May 22nd, 2012

RocketFrog Wants To Build The Largest Social Casino On The Web, Myspace Tom Joins As Advisor

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Today brings another entrant into the social gambling space with RocketFrog, which is setting out to bring casino entertainment to Facebook with the launch of a free-to-play online casino that offers players the chance to win real prizes. Traditionally, online casino players participate in the casino gaming experience recreationally, with the rewards being the opportunity to socialize with friends… → Read More

August 7th, 2011

Is G+ Putting Facebook On The Defensive?

Tom Anderson

If it’s not obvious yet, Google+ is going to be able to “undercut” Facebook when it comes to game developers and platform transactions. Instead of taking a 30% cut of all Farmville seeds (or whatever people are buying), Google will be able to take a smaller percentage for themselves. They may even take nothing. And when it comes to “monetization” on the G+ “website,” Google’s trump card against… → Read More

July 26th, 2011

Five Things I Learned At MySpace That Could Help Google+

Tom Anderson

This is just a guess, but I’d bet money that Vic Gundotra and Bradley Horowitz probably feel like their heads are going to explode. Anyone on the G+ team who really cares about G+ is probably getting very little sleep, and are annoying their friends and family with their one-track G+ minds. There’s been such an amazing amount of feedback, the Google+ team can’t help but be overwhelmed–and what we… → Read More

July 11th, 2011

How To Build An Audience On The Internet: The Kevin Rose School Vs. The Fred Wilson School

Tom Anderson

Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Tom Anderson, the former President, founder and first friend on MySpace.

What kind of content creator are you? Kevin Rose or Fred Wilson?

Blogging or “self-publishing” in any form was supposed to democratize and revolutionize the media industry. Content creators no longer needed mainstream platforms to get their voices heard. Bloggers weren’t… → Read More