TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

. “The game lives in the minds of the people, a shared social experience. As an analogue, they referred to the social gaming explosion a decade ago. Because we had social media platforms and mobile phones then, we were socializing over those — so we naturally looked for ways to play over them,” they said.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 19, 2020

We have seen KPIs jump more than 50 percent in the last month because people are stuck at home and have more time to spend with social gaming and shopping communities. They will not go back to normal any time soon, or at all. Startups need to work harder and faster to capture this trend.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

It’s sort of Jack FM meets Total Request Live meets UCG/Social Gaming (at least in the future). Quirky - Platform facilitating collaborative design of consumer products through an online community. I especially like Jelli , which is user power radio. 10 million in Series B Menlo Ventures , Steamboat.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

I began to realize that venture capital is a bit of a social game — and I was about to play it for two years. It was clear that the venture community — and the few entrepreneurs that they anointed to be part of their chosen — were a closely knit elite who wanted nothing to do with outsiders. Image Credits: Supplied.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Ten different people would probably define the metaverse in 10 different ways, but it’s generally used as shorthand for the web of emerging virtual spaces full of personalized avatars, games and digital goods that are already shaping our world.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2022

. “It’s not just competing against the world of other casual games, but also companies like TikTok,” Sirinoglu said. The hugely popular video app has not, to date, published any games that you actively play in the app, but it has very much carved out a place for itself in the gaming community.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Every 911 center is very different and they are as diverse and unique as the communities that they serve,” said Karin Marquez, senior director of public safety at RapidSOS. China doesn’t need any more good platforms,” Tang told his team in 2015, “but it does need good products.”.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

Since its launch in 2018, Carry1st, a publisher of social games and interactive content across Africa, has raised funding from investors such as Google via its Africa Investment Fund and Avenir Growth Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

The software is not difficult to build and the hosting element has become a commodity; the hard part is building a community. Lesson: Joel had been building a community of readers since 2001. Jeff Atwood had a community of people built up from his blog. Building Communities. Distinct Communities.

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