A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Mobile Game Fight Goes Global A turf war is breaking out in the videogame industry and, for once, it has nothing to do with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. This fight…
The New Jersey attorney general sued 24 x 7 Digital LLC, a Los Angeles-based developer of applications for mobile devices, for child online privacy violations. The suit alleges that 24 x 7’s kids educational apps collect personal information from children younger than 13 and transmit that information to a third-party…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Social network LinkedIn reports stolen passwords Business social network LinkedIn said Wednesday that some of its users’ passwords have been stolen and leaked onto the Internet. LinkedIn Corp. did not say…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. App Makers’ Privacy Policies Leave Users In The Dark: Panel Several software developers and privacy advocates at a Federal Trade Commission workshop Wednesday shot down the notion that traditional privacy policies are…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. PlayStudios launches myVegas social casino games with MGM Social casino game startups are the cliché of 2012. Everybody is either starting a new company in this hot market — on the…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Magid National Study Finds Social Networking Gaming Growth is Slowing The research, conducted as part of the Magid Media Futures 2012 study, found social network gaming user growth has slowed in the United States.…
In yet another example of Gamblification’s growing popularity, GSN Digital, the interactive division of the Game Show Network, has collaborated with rapper-actor 50 Cent to create a virtual casino on Facebook where players can experience Blackjack in a whole new way. Friends can gather together at an online table and…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites CNET learns the FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers, and that the bureau is asking Internet…
NOW AVAILABLE — Pillsbury’s Social Media, Entertainment & Technology Team recently finalized a white paper on legal issues with social games and gambling. Gamblification! This is not yet a household word but we use it to describe the intersection of social media and gambling. It is a play on the concepts…
A recent appellate decision (US v. Lawson) helps clarify what constitutes illegal gambling, as opposed to legitimate pay, to enter contests. While the case arose out of an illegal cockfighting operation, the decision should help provide some measure of clarity for the wave of companies leveraging the gamblification trend. Two…