For a long time electronic gaming seemed a fairly isolated market, relegated as it was to unique consoles with only a single application. A recent survey from Nielsen, however, found that games have come to dominate the mobile software market.

The survey found that nearly two-thirds – 64 percent – of all mobile app users reported playing games on their phone within the past month, compared to only 44 percent for music, 39 percent for news or 26 percent for movies. The only other type of app to come close to gaming were weather apps, which were used by 60 percent of respondents.

Games also gained a substantial advantage on one of the most crucial questions. As many as 93 percent of respondents at least said they were willing to pay for games. Compare that to news, which only 76 percent felt was worth paying for. Read full article…

Following Sonys announcement that a security breach may have seen the details of its 77 million PlayStation users exposed by hackers, a man in Adelaide has found that $2,000 has been run up on his plastic.

Rory Spreckly checked his bank on Wednesday April 27th and spotted a number of large transactions that he did not conduct, reports ABC News.

“I logged into my bank account just to check everything was OK and I found out there was just over $2,000 in charges which I didnt personally accrue,” he said.

Sony has stated that there is not yet any firm evidence to indicate that credit card details were taken during the unauthorised accessing of its database.

Commenting on the breach, managing director of IT security company Threatscape Dermot Williams said the fact that Sony has opted to shut down and rebuild its service indicates the potential “scale of data theft”, adding that it could be “very significant”, reported Silicon Republic.

Credit card Q&A: “Are credit cards bad for your credit score?”

In short, no, opening a credit card won’t hurt your credit score, at least not in the long run.

Sure, you may see your credit score get dinged a few points when you apply for a credit card, but this is standard practice when you apply for any type of loan.

Be it a credit card, auto loan, mortgage, or any other type of loan. Essentially, anytime you make a request for new credit, you heighten your credit risk. Don’t confuse this with checking your own credit score, as that doesn’t involve new credit and will not hurt your credit score.

The general thinking is that those in need of credit, whether for good reasons or bad, are less financially healthy than those who don’t need new credit.

It’s a harsh rule, but obviously it’d be pretty darn complicated to make the whole process subjective. And like anythi

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Ah the company blog, it seems everyone’s got one (this is ours!), sadly not everyone is doing a great job blogging. When Businesses get it right – their sales are more consistent according to hubspot.

There is also a clear correlation between frequency of posts versus acquisition of new customers – more posts equals more new customers however in the crowded playing field of social media it’s hard to stand out and company blogs can end up on the blog burnout heap.

Avoid the following steps and you can be on your way to growing your audience, and acquiring more customers.

Follow These Steps To Kill Your Blog

1. Don’t hyperlink to other relevant areas of your website or blog. Make sure

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Game makers are crafting more sophisticated story lines and creating characters that evolve based on their experiences within a game.

It’s an attempt to interest new customers and reverse a decline in video game sales as the maturing business competes for attention with new devices like the iPad.

A new crop of games calls for players to make choices that go beyond selecting a weapon. Players are asked to make moral decisions that force the game’s narrative, and their characters, to evolve. “Bioshock Infinite” and “Star Wars: The Old Republic” tap into this vein.

U.S. sales of gaming consoles and video games hit a peak in 2008, at $21.4 billion, according to market research firm NPD Group. S

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