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PlaySpan Brings Virtual Goods Marketplaces to Social Networks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 16, 2009 - 11:42am.
Santa Clara, Calif. - PlaySpan, a provider of micropayment transaction services for more than 1,000 virtual worlds and online games, plans to launch marketplaces on social networks Facebook and MySpace. The marketplaces will allow users to purchase online game items, virtual goods and game currencies. The company also recently announced a partnership with PBS, to sell online gift cards for PBS Kids Play online educational content at 800 Toys 'R' Us Stores.