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1/11 Event: Virtual Goods and Micropayments on Mobile and Beyond
Author: kate31 Dec
The next Mobile Monday Silicon Valley event on January 11 (register now before we sell out) will feature a panel discussion on the booming, $1 billion market for virtual goods. Our panelists, including executives from mobile payment platforms, game publishers and application developers, will discuss how they have successfully generated revenue with virtual goods, challenges presented by this new model for monetization, and their views on how the market will evolve in 2010.
This event is possible thanks to generous sponsorship from Hi-media. Details on the company are below.
Panel
Lex Bayer - General Manager Payments Business, Playspan
Doug Bewsher - CMO, Mig33
Mark Curtis - CEO, Flirtomatic
Steven Lurie - General Manager Mobile, Zynga
Pooj Preena - CEO, Hi-media USA
Justin Smith - Founder, Inside Network (moderator)
Roger Wood - CEO, Orca
Logistics
Location: W Hotel San Francisco (kinda awesome.)
Date: January 11th at 7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm
Cost: Free - but registration is required to attend. (costs you nothing!)
Cocktails: provided (and you get free drinks!)
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
About Hi-media
Hi-media is an on-line media group, content publisher and provider of services designed to grow, retain and monetize Internet audiences. Our unique business model covers the entire media value chain and generates two revenue streams: sales of Internet advertising via our internal and external network, revenues from providing micropayment solutions to on-line publishers. Now, with an enhanced range of mobile services, Hi-media is pursuing its strategy of becoming a major player in all digital media and services.
Due to the overwhelming growth of virtual goods and the increasing need for online monetization, Hi-media is extending its business to the United States where it has set up operations for Hi-media USA in San Francisco, led by tech industry veteran Pooj Preena.
The group which operates in 9 European countries, USA and Brazil employs more than 500 people and posted in 2008 135 million euros in sales (excluding AdLink). Independent since its creation in 1996, the company is listed since 2000 on the Euronext Eurolist Paris (Eurolist C) and is included in the SBF 250, CAC IT and CAC Small 90. ISIN code: FR0000075988. Hi-media qualifies for FCPI as it received the OSEO label of “innovating company.”
Monetization Perspectives - Ads | Premium | Stores | Analytics & 2010 Predictions
Author: mario9 Dec
We are closing out another great Mobile year for you this month. With the many alternatives to monetize on mobile we’ll take a look at what IS working and what’s NOT. We put together some great minds of mobile together to share their experiences.
Date: Monday, December 14. Doors open at 6:00 PM PST, panel starts at 7:00 PM PST
Agenda:
6:00-7:00: Arrival Registration
7:00-8:30 Panel Discussion
8:30-8:45 Open floor for Announcements
8:45-9:00 Farewell
Cost: Free - but registration is MANDATORY! Nokia is a secure building and requires a guest list and photo ID.
Register:
Moderator:
- Tom Tunguz - Associate at Redpoint Ventures http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasztunguz
Panelists:
- Michael Bayle - VP Monetization & Marketing Amobee http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-bayle/0/0/972
- Daniel Cheng - Director of Business Development at Greystripe http://www.linkedin.com/in/danielcheng
- Jeff Freebairn - CEO Applytics http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeff-freebairn/0/59/b38
- Patrick Mork - VP Marketing GetJar http://uk.linkedin.com/in/morkp
- Ted Burns - VP Product Management 4INFO http://www.linkedin.com/in/tedcburns
Venue:: Nokia Mountain View MAP
Nokia
323 Fairchild Drive
Mountain View, CA 94043
Building One – Nokia Café
Enter through the main door for registration and security clearance
Sponsors:
Nokia - www.nokia.com
Nokia is a consumer led company. There is a progressive and continuous increase in consumer involvement with technology and communications globally. People are broadening their modes of communication to include the web and, social networks are becoming central to how people communicate.
People want to be truly connected, independent of time and place, in a way that is very personal to them. And, Nokia’s promise is to connect people in new and better ways.
Nokia’s strategy is to build trusted consumer relationships by offering compelling and valued consumer solutions that combine beautiful devices with context enriched services.
GetJar - www.getjar.com
GetJar is the world’s largest cross platform app store with over a half billion downloads to date. The company provides more than 50,000 mobile applications across all major handsets and platforms to consumers in more than 200 countries. In addition to distributing content directly to consumers, GetJar also works with a select number of distribution partners including but not limited to Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Opera, Vodafone, 3UK and Virgin Mobile. In June of 2009, GetJar was named winner of the 2009 Meffy Award for Best Direct to Consumer Service. GetJar is backed by blue chip investors Accel Partners and is based in the UK, Silicon Valley and Lithuania.
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