| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | Bitcoin's Popularity Attracts Malware Writers | | | While most folks know the value of money, few know the latest value of a Bitcoin, a virtual currency prone to wide price swings. Those swings haven't deterred those on the digital leading edge from speculating in
the currency -- or bad app writers from cooking up ways to steal it. (TechNewsWorld)
Why This Is Important: Bitcoins are, albeit virtual, currency. How do you steal virtual currency? Malware.
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| | #2 | Electronic Arts Also Paying YouTubers To Promote Games
| | | In the wake of revelations that Microsoft has been paying an undisclosed premium to YouTube commentators for
mentioning the Xbox One and its games in videos, information has arisen regarding a similar but much larger YouTube payment program undertaken by major game publisher Electronic Arts. (ArsTechnica)
Why This Is Important: YouTube celebrities are easier for the masses to relate to, and they won't charge as much as traditional celebrities. Marketers can bypass YouTube's advertising fees, for a time at least, and these personalities will get their names out there and make money off something they probably wouldn't otherwise. Win, Win, win, win.
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| | #3 | Everything You're Thinking About Nintendo Is Totally Wrong
| | | The entire internet has weighed in with what it believes is the answer to Nintendo's financial woes: Go mobile, immediately. But the entire internet is wrong. Nintendo's announcement that it's facing a third straight year of losses prompted pundits to say the company must
swallow its pride and put Super Mario on smartphones. (Wired)
Why This Is Important: Many suggest that Nintendo should make its games available via the app market. In order to do this, the company would have to be able to provide games at low prices or even for free, something the cash-strapped company can't afford.
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"Bitcoins -- and indeed any digital property of any value -- will be a theft target," said Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik.
| | | Blog Post of The Day | What King's 'Candy' Trademark Really Means
By Tracey Lien
When it was recently revealed that social game developer King.com filed to register the trademark for the word 'candy,' the response from fellow developers and game players was less than kind. The company, best known for making the highly successful puzzle game Candy Crush Saga and other titles in its Saga series, was accused of throwing its weight around and intimidating small developers. More » |
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