Following the DOJ decision reversing its position on the scope of the Wire Act, some states have moved forward with legislation to permit certain forms of intrastate gambling. New Jersey, along with Nevada, have been among the first movers. A recent lawsuit challenges a NJ law that permits wagering…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. PokerStars Pays $731M, Acquires Full Tilt In DOJ Settlement PokerStars will pay a total of $731 million and absorb fellow online gaming site Full Tilt Poker in order to settle the…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Twitter Drops LinkedIn Partnership LinkedIn announced via a blog post on Friday that Twitter would no longer be partnering with the business-networking site to sync updates from one site to the other.…
A federal court recently found copyright infringement based on a developers copying of aspects of the popular Tetris game, even though the code itself was not copied. This ruling confirms that IP can be used to effectively prevent certain cloning practices that are prevalent with online games. While this case…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Mobile Game Fight Goes Global A turf war is breaking out in the videogame industry and, for once, it has nothing to do with Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. This fight…
The New Jersey attorney general sued 24 x 7 Digital LLC, a Los Angeles-based developer of applications for mobile devices, for child online privacy violations. The suit alleges that 24 x 7’s kids educational apps collect personal information from children younger than 13 and transmit that information to a third-party…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Social network LinkedIn reports stolen passwords Business social network LinkedIn said Wednesday that some of its users’ passwords have been stolen and leaked onto the Internet. LinkedIn Corp. did not say…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. App Makers’ Privacy Policies Leave Users In The Dark: Panel Several software developers and privacy advocates at a Federal Trade Commission workshop Wednesday shot down the notion that traditional privacy policies are…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. PlayStudios launches myVegas social casino games with MGM Social casino game startups are the cliché of 2012. Everybody is either starting a new company in this hot market — on the…
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. Magid National Study Finds Social Networking Gaming Growth is Slowing The research, conducted as part of the Magid Media Futures 2012 study, found social network gaming user growth has slowed in the United States.…