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Each start-up pitch was limited to one minute, in which time presenters had to state their business vision and what sort of investment and management they would require. The pitches catered to a variety of needs. Suggestions ranged from a Web site offering virtual career experiences, to a device that would automatically alert a call center when the elderly wearer falls, to online video cooking technique demonstrations...
...want to skip all that backbreaking plowing, er, clicking, or if you've run out of friends who faux-farm, you can buy farm cash and get what you want. These virtual goods are the products that social games are actually trying to hawk. People hand over real money for make-believe merchandise. It's like using greenbacks to buy Monopoly dollars--but if you want...
...this, the company needed money and had to prove to investors that offering free games on Facebook was a sound proposition. Zynga attracted $39 million in start-up money and got a second wave of $15 million this month. Ads and virtual goods bring in most of the revenue. But because people who play free games on the Internet like the free part, Zynga needed a third income stream--product come...
Whether all of this is a desperate ploy to inspire a virtual fan base or a genuine attempt to curb the stress of cramming for finals, one thing's for sure: no one’s saying no to free stuff...
...reporting in the journal ZooKeys, Sereno's team has announced the discovery of fossils from three brand-new species and new fossils from two known species. Along with SuperCroc, they add up to a virtual menagerie of ancient crocodiles that inhabited a range of ecological niches - species nicknamed BoarCroc, RatCroc, PancakeCroc, DuckCroc and DogCroc. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...