- Social Media - Social Games with Thom Kozik and Alex Pham -TWiSM #08

- Social Media - Social Games with Thom Kozik and Alex Pham -TWiSM #08 Video Clips. Duration : 44.97 Mins.

In this episode, Robert brings in game industry veteran Thom Kozik, formerly of Atari, and Alex Pham who covers video games for the Los Angeles Times, to discuss social gaming. Zynga's mysterious business model is explained, and Thom discusses how the social gaming industry is learning quickly, both from traditional gaming and Vegas! -=-=-=-=-=-=-= Timecode Notes =-=-=-=-=-=-=- 0:00 Intro 00:40 Social Games, introductions to Alex and Thom Kozik 1:15 How old is social gaming? 1:45 Gaming as a social lubricant 2:15 Alex, how big is social gaming? 4:04 How profitable is social gaming? 5:50 Every game is social 6:45 How console games are social 7:21 Evolving nature of social gaming 8:38 Early online gaming developments 9:10 Emergence of online gaming companies 9:22 Leading companies in social gaming, Zynga, Digital Chocolate, Zynga has 49% Market Share, Kabam 11:55 Disney throws their weight in with Playdom 12:26 The hard part is taking traditional gaming companies online while keeping their DNA 14:16 Maturing market, social gaming is an opposite business model from traditional games 15:15 'Build or Buy" decision 16:00 DragonAge 16:36 Thom on the analogy of game/movie industry 18:39 The money of social gaming 20:52 The economic model of Zynga 23: 48 How any business can learn from social gaming in terms of micro-transactions 24:30 2 percent return rates, Zynga's pricing strategies, and why "The Whale Never Comes Alone!" 26:14 -35:00 A history of the evolution of social games ...

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Bill Valentine, MSW, ACSW: Reflections on a Life in Social Work & Management, Stanford University

Bill Valentine, MSW, ACSW: Reflections on a Life in Social Work & Management, Stanford University Tube. Duration : 20.57 Mins.

Nationally recognized social work practitioner, author, teacher, and recipient of many awards* and accolades, Bill discusses how social work can enhance both patient health outcomes, and increase revenues for hospitals and medical centers. After graduating Duke University in 1971 with a degree in psychology, Bill completed his graduate degree in Social Work from UC Berkeley and became a pioneer in the evolution of social work "best practices" and "patient outcomes," and was lauded at Stanford for adopting a family- and patient-centered care approach that stands as a model for social work programs across the country. Among his legacies was his innovative approach to managing staff in a non-profit environment, where excellence is fostered through good communication, self-reflection, sensitivity to others, and relationship building. Having retired from Stanford in 1993 due to health reasons, Bill has a unique perspective borne out of courage and conviction, even in the face of his own mortality; personality traits that fueled his success throughout his career. Bill takes us on a wide survey of social work practice and methodology, and shares his experiences, and the road that took him from managing a small team of social workers at Children's Hospital in San Francisco, to overseeing the largest expansion of social work practitioners at Stanford, ushering in a new paradigm of social work practice at one of the world's leading research universities. This extemporaneous ...

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PubCon: The Premier Social Media and Search Conference - Las Vegas 2009

PubCon: The Premier Social Media and Search Conference - Las Vegas 2009 Video Clips. Duration : 4.40 Mins.

PubCon is four days of leading edge education and networking in over 90 sessions featuring 200 expert speakers in Social Media, Affiliate Programs, Search, and SEO/SEM. In its 8th year, PubCon was founded out of the rich and diverse base of WebmasterWorld forums. The A-List alpha attendees to PubCon are among the most highly pursued demographic in the online marketing world. Highly educated and computer savvy, they're early adopters of the latest web technologies and trends.

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