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Articles Tagged ‘virtual currency’


Growing percentage of digital purchases transacted via mobile: Mojiva exec

February 28, 2011

Merchants running mobile advertising campaigns claim that between 5 and 10 percent of their digital purchases are coming from mobile devices, according to a Mojiva executive.


Sprint moves mobile payments needle with carrier billing

February 22, 2011

On the heels of the Sprint mobile wallet launch, the carrier is increasing the options for its subscribers to pay for online digital goods via their wireless bill.

CW debuts mobile social virtual stores for Gossip Girl, Vampire Diaries

February 2, 2011

The CW Television Network is partnering with the Meez mobile social entertainment destination for the launch of two in-application custom branded boutiques targeting teens and young adults.

PlaySpan launches in-app mobile virtual currency micropayments for Android

November 17, 2010

Ubisoft, Square Enix, NCsoft, Fuhu and Sanrio have tapped PlaySpan’s UltimatePay Mobile, a new virtual currency and micropayments monetization widget for various smartphone platforms.

MocoSpace mobile game platform nets $13 ARPU among iPhone, Android players

November 11, 2010

Mobile social network MocoSpace is generating revenue from Street Wars, the first mobile browser-based social game on the MocoSpace Game Platform via virtual currency.

Woozworld launches mobile payment-powered virtual goods marketplace

June 23, 2010

Woozworld Inc., a Web 2.0 virtual world powered by tweens with more than one million user-generated virtual spaces, has partnered with mobile payment platform Zong.

Zwinky, Aeria Games tap Zong for mobile payments

February 24, 2010

IAC/Mindspark’s Zwinky, an online avatar site that integrates with social networks, and online games publisher Aeria Games have tapped Zong to enable mobile payments.

Mobile payments for virtual goods to grow exponentially in 2010: Boku

January 5, 2010

Mobile payments for virtual goods and services sold via online gaming and social-networking sites will continue to grow in 2010, according to a Boku executive.

3D avatar social network IMVU enables mobile payments

October 26, 2009

IMVU Inc., an avatar-based social network and virtual world where people meet and interact in 3D, is letting its members pay for virtual goods using their handsets.