Caleb Booker

An official announcement was posted on the There.com website that they will be closing their doors on March 9, 2010. We knew this would happen to a few more worlds, although I admit to being surprised at There.com’s departure. It looks like 2010 will be the year the wheat is separated from the chaff.
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 under business, economics, governance, new media, platforms, virtual goods, virtual worlds. Tags: business, economics, governance, new media, platforms, virtual goods, virtual worlds. Comments: None

I think I’ll have to start doing these general “Stuff You May Have Missed” news roundups on a regular basis again. There’s just too much good stuff out there!
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Posted on February 26th, 2010 under ROI, business, governance, hype, new media, news, numbers, platforms, press, virtual environments, virtual goods, virtual worlds. Tags: business, governance, hype, new media, news, numbers, platforms, press, ROI, virtual environments, virtual goods. Comments: None

I’m seeing signs of the new rush into virtual worlds beginning. Let me give you a few references:

Myst Online is back! Why does this mean anything? Well, it failed twice. The game just isn’t financially viable. The creators, however, just switched the lights on and aren’t even worried about making any money out of it. [...]

Posted on February 12th, 2010 under business, economics, futurism, hype, new media, news, passion, press, virtual environments, virtual goods, virtual worlds. Tags: business, economics, futurism, hype, new media, news, passion, press, virtual environments, virtual goods, virtual worlds. Comments: 1