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1. VentureBeat (USA) - iMafia, a social game for iPhone with new virtual goods model. "Social games have taken off on networks like Facebook, and now mobile platforms like the iPhone. One of the newest examples is the iMafia game from PlayMesh, which has found a clever way to integrate virtual goods — a challenge for most iPhone apps. Social games like Mob Wars are already … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. CNET (USA) - American Idol shows how to extend brand with Habbo virtual world alliance. "As reported earlier on Webware, FremantleMedia, co-producer of American Idol, announced it has teamed up with Habbo to create an Idol-branded community within the Habbo virtual world. Habbo claims 11.5 million unique users on a worldwide basis and more than 121 million characters have … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Digital Spy (UK) - Feature: No Place Like Home. "icture the scene: you boot up the PlayStation 3 to arrive in a plaza brimming with people: avatars sculpted to pixel perfection, ripe with insightful conversation. Spotting your friends' avatars in the distance, you take to the arcade, play a few frames of pool then seamlessly launch into a game of your choice, and later, … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Washington Post (USA) - O Brave New World That Has Such Avatars in It! "The virtual world Second Life, a landscape of primping avatars, ballroom dancing bears, space stations and vampire castles, has a new -- and maybe even more surreal -- inhabitant: the Arlington County government. The county's cyber-office, on the first floor of a virtual glass-and-steel tower, sits … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news

1. Wired (USA) - Georgia Town Might Create Its Own Virtual World. "In a bid to promote community networking and participation while stimulating economic development, the town of Decatur, Georgia, is considering establishing a virtual world. The proposed "Virtual Decatur" is still firmly rooted in the planning stages, with potential features and tools being discussed, to … [Read more...] about The Watch – virtual worlds in the news