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0 Amex plays virtual-currency-catchup by acquiring Sometrics

American Express (Amex) announced today it has acquired virtual currency company Sometrics, for $30 million, according to Tech Crunch.

Sometrics,...

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0 Hear from Facebook, Microsoft & Zynga at Virtual Goods Summit West, October 12-13

Once restricted to the world of online gaming, virtual goods and currencies are now influencing the development of social networks, community sites,...

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0 Matomy raises $1M to launch virtual payment widget for online games

Israeli firm Matomy said it has raised $1 million to launch its virtual payment widget for online games.

The Tel Aviv company has created the Engage...

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0 Facebook analytics company Kontagent grabs $5.9M

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Kontagent, a company that provides Facebook application analytics, is raising a $5.9 million first round of funding according to a recently...

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1 Sometrics launches Game Coins virtual goods market for games (exclusive)

Sometrics is launching its Game Coins virtual goods market Monday to help game publishers monetize their games across a number of game platforms....

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0 Hi Media, European leader in mobile micropayments, invades USA

It’s OK if you don’t know about Hi Media. The Paris-based, publicly traded company (they’re traded on Eurolist B) has been around for ten years, but...

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0 Sometrics Acquired By American Express, Says Report

El Segundo-based Sometrics, the in-game virtual currency and monetization startup headed by Ian Swanson, has reportedly been acquired by American...

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0 American Express Buys Virtual Currency Monetization Platform Sometrics For $30M

Exclusive: In a push to boost its payments platform for the gaming industry, American Express, has acquired virtual currency platform and in-game...

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0 Sometrics Ships Browser Toolbar

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the operator of virtual goods marketplace GameCoins.com, announced this morning that it has launched a new, browser...

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0 Earn Virtual Currency for Surfing the Web and by Making Purchases Online with GameCoins.com’s New GamerBar

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameCoins.com, the virtual goods marketplace launched by Sometrics this summer, now allows gamers to earn Game Coins, a...

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0 Sometrics Claims Growth In Virtual Goods Marketplace

Los Angeles-based Sometrics is claiming growth in the firm's new virtual goods marketplace, GameCoins.com. According to the firm today, its publishers...

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0 Sometrics’ GameCoins.com Challenges Gamers, Hits Success with New Unique “Missions”

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sometrics’ GameCoins.com, the virtual goods marketplace that launched during E3 last month, is seeing exceptional growth...

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1 Sometrics Helps Nexon and PopCap Online Gamers Earn Free Currency

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sometrics will provide the player communities of Nexon America and PopCap Games with opportunities to earn free in-game...

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1 Sometrics Signs IGG

Los Angeles-based Sometrics has teamed up with IGG, an online gaming site, to offer advertiser offers and surveys to gamers on IGG;s games, the firms...

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0 Sometrics Launches Virtual Goods Marketplace

Los Angeles-based Sometrics is jumping into the virtual goods marketplace, saying today that it has launched a new site called GameCoins.com, which it...

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1 Sometrics Launches GameCoins.com – Connecting Players to Online Games Through Interactive Community and Virtual Goods Marketplace

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sometrics launches GameCoins.com, connecting players to online games through interactive community and virtual goods...

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0 Sometrics Powers Virtual Currency Efforts

Los Angeles-based Sometrics, the virtual currency startup headed by Ian Swanson, released some user and traffic numbers this morning, saying that it...

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1 Virtual Economy Booming, Sometrics Reports – Company Awards More Than 1 Trillion Virtual Currency Credits During Past Year; Now Connected to 100+ Million Online Gamers

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual economy booming, Sometrics reports – Company awards 1 trillion+ virtual currency credits; now connected to 100+...

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0 Companies and Brands Can Benefit From the Evolving – and Growing – Virtual Economy, Says Sometrics CEO Ian Swanson

Companies and brands can benefit from the evolving – and growing – virtual economy, according to Sometrics CEO Ian Swanson

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0 Sometrics CEO Ian Swanson to Discuss Online Game Advertising and Measurement at Digital Hollywood at CES

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sometrics: WHAT:     A full 86 percent of companies plan to spend more money in social media in 2010, according to this report,...

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