More than a week after PlaySpan’s Monetization Forum at GDC Austin, the industry is still abuzz about the standing room only gathering of some of the interactive entertainment industry’s most influential executives who participated in the half day forum designed to help publishers and game developers tackle some of the toughest questions around monetization of [...]

Popular Poker Game Becomes Even More Social
SXSW 2009
From the South By Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW), Zynga (www.zynga.com), one of the largest social gaming companies, announced today the availability of “Live Poker” with support for Facebook Connect on Apple’s App Store. “Live Poker” features Facebook Connect for iPhone which allows players to bring the [...]

Round is led by JAFCO Ventures, with participation from Time Warner Investments and KTB Ventures
Meebo today announced a $25 million investment from a group of investors led by JAFCO Ventures, with participation from Time Warner Investments, KTB Ventures, and existing investors Sequoia Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). Founded in September 2005, Meebo helps [...]