Who will launch a payment platform first: Facebook or MySpace?
Background: With ad revenues waning, both social network giants are tipped to be releasing ways for developers to monetize their applications and take a cut of the revenue. Who will do so first?
This should be any form of release, including closed or open beta, and includes any form of platform enabled monetization including app store, virtual goods, or micropayments.
TechCrunch story here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/07/making-money-on-myspace-payments-and-virtual-gifts-coming-soon/
This should be any form of release, including closed or open beta, and includes any form of platform enabled monetization including app store, virtual goods, or micropayments.
TechCrunch story here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/07/making-money-on-myspace-payments-and-virtual-gifts-coming-soon/
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Initial likelihoods: Facebook: 50%, MySpace: 50%
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tomg: show details ... . Who will do so first? <?<br/> <br/> This should be ... closed or open beta, and can includes any form of platform ... store, virtual goods, or micropayments.<br/> <br/> TechCrunch has a good into here: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/07/making-money-on-myspace-payments-and-virtual-gifts-coming-soon/
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tomg: show details ... or micropayments.<br/> <br/> TechCrunch has a good intostory here: http://www.techcrunch.com
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tisha: show details ... .<br/> <br/> TechCrunch story here: : <a href='http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/ ... -and-virtual-gifts-coming-soon/'>http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/07/making-money-on-myspace-payments-and-virtual-gifts-coming-soon/</a><br/>
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shojun
: One way or another - this suspended in June - the closest I can find is this:
http://forum.developers.facebook.com/viewtopic.php?id=4903
shojun: One way or another - this suspended in June - the closest I can find is this:
http://forum.developers.facebook.com/viewtopic.php?id=4903
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predicted Facebook (H$100 at 89%)
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predicted MySpace (H$20 at 11%)
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