: DiscoveryBeat 2010 speakers to explain the secret recipe for getting content noticed
VentureBeat is gearing up for our second annual DiscoveryBeat 2010 conference and are pleased to announce our first speakers. Our conference on Oct. 18...
Offerpal Media names a new CEO during a tough transition
As it adapts to changes on Facebook’s platform, Offerpal Media has named Mihir Shah as its new chief executive and president. Shah replaces George...
DiscoveryBeat “Needle in the Haystack” business contest
If you’re a content publisher these days, you’re probably feeling like a needle in a haystack. How on earth will you ever get found,...
Chomp’s iPhone app brings mobile search into modern age
Finally, it looks like searching for apps on your smartphone will go from a terrible experience to a pretty good one. Chomp, a website...
OnLive cuts a mafia deal that gamers won’t be able to refuse
Online video game service OnLive scored a coup today by getting same-day access to Mafia II, a high-profile video game that goes on sale...
One in five Americans plays games on social networks
About 20 percent of the U.S. population has played a game on a social network in the past three months, according to market researcher...
Rounds debuts video chat for Facebook social gamers
Israeli startup Rounds is launching a video chat platform for Facebook that will target social gamers and other heavy social network users. The idea...
Trusted Opinion "gamifies" its restaurant recommendation community
Social recommendation firm Trusted Opinion is adding a social game platform to get its community of a million restaurant fans to engage in the...
MindJolt’s DeWolfe explains plans for a rollup in social games
Chris DeWolfe is the man who founded MySpace and made it a social networking sensation, beating out Friendster and becoming the biggest social network...