Nexon coils up the Long Tail at VIDFEST 2008
by Akela Talamasca 
Apr 17th 2008 at 5:45PM
Filed under: MapleStory, Business models, Culture, Economy, Events, real-world, Making money, News items, Free-to-play, Academic, Mabinogi
The Vancouver International Digital Festival, or VIDFEST, is an event for digital media professionals. This covers all aspects of media, including animation, Web 2.0, and gaming. Nexon, makers of Maple Story and Mabinogi, among others, will have a presence there, and in fact have managed to get Chris Anderson, Wired magazine editor -in-chief, and author of The Long Tail and the upcoming Free: Why $0.00 is the Future of Business to speak at the keynote address on the 23rd of May.It's easy to see the connection; Nexon has proved that the free-to-play/microtransactions model can be a successful one. American MMOs are still reluctant to try this out, preferring the standard subscription model instead. Perhaps Anderson can sway the hearts and minds of the captains of the digital industry?
[Thanks, Robert!]
