World of Warcraft, Second Life, Final Fantasy Online, Everquest and a whole slew of other online environments are booming as broadband access has continued to proliferate throughout the United States and beyond.
Virtual Words Valued At A Billion
When one considers online profitability, the retail and advertising industries immediately spring to mind. Why shouldn’t they, after all? Online retailers such as Amazon, as well as Google’s advertising network, rake in hefty quarterly margins that are sure to greatly please company stockholders. Online moneymaking, however, isn’t limited to just these two realms.
In fact, another rapidly growing presence in the eCommerce sector is coming from an unlikely source: online games.
With the success of its World of Warcraft MMO franchise, Blizzard practically has a license to print money these days.
The company boasts a subscription base of over
Online video is the hot topic these days, but the real dark horse player in Web 2.0 could perhaps be the revenue potential of these virtual words.
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