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What's Up With Virtual Worlds? [ANALYSIS]


Also consider Foursquare and Gowalla, which make virtual worlds out of the real one. Like virtual worlds, socialization on its own appears not to be enough to sustain location based services. Foursquare and Gowalla found success where previous entrants in the space had struggled by incorporating gaming elements to keep things interesting.


What's Up With Virtual Worlds? [ANALYSIS]

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