Monday, June 15, 2009
Game Site OMGPOP Asks Teens to Pay Up
Earlier this year, casual game site OMGPOP raised $5 million from venture capitalists. Now it’s trying to extract some cash from its users.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Investors Bet $5 Million on Casual Game Site OMGPOP, Hope Users Start Paying Up
Web start-ups that plan to make money from advertising are having a rough time raising money. But Web start-ups that say they’ll do it by charging customers something? Still possible.
Today’s example: OMGPOP, the casual gaming site formerly known as iminlikewithyou, which has raised a $5 million in a round led by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Friday, December 5, 2008
The iPhone From 1983, a Nintendo Bong and a Really Big TV
What if Apple had made the first iPhone in 1983? What if you could turn a Nintendo controller into a bong? What would a 103-inch TV look like? Theoretical questions no longer. At least for people who visit New York’s Lower East Side for the next few days. That’s where Gizmodo, Gawker Media’s crazily successful gadget blog, has set up a gallery of odd, cool, and awesome stuff.
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