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NeoPets Sale Creates Ripples

Posted by Zonk on from the virtual-pets-real-cash dept.

The sale of Neopets to MTV earlier this week has created an interest in how the "tiny" site could go for so much. Terra Nova has a look at the stickyness of the site and its reality as a virtual space. Alice discusses the reasons behind the price tag, based on the outlook of a venture capitalist. From the Wonderland blog: "Here we have one of the most successful pieces of social software ever, so successful that it is being purchased by a major media company for $160-million, and the story is getting remarkably little play in social software circles. Why is the acquisition interesting? "

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  1. I think we've got a record here! by Saiyine · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Four comments counting this... way NOT to go.

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