Gambit helps game developers make more real money from virtual goods
Virtual goods are becoming a staple method for casual game developers to make money from their users — and a range of third parties are offering services to help them do so. The latest is Gambit. Developed by a three-man team that started out building… Continue Reading
Peanut Labs, social network turned market research company, raises round
Peanut Labs is a great example of how an inexperienced yet scrappy team can scramble toward a new strategy to save themselves. The company, formerly called Xuqa, has just raised a $3.2 million round of capital to bolster it in its new mission.
Xuqa, you’ll recall,… Continue Reading
Xuqa becomes Peanut Labs, targeting online market research
Xuqa began as a social network two years ago and distinguished itself by finding clever ways to make money — most notably getting paid by market researchers to administer surveys to its users. While the site is profitable, the company decided five months ago to… Continue Reading