Facebook made another big step toward world domination today, by tying up a deal with Target to put gift card versions of its Credits on sale. Yep, retail meets e-tail. Virtual currency made plastic. The cards, which go on sale on ...READ»
Rumor has it that tensions are extraordinarily high between Facebook and perhaps its best-known third-party developer, Zynga (makers of FarmVille). Zynga is rumored to be taking FarmVille off Facebook--but that might not be in anyone's best interest.READ»
Your social network life would be so much simpler if there was a common virtual currency that could be used to buy goods on different platforms and even exchanged between apps. That, of course, is the goal of a few competing virtual ...READ»
If you could earn virtual coin in exchange for doing simple real world tasks, would you do it? Now there's a way to find out: Gambit, a company that specializes in monetizing social gaming, has teamed with Crowdflower, which manages ...READ»
