Mytopia shifts from games to cross-platform technology
Mytopia started as an online games company. But that business is now a sideshow. The company’s real business will now revolve around its technology for making software applications, including but not limited to games, run on a wide variety of platforms.
Mytopia has a casual online game world with a million registered users, about 250,000 of whom visit the site each month. But the games on that platform are really a way to prove the company’s… Continue Reading
TC50: Health device company FitBit is a hit, and other startups from the mobility panel
FitBit — making America healthier
FitBit sells a wireless device that tracks your health-related activities, such as calories burned during exercise, sleep activity and calories taken in while eating (obviously, a lot of this involves some educated guesses). The data is then uploaded to a website, where users can see their progress towards different health goals.
The FitBit device costs $99, and the company also plans to charge for premium services. Interestingly, although Tonchidot’s Sekai Camera got… Continue Reading
Roundup: Websites become more vulnerable to lawsuits, Meevee looks for buyers, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Rulings could make website owners more vulnerable to lawsuits — Decisions made by judges in two separate cases, against Friendfinder.com and Roommates.com, could expose websites to potentially harmful lawsuits, according to an article on CNET. Websites were previously immune to most lawsuits based on content added to their sites by others.
Video search firm Meevee wants to throw in the towel — “Combining with an established player will maximize the potential for the… Continue Reading
Mytopia launches cross-platform casual online games
Yet another casual online game company is coming out of hiding today as Mytopia announces its platform for simple online games such as poker and puzzles.
But the Palo Alto, Calif. company hopes to set itself apart because it lets players compete with each other across platforms. Hence, a Facebook gamer could take on a MySpace player in poker.
Typically, game companies target one platform, such as the PC, and optimize a game for it. Then they… Continue Reading