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The Business of Online Communities

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Anshe Chung YouTube video is a 'terms of use violation'
January 13, 2007 8:20 AM PST del.icio.us Digg this storyDigg this
The video that depicts the griefing attack on Second Life land baroness Anshe Chung--removed by YouTube after a DMCA copyright infringement complaint--has been recategorized as a "terms of service violation."

  • No whippersnappers allowed on this website
    January 12, 2007
    Does surfing the Web exhaust — and even exasperate — older people? The backers of Cranky.com are betting on it. Cranky is a specialty search engine designed to please aging baby boomers by processing every request from the perspective of...
  • FCC to weigh cellphone plans' cancellation fees
    The Federal Communications Commission will decide this year whether to limit fees that mobile-phone carriers charge customers who cancel service before their contracts expire, FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin said. >>

Users will find more content but won't be able to post personal information or photos.
By Joseph Menn, Times Staff Writer
January 9, 2007

  • LA Times Staff Writer
    January 9 2007, 10:51 AM PST
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Computer Inc. unveiled a potentially game-changing device this morning: A portable media player that functions as a phone and mobile computer.

  • IBM Optimistic About Virtual Worlds
    BizReport - USA
    As if to underline their commitment to SL and virtual communities, IBM announced they will be building Sears a virtual showroom located on IBM’s SL island. ...

Social Networking

  • New Pew Memo: MySpace Crucial for Teens
    iMedia Connection - Dana Point,CA,USA
    ... online social networks, suggesting that effective marketing within online communities is a must as these teens begin to make lifelong brand decisions. ...

  • P&G Launches an Online Community for Women
    Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
    "Developing sustainable digital business models provides new ways to listen to, learn from and engage with online communities and is key for long term ...

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The Gaming Industry
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Anshe Chung YouTube video is a 'terms of use violation'
January 13, 2007 8:20 AM PST
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  • Disney to launch more massively multiplayer games
    Reuters Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co. sees launching more online so-called massively multiplayer games as part of a strategy to entertain kids wherever they ...

  • 2007 PC Games Preview
    Ve3d.com - USA
    The Poop - As with all massively multiplayer games, connectivity and stability are huge issues to deal with. Funcom's last MMORPG offering, Anarchy Online, ...

  • Playing with Our Heads
    Utne Reader Online - USA
    World of Warcraft is the latest and most popular in the genre of massively multiplayer online role-playing games, commonly called "virtual worlds. ...