Missives from the Digital Front…Casual Connect and biz models
JULY 25, 2012 — SEATTLE, CASUAL CONNECT CONFERENCE — Wow. The rate of change of the business model for social/mobile gaming is increasing — Early Days moving into extended business…
What is Zynga’s real problem? Not Facebook.
Zynga’s real problem isn’t being tied to Facebook — it’s people not understanding Zynga’s business model. Perceived Problem: Being heavily tied to the secular trend of Social Gaming, and being…
Upon Further Reflection…#E32012
After the close of the 2012 E3 show, I spent some time reflecting on the show, the messages, the attempts, the games, points made, points missed, and, points to be…
DWR launches e-book “Early Days: The Social Gaming Market and Facebook’s Achilles’ Heel”
Click here to check it out on Amazon Read an excerpt from the book here Want to learn more about the market for Social Gaming and Facebook’s Achilles’ Heel? Veteran…
Sony’s Restructuring–”Sony will change,” Sony must change
Sony’s restructuring news this morning came with a change in direction. Sony’s corporate moniker had been Sony.Make.Believe, but today showed “Sony will change.” Our point is simple: Sony must change….
Despite Privacy Concerns, Users Not Leaving Google
Despite serious concerns about aggregation of personal data for more targeted advertising, users are not leaving Google products. DWR surveyed more than 60 Google users in the past week to…
Want to work in video games? Work at Amazon.
One company that is hiring aggressively in video games in the United States? Sony? No. Microsoft? No. Nintendo? No. Amazon? Yes. Really. Amazon. So what is the strategy? Ponder why…
Microsoft dumping Points? And there was a great rejoicing!
There were several speculative press reports this week that Microsoft is phasing out its virtual currency system, Microsoft Points, by the end of this calendar year. We’re in the “it’s…
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