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- Not Sure Which Twitter Lists To Follow? Listorious Has A Directory Of The Best Ones
- PlayHaven Lets iPhone Developers Create In-App And Online Gaming Communities
- PlaySpan Strikes Deal With Nickelodeon To Power Microtransactions
| Not Sure Which Twitter Lists To Follow? Listorious Has A Directory Of The Best Ones | Top |
| Twitter Lists are rolling out today (although the feature is not quite turned on for everyone yet). The new feature lets users make lists of interesting people on Twitter, grouped together so that they are easy to follow. But how do you find the best lists? Already, there is an independent directory service which is launching in tandem with Twitter Lists called Listorious . (Warning: it only fully works for people who have Twitter Lists enabled). Listorious offers a curated collection of lists across various categories such as media, humor, marketing, finance, and food. You can see the most popular lists, ranked by how many people follow them. It is also possible to search by tags, or just search lists in general. So what are some lists you might want to check out? There’s Robert Scoble’s Most Influential In Tech list and another overlapping Tech Pundit s list. I like this list of Venture Capitalist s on Twitter. And of course, don’t miss out on following the entire TechCrunch Team with one click. Listorious was developed by Gregory Galant, who is the man behind the Shorty Awards , which goes out to the “best producers of short content.” It is part of his company, Sawhorse Media . Crunch Network : CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors | |
| PlayHaven Lets iPhone Developers Create In-App And Online Gaming Communities | Top |
| Games, both online and on mobile devices, draw such an intense following that often there are fan communities and forums created entirely around a single game. PlayHaven is hoping to empower developers with the tools to create their own online and in-game (for the iPhone only for now) fan communities for free. PlayHaven has created shell communities around 15,000 games on Apple’s app store, so most developers can automatically claim their community. If their community hasn’t been pre-created, developers can also create their own communities. The transition between online communities and in-game communities are fairly seamless, says Raymond Lau, co-founder and CEO of PlayHaven. Lau says that in-game communities on iPhone apps can be integrated by inserting a snippet of code. In the app, the “community” feature will be able to be accessed under the menu button, so users can access the community from within the feature. On both the app and online communities, fans and developers can share their passion for games by creating guides, tips, reviews, and other content. Developers can also have a channel to connect to fans to notify users of news and new releases. PlayHaven is already testing its communities in-game and online for several apps, including Geared, Minigore and The Quest. In fact, one-third of all Geared players are active on PlayHaven’s community on a daily basis. Competitors include OpenFeint and Plus+. Crunch Network : CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0 | |
| PlaySpan Strikes Deal With Nickelodeon To Power Microtransactions | Top |
| We just wrote about PlaySpan’s recent study showing positive growth in the exchange and e-commerce of virtual goods exchange. PlaySpan powers micro-payments across over 1,000 video games and virtual worlds and has virtual goods storefronts on Facebook , MySpace, within games and on its standalone site. Today, PlaySpan is announcing a fairly significant deal with Nickelodeon to power payment services for virtual goods and microtransactions for the Nickelodeon Kids and Family Virtual Worlds Group. PlaySpan’s technology and services will power Nickelodeon’s virtual worlds' currency, called NeoCash, across multiple payment providers including credit cards and prepaid cards. Through PlaySpan's subsidiary PayByCash , Nickelodeon will offer users over 80 global payment methods. This is a big move for PlaySpan, considering Nickelodeon’s vast reach and popular games, including virtual world NeoPets , which has a user base of 45 million gamers. PlaySpan recently acquired micro-transaction app developer Spare Change, which powered micropayments across 700 social networking apps on Facebook, MySpace, and Bebo. Earlier this year, PlaySpan also made deal to power micropayments on hi5. Micropayments are huge these days and the number of players are scaling quickly. With continued expansion on social networks, media properties and virtual worlds, startup PlaySpan has become a player in an arena where bigger players like PayPal, Facebook and MySpace are all investing in. In fact, PayPal’s new API powers micropayments. The competition may be stiff but as micropayments for virtual goods continue to gain traction in virtual worlds and integrate with consumers’ social graphs, there is definite potential for both startups like PlaySpan, Live Gamer and Zuora, and the more established players to play in the same pool. Crunch Network : CrunchGear drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware. | |
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