www.ce.org
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,200 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also produces the International CES – Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA’s industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.

www.gamestop.com
GameStop Digital Ventures (GDV) is the global strategy, M&A and incubation arm of GameStop, the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer. GDV is focused exclusively on innovative game and game-related products, services and technologies worldwide. We look for partnership and investment opportunities where we can accelerate the growth of those opportunities through GameStop’s global financial, management and retail resources. GDV expects to play an active and prominent role in all of its partnerships and investments, including but not limited to observation rights and board seats where applicable. It’s our goal to foster long-lasting partnerships and provide companies around the world with access to a wealth of resources and business development opportunities. GDV is based in El Segundo, California just minutes from LAX.

www.vindicia.com

Vindicia offers an on-demand strategic billing solution for marketing and sales that manages subscriptions and microtransactions for online merchants. We work with some of the best-known brands on the Internet, including Symantec, Activision Blizzard, Intuit, and Atari/Cryptic as well as several free-to-play gaming companies including IMVU, Outspark, Wicked Interactive, Arborpals and Realtime Worlds. As an externally audited PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider and a SAS 70 Type II company, Vindicia securely handles online revenue of over a billion dollars annually.

www.zong.com
Zong is the leading mobile payment service used for monetizing web audiences in gaming, social media and virtual worlds. It enables web publishers to reach one billion mobile users on 100 carriers across 19 countries. Web companies successfully use Zong as a frictionless monetization tool by converting "shoppers" into "buyers" at rates up to 10 times greater than traditional payment methods, such as credit cards. Zong is featured in 90% of the top 150 apps on Facebook and MySpace and has direct integrations with mobile carriers around the world. Zong is a subsidiary of Echovox

www.dwt.com
Davis Wright Tremaine provides legal solutions customized to its clients’ particular needs from offices across the United States and in China. We understand that each client is an individual, every project is unique, and we measure ourselves by our contributions to our clients’ success.

We offer a full-service practice and deep focus in a number of industries, including streaming media, the download of music, games and video, the distribution of multimedia content over emerging technologies, social networking and user-generated content issues, and the operation of Internet-based studios, gaming services and radio stations. We provide advice related to the provision of ring tones, wallpaper, audio and video content and/or video games to wireless handsets, kiosks and appliances. We are also experienced with issues related to file-sharing services, user-generated content, streaming and downloading television programs and movies, operating Wi-Fi networks, and production of content for distribution over the Internet.

www.clickandbuy.com
ClickandBuy is one of the leading payment services on the Internet. Certified by McAfee, this online payment system is used for Internet purchases by over 13 million people. Over 16,000 online merchants use ClickandBuy’s ePayment system for their eCommerce, retail, online entertainment, and paid content & services billing, including Apple iTunes, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Hi5, LiveGamer, Electronic Arts, Codemasters, Telefónica, Orange, msn, AOL, Meetic, Parship, Napster, McAfee, Panda, AutoScout24, RTL, Playboy, Foto.com, KPMG, Yamaha, Digital River, Redcoon, bonprix.

Founded in 1999, the company is an e-money institution licensed by the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA), ClickandBuy’s complete service includes 120 currencies and offers 50 national and international modes of payment throughout 30 countries.

www.switchanddata.com
For ten years Switch and Data has provided network neutral data center and Internet exchange services supporting the needs of the world's leading online brands. These demanding businesses rely on our expertise to provide safe and secure network exchange points to connect with each other, their customers and the global Internet. Switch and Data's Content and Entertainment Practice supports Content, Media and Gaming companies on large-scale Online Infrastructures to support Online Gaming, Digital Distribution of Media (i.e. Music, Film & Software), Streaming Services, Target Content Distribution and Website Infrastructures by designing, developing, and deploying these environments within Switch and Data's 34, carrier neutral, high-power density facilities.

www.paymentone.com
PaymentOne Corporation is the leading online Payment Service Provider for digital merchants, premium service providers and broadband operators. The company offers advanced payment, commerce and syndication solutions that accelerate the adoption of value added services and premium content.

www.rightscale.com
Structure your Game for Success with RightScale and the Cloud
RightScale is the leader in cloud computing management. In the gaming sector, RightScale powers the top three social gaming companies – Zynga, Crowdstar and Playfish to launch, manage and grow massively popular Internet-based games on the cloud. The RightScale Cloud Management Platform delivers the enormous power of cloud computing for scalable, cost-effective IT infrastructure on demand, with complete control. With RightScale, social gaming companies can speed time to market, reduce costs, and manage growth throughout the full lifecycle of a game, from initial development, through the high growth phase, to application maturity.

www.offerpalmedia.com
Offerpal Media was the first payment platform to monetize social applications, online games, virtual worlds, social networks, mobile applications and other social gaming publishers by providing end-users with a comprehensive set of virtual currency payment options, including direct payments such as PayPal, credit card, micro-transactions and mobile payments, as well as advertising offers such as free trials, big-brand discounts, online surveys and more as an alternate payment method. The company's turn key monetization platform uses a sophisticated optimization engine and proprietary algorithms to generate publisher revenues at a network-wide average of $80 per day for every 1,000 Daily Active Users. The platform also allows advertisers to tap into Offerpal Media's network of more than 100 million highly engaged and targeted consumers to generate high-value new customers. For more information, visit www.offerpalmedia.com.

www.transactionclearing.com
The ability to add an additional revenue stream to your business is essential in today’s economy. Your answer is Transaction Clearing. Clearing and collection agreements with all of the major LEC operating companies, gives our company the credentials to do business nationwide and permit you to bill your telecommunications and digital content products and on a consumer's local telephone bill.

• LEC Billing
• Accounts Receivables Management
• Data Processing
• Call Center Solutions

Web-based tools essential for making fast, informed business decisions provides our customers with remarkable reporting flexibility and immediate online access to your data.

www.vivox.com
Vivox is the market leader in voice chat for online games and virtual worlds. With over 25 million users and 3 billion minutes of voice chat per month, Vivox voice services such companies as CCP Games, Gaia Online, Hi-Rez Studios, IMVU, Linden Lab, NCsoft, Nexon, Realtime Worlds, SOE, Wizards of the Coast and more. With no limitations on scale and revenue generating features such as advertising and voice based virtual goods, Vivox keeps your players connected no matter the platform; online, PC, mobile or console.

www.gamersfirst.com
GamersFirst is a leading Free2Play® MMO game publisher in the Western Hemisphere and trademarked Free2Play in 2003. Serving more than 28 million players, GamersFirst.com is powered by GamersFirst CONNECT; the end-to-end game publishing, game operations. CONNECT allows rapid game deployment and game community platform made available to all of GamersFirst’s Development Partners. GamersFirst.com features the hit MMORPG and MMOFPS games War Rock, Knight Online, Sword of the New World and the future hits like Victory, and Taikodom.

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www.e3expo.com
E3 Expo is the world's premiere trade show for computer and video games and related products. The show is owned by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the U.S. association dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of the companies, publishing interactive games for video game consoles, handheld devices, personal computers, and the Internet. For more information, please visit www.E3Expo.com or www.theESA.com.

 

www.igda.org
The International Game Developers Association is the largest non-profit membership organization serving individuals that create video games. The IGDA is committed to advancing the careers and enhancing the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community. For more information on the IGDA, please visit www.igda.org.

www.parksassociates.com
Parks Associates is a market research firm exclusively focused on all product and service segments that are "digital" or provide connectivity within the home, including entertainment, home networking, controls, wireless networking, boradband, and on-demand services.

www.fusicology.com
Fusicology.com is a multifaceted website media entity, promoting progressive music culture through event listings and relevant content. Fusicology as a whole provides a national hub reaching trend setting multicultural urbanites. Our site and newsletter specialize in providing relevant information for early adopters that include the musically forward.

Since 2003, Fusicology has sustained long lasting relationships with an extensive list of record labels, recording artists, event promoters, venues, and lifestyle brands. In addition we offer our clients special event production services that include concept to completion as well as an array of online / offline marketing campaign creation and execution.

www.pearlresearch.com
Pearl Research, a business intelligence and consulting firm, specializes in the interactive entertainment and games industry with a focus on emerging markets and platforms. Based in the Silicon Valley, Pearl Research publishes in-depth market research reports along with providing customized consulting services. Our studies cover casual games, micro-transactions, social networking, online forecasts, consumer surveys, company profiles and emerging markets such as Asia (China, Korea, India, Vietnam). Consulting projects include due diligence, market entry strategies, consumer surveys and focus groups along with business-matchmaking. Visit pearlresearch.com or call +1-415-738-7660 to request complimentary samples of our work.

www.mashable.com
With more than 5.5 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the world's largest blog focused on social networks and web 2.0 news. Mashable's readers include the most tech-savvy early adopters, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, influencers, Web 2.0 aficionados and technology journalists.

www.futureus.com
Future US holds licenses from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo to publish their official videogame console magazines and is the owner of the #3 videogame information site www.gamesradar.com.

www.ypulse.com
May 24-25, 2010, San Francisco, CA: The 2010 (fourth annual!) Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup is a two-day conference where today's top brand, corporate and social marketers, media professionals, educators and non-profit organizations gather to share best practices, research and the latest strategies on marketing to youth with technology. Don’t miss this year’s keynotes Neil Howe, who coined the phrase "The Millennial Generation," and anthropologist/Intel Fellow Dr. Genevieve Bell! Register here and receive a 10% discount with the code: DMW.

www.mary-margaret.com
Mary-Margaret Network works with a diverse clientele in the game, mobile, web, multimedia, IT, TV and film industries. We successfully fill positions in every department at all levels, including production, engineering, design, art, marketing, sales, operations and executive management.

www.tagstrategic.com
TAG Strategic leverages its collective experience and expertise to accelerate business opportunities for the digital entertainment, technology and mobile industries. Visit us at www.tagstrategic.com.

www.casualgamesassociation.org
The Casual Games Association is an international organization comprised of developers, publishers, distributors, portals and service companies dedicated to the growth and maturation of the billion dollar casual games industry. Initiatives include: industry market size and impact studies, the Casual Connect Magazine, the Casual Connect Conferences, held yearly in Hamburg, Kyiv and Seattle attracting more than 3,000 professionals each year!

www.anderson.ucla.edu
UCLA Anderson's Entertainment and Media Management Institute brings together industry, students and researchers to embrace new ideas on how companies and executives can manage and thrive in the face of transforming entertainment and media business model. We challenge companies and managers to focus on the impacts of technology, globalization and deregulation on both content and distribution.

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