Comments on: Facebook’s virtual gifts may make more than $40 million this year http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: edhardy622 http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-895461 edhardy622 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:11:50 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-895461 British law student sues Abercrombie-Fitch for disability discrimination.<br><a href="http://www.abercrombieshop.us" rel="nofollow">http://www.abercrombieshop.us</a> British law student sues Abercrombie-Fitch for disability discrimination.
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]]> By: renaissance chambara | Ged Carroll - Links of the day http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-827784 renaissance chambara | Ged Carroll - Links of the day Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:03:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-827784 [...] Facebook’s virtual gifts may make more than $40 million this year » VentureBeat - Facebook gains incremential business from clinging to the coat tails of Korean web pioneers like Duam, Naver and Nate. [...] [...] Facebook’s virtual gifts may make more than $40 million this year » VentureBeat – Facebook gains incremential business from clinging to the coat tails of Korean web pioneers like Duam, Naver and Nate. [...]

]]> By: WhatsYourPlace » Blog Archive » 10% des Facebook-Umsatzes mit virtuellen Geschenken / Gift Icons http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-827783 WhatsYourPlace » Blog Archive » 10% des Facebook-Umsatzes mit virtuellen Geschenken / Gift Icons Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:30:12 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-827783 [...] massive Unsicherheitsfaktor hindert die US Top Blogs Mashable und VentureBeat jedoch nicht daran, aufgeregt die 35 Mio. US$ in die Welt hinauszuposaunen. In ein paar Tagen [...] [...] massive Unsicherheitsfaktor hindert die US Top Blogs Mashable und VentureBeat jedoch nicht daran, aufgeregt die 35 Mio. US$ in die Welt hinauszuposaunen. In ein paar Tagen [...]

]]> By: Robert Tolmach http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-863505 Robert Tolmach Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:06:58 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-863505 $35 million a year on virtual gifts! <br>Now, the dollars you spend to send virtual gifts can also make the world a better place.<br><br>A new nonprofit app on facebook, Changing The Present, makes it easy. Your dollar goes to the nonprofit you choose, and the picture your friend receives shows what you helped accomplish.<br><br><br>THEN: send a picture of a cupcake<br>NOW: help feed a hungry child<br><br><br>THEN: send a picture of lips<br>NOW: help fund cleft palate surgery for a child's smile<br><br><br>THEN: send a picture of a flower<br>NOW: help preserve acres of the rainforest<br><br><br>You can choose from among more than a thousand $1 donation gifts from hundreds of leading nonprofits.<br><br>Imagine the impact we can make together as this new kind of gift catches on!<br><br>Please help spread the word.<br><br>Here’s the app:<br><a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2551062524" rel="nofollow">http://www.new.facebook.com/apps/application.ph...</a> <br><br>And here’s the related website: <a href="http://www.ChangingThePresent.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.ChangingThePresent.org</a><br><br>( Full disclosure: my company, WellGood LLC, consults to ChangingThePresent ) $35 million a year on virtual gifts!
Now, the dollars you spend to send virtual gifts can also make the world a better place.

A new nonprofit app on facebook, Changing The Present, makes it easy. Your dollar goes to the nonprofit you choose, and the picture your friend receives shows what you helped accomplish.

THEN: send a picture of a cupcake
NOW: help feed a hungry child

THEN: send a picture of lips
NOW: help fund cleft palate surgery for a child's smile

THEN: send a picture of a flower
NOW: help preserve acres of the rainforest

You can choose from among more than a thousand $1 donation gifts from hundreds of leading nonprofits.

Imagine the impact we can make together as this new kind of gift catches on!

Please help spread the word.

Here’s the app:
http://www.new.facebook.com/apps/application.ph...

And here’s the related website: http://www.ChangingThePresent.org

( Full disclosure: my company, WellGood LLC, consults to ChangingThePresent )

]]> By: Facebook’s virtual gifts - money well spent? at MasterMaq’s Blog http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-827636 Facebook’s virtual gifts - money well spent? at MasterMaq’s Blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:52:33 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-827636 [...] a post at VentureBeat yesterday, Eric Eldon shared some estimates that suggest Facebook’s revenue from virtual gifts this [...] [...] a post at VentureBeat yesterday, Eric Eldon shared some estimates that suggest Facebook’s revenue from virtual gifts this [...]

]]> By: Internetgeek http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-863504 Internetgeek Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:43:38 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-863504 Hmmm, yeah why do people buy these things when they can actually use the free version???<br>Clearly there are a lot of rich people out there with nothing better to do with their money. Hmmm, yeah why do people buy these things when they can actually use the free version???
Clearly there are a lot of rich people out there with nothing better to do with their money.

]]> By: Used Textbooks http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-863503 Used Textbooks Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:52:49 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-863503 Good stuff. Recently I have seen many of my friends praising about the service and features of Facebook which I was wondering that what the are offering that has made them crazy about it. When I saw that and tried to give some of my hours to it. I was also amazed to see how entertaining it is to be on facebook and such kind of stuff like virtual gifts makes it more entertaining to use. Good stuff. Recently I have seen many of my friends praising about the service and features of Facebook which I was wondering that what the are offering that has made them crazy about it. When I saw that and tried to give some of my hours to it. I was also amazed to see how entertaining it is to be on facebook and such kind of stuff like virtual gifts makes it more entertaining to use.

]]> By: chudson http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-863502 chudson Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:20:08 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-863502 Good article, Eric. We'll be exploring a lot of what makes virtual goods work on social networks and on the web in general at the upcoming Virtual Goods Summit in October (<a href="http://www.vgsummit2008.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.vgsummit2008.com</a>) Good article, Eric. We'll be exploring a lot of what makes virtual goods work on social networks and on the web in general at the upcoming Virtual Goods Summit in October (http://www.vgsummit2008.com)

]]> By: blah http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-863501 blah Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:15:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-863501 who are these morons buying virtual gifts? who are these morons buying virtual gifts?

]]> By: Zurpit http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-863500 Zurpit Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:12:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-863500 Wow thats alot of money, considering each one cost a dollar. I never really found the reason to spend on virtual gifts. I used my free one haha. Wow thats alot of money, considering each one cost a dollar. I never really found the reason to spend on virtual gifts. I used my free one haha.

]]> By: All Facebook » Will Virtual Gifts Become a Billion Dollar Business? http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/02/facebooks-virtual-gifts-may-make-more-than-40-million-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-827539 All Facebook » Will Virtual Gifts Become a Billion Dollar Business? Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:31:41 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97203#comment-827539 [...] as Eric Eldon points out Facebook generates a lot of demand for their goods through scarcity. Apparently this model works [...] [...] as Eric Eldon points out Facebook generates a lot of demand for their goods through scarcity. Apparently this model works [...]

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