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Jennifer Hern

Ning Opens a Virtual Gift Shop With Custom-Made Gifts - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Jennifer Hern on 21 Oct 09 - Cached
  • Jennifer Hern on 21 Oct 09
     
    Ning, which lets Web users create their own social networks about any topic they want, plans to open a virtual gift shop on Wednesday. Users will be able to buy and sell virtual gifts, as they can on some other social networks, including Facebook. On Ning, they will also be able to create and sell their own, custom-designed virtual gifts.
Jennifer Hern

The Goods May Be Virtual, but the Profit Is Real - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Jennifer Hern on 08 Nov 09 - Cached
  • But it is quickly becoming commonplace for people to spend a few dollars on them to get ahead in an online game or to give a friend a gift on a social network.
  • Most of the momentum in the virtual goods market comes not from gifts but from social games, where people buy items to improve their performance in the game or just to build up a collection that will impress friends.
  • Jennifer Hern on 08 Nov 09
     
    If only educational games were engaging enough for students to want to pay to play...
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