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the company launched a virtual card product yesterday, which gives every user a virtual Visa debit card number that they can use to spend their balance anywhere that accepts Visa. This means that you could spend your Square Cash balance on Amazon (or any online shopping site) by simply entering this virtual card number as a payment option. You can also use virtual cards at some in-person stores, but that typically depends on the specific retailer (and how patient your cashier is).

The virtual race for a real car challenges people to sign in to Twitter and gain 2,500 new followers. The first ten people who reach this goal will win a key, and one of those keys will unlock a 2013 Audi A4 with a one-year lease and a tuning package valued at $5,000. via PSFK: http://www.psfk.com/2012/08/virtual-tweet-race-audi.html#ixzz24xJz8GZ0

Virtual Market 4, or V-Ket 4 for short, is a Japanese expo that spans 36 separate worlds contained within the VRChat ecosystem. Its primary purpose is to sell virtual apparel and avatars, like if shopping for a new "skin" in Fortnite took place inside a sprawling virtual mall. Given the scale of the event, it's also drawn the attention from big brands to create an almost CES-like feel.

another take on the tesco virtual storefronts Through a partnership between P&G and Mall.cz, Prague's four busiest subway stations now include virtual grocery stores that offer shopping by phone for delivery at home.

Virtual goods business model gains back from publisher THQ. They have invested in virtual goods and microtransactions company Live Gamer to provide the virtual goods platform for the game Company of Heroes Online.

recreates excitement of opening a real present.

Send a gift in a virtual present box that has a "peek proof" countdown 

The tool lets kids shop online but gives parents final say on approving the purchase by setting conditions or alerts on the child's profile. Virtual Piggy said its technology lets youngsters "play, transact and socialize in a secure online environment guided by parental permission, oversight and control." 

virtual goods/ social games stats

Sony's PlayStation 3 virtual world, Home, has 14 million registered users, and now the company is teaming with social games company, Codename, to produce social games within the virtual world.

big brands are getting involved with selling virtual goods ex: MTV selling virtual goods to promote its MTV awards show

In a partnership with GoldRun, Sorel is using an augmented reality mobile application to host the virtual scavenger hunt, during the first six days of the festival. Ten virtual Sorel bears will be placed in high traffic areas around Park City. The GoldRun app allows people to track down, interact with and collect the virtual Sorel bears. People who pose with the Sorel bear can email a picture via the app for a chance to win Sorel boots, access to VIP-only events, including Sorel Happy Hours, and other prizes.

In certain locations, such as public squares, smartphone owners will be able to use an augmented reality app to project a virtual store - branded as Unlimited Yihaodian - over the top of their surroundings. Using the phone's accelerometer, customers will be able to move around digital rooms, displaying products available on Yihaodian's site, reports suggest. Account holders can then order items for delivery as they would if they were using the browser version.

Cody also acts as a kind of virtual coach. When users first load the app, they're asked to identify their goals - from losing weight to building muscle tone to de-stressing. For now, the app just surfaces original content about workouts, healthy living and other topics that match up with those goals. But, ultimately, Javid said, the plan is for Cody to learn from users' activity and recommend articles, workouts, people or places that fit their interests. In time, he added, the app could integrate with fitness tracking devices to get an even more comprehensive view of each user.

"How to Storyboard For Virtual Reality & 360° Video"

just like the virtual tours of museums you can now take a virtual tour of the white house

When you walk around the festival using the arrow keys on your computer, you'll hear the music pan across your headphones; and if you walk past someone, you might hear them shouting something. If you walk past the beer tent, a virtual salesman will try to hawk you a virtual beer.