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A list of resources used in the presentation Hyper-connected Australia and trends in online gambling created May 2013
Updated on Dec 05, 14
Created on May 10, 13
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Great source of stats on Australians and their use of the internet and social media.
Smartphones and tablets research shows the use of smart phones, mobile phones, internet access via mobile and internet access via tablet by age groups
We already knew that Australians are among the most prolific smartphone users in the world, but we wanted to better understand how people are using search on smartphones to make their daily lives easier -- especially as more and more web activity is taking place more and more on-the-go rather than on-the-desktop.
So, we took a look at the kinds of things that we're collectively searching for on our smart phones during a given weekend. The findings paint a really interesting picture of how smartphone search has become embedded into our daily lives. In fact, you start to wonder what we ever did without them!
As the infographic below shows, we're checking the weather on our phones before we're even out of bed on Saturday morning. Then we get chores out of the way: online banking, and booking travel. Early Saturday afternoons are dedicated to sport on our smartphones just as in our regular lives, and as our stomachs rumble in the evenings, we get out our smartphone to search for restaurants and make bookings.
The late afternoon Sunday shopping expedition on foot is preceded by a mobile search spree for hot deals, and there's a new Sunday night ritual in Australia; checking our social media profiles from the comfort of the sofa or bed.
World of Warcraft
Utgarde Keep dungeon party takes a break as Sapphy trains to be a healer. Mr. Drippy, my water elemental is at right. I'm the mighty Aphrodite gnome mage with the hot pink hair...
What makes social casino games
special?
1. Easy transition from computer to
mobile gaming: offering the same
user experience as video slots and
video poker.
2. Familiar game mechanics lead to
short learning curve and easy
adoption for social gamers.
3. Sub-genres poker, casino,
and slots generate 1.6 to 2x
the ARPPU of the overall
social category.
4. Social casino games also thrive in
key markets where real-money
gambling is legal.
Not even Cinderella can match Scott Shelley’s fairytale. At the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe in his home town of London, the 25-year old PKR Customer Support rep was sent packing after a heart-breaking elimination on the bubble of the £1,000 NLHE side event. Twelve months later he was back, having won a seat in the same event through a Sit & Go satellite against his PKR staff colleagues.
SAN FRANCISCO — Zynga CEO Mark Pincus may have an ace up his sleeve after all to save the troubled social games company he founded.
UltimatePoker.com on Tuesday delivered Nevada residents a first taste of real-money Internet gambling, a move that could soon be dealt up by Zynga — not to mention others in high-tech, such as payment-processors like PayPal.
Gambling is a classifiable element of video games, yet FIFA 13’s Australian classification is “G”, the lowest possible, with the advice that the experience “may change online”. There is no mention of potential gambling in the Classification Board’s advice.
When I first approached the Classification Board about FIFA 13, the response from director Donald McDonald was perplexing:
“The Board has contacted the assessors of these games who confirmed that the information provided is accurate. The Board has been advised that the Australian versions of these games do not have the capability to connect online to the Virgin Gaming service.”
Was this miscommunication? Were there different versions of FIFA 13 on Australian shelves? To satisfy myself, I bought my own copy of the game after speaking to some more local FIFA 13 online players. Again, the Virgin Gaming advert appeared. Again, I was able to sign up and schedule wagered matches. Again, I lost some money. This time, I sent photos of this system to the Classification Board for further clarity. The response would take time, I was told.
A live message board where you can send out short messages 140 characters long and view the messages of others. Useful for social networking when results are filtered and sorted using a tool like HootSuite or Tweetdeck.
Free with a Google account. Create web sites using templates, add your own content, publish and share.
25 items | 5 visits
A list of resources used in the presentation Hyper-connected Australia and trends in online gambling created May 2013
Updated on Dec 05, 14
Created on May 10, 13
Category: Schools & Education
URL: