Comments on: Free Report on Virtual Worlds in Asia | Courtesy of the EU-China Information Society Project

By: +8* | Plus Eight Star | Mobile & Internet Strategy Consulting in China, Japan and South Korea

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:09:51 +0000

[...] :: Commercial | +8* – Readers interested in receiving our free research on virtual worlds (bilingual English & Chinese) where bots are also mentioned can visit here to access the full report. To know more contact us here and see our company intro in PDF :: By plus8star Feedbacks on this entry via RSS 2.0 Currently, Comments and Pings are both off. Comments closed Who we are +8* is the leading cross-market consultancy on mobile, telecom and Internet in China, Japan and Korea. We work with large companies, SMEs, investment firms and governments worldwide to bring them strategic advice and the best practices from advanced Asian markets. Publishing Learn the best practices of China’s leading online community (300 million active accounts, 523 million USD in revenues in 2007). Sample | Interview | Order (PDF, USD 3,000) Learn the best practices of Korea’s leading online community (20 million accounts, 200 MUSD in revenues in 2007). Sample | Interview | Order (PDF, USD 2,000) Search [...]

By: Digital East Asia » Blog Archive » Overview Report of Asian Virtual Worlds Released

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:38:36 +0000

[...] While online gaming is known to be big business in Asia, according to a new report by Plus Eight Star Ltd., so are virtual worlds which include revenue models such as virtual goods sales, virtual real estate sales, advertising and platform licensing. The company released an overview report entitled “From Virtual Worlds to the 3D Web: Online Communities In China, Asia, and the World”, sponsored by the EU-China Information Project. [...]

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Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:36:09 +0000

[...] Following the publication of our free report on virtual worlds in Asia, that was downloaded several hundred times in a couple of weeks (which in itself is a testimony of the rising interest in virtual worlds), we got a few nice quotes here (Virtual Goods News) and there (PocketGamer) as well as good Twitter buzz. We also realized that there was a bit of confusion around it. We’ll try and clarify what is actually going on in Asia with virtual goods. [...]

By: Three Japanese, Korean Virtual Worlds Generated Over $510M

Three Japanese, Korean Virtual Worlds Generated Over $510M — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:20:46 +0000

[...] Three Japanese, Korean Virtual Worlds Generated Over $510M Apr 07 2009 Posted by Christopher Rivera Category: External Tags: Amazon.com Widgets VIRTUALGOODSNEWS — Mar 31 – Plus Eight Star Ltd’s “From Virtual Worlds to the 3D Web: Online Communities In China, Asia, and the World“, an EU-China Information Project, sponsored overview of virtual worlds. It contains 2008 revenue for two major Japanese and one Korean virtual goods businesses that are not online games. Together, they generated $510m through virtual goods sales in 2008. [...]

By: Virtual Goods are a Billion Dollar Market - FOLDEN eMarketing Blog

Virtual Goods are a Billion Dollar Market - FOLDEN eMarketing Blog — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:34:47 +0000

[...] The study has been released by plus8star and is a result of the EU China Information Society Project. The study is available for download here. [...]