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Sometrics will be proudly sponsoring Casual Connect Seattle next week! This conference brings together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in casual gaming for networking and learning. Sometrics CEO Ian Swanson will be speaking on “Virtual Goods Lessons Learned: Real World Data for Your Real World Application,” a part of the monetization track. This panel is scheduled for Thursday, July 22^nd, at 2pm in the Triple Door.

If you are attending or in the area and would like to meet with Sometrics please stop by Sometrics booth #19 or schedule a meeting: s-Sometrics@casualconnect.org.

Sometrics is excitedly preparing to head to Leipzig, Germany next week for Games Convention Online. Only in its second year, this conference brings together publishers, developers, content providers infrastructure suppliers, promoters and media. The event is complete with business talks, business matching and most importantly networking.

Sometrics’ very own Mickey Maher will be part of the International Discussion Panel on, “Still the same game!? Implications of social networks and games growing together.” The panel is the first of the conference taking place Thursday, July 8^th, in Hall 2.

If you are attending or in the area and would like to meet with Sometrics please feel free to contact Jennifer Bartlett at Jennifer-at-sometrics-dot-com or Mickey Maher at mickey-at-sometrics-dot-com.

As reported by VentureBeat, Sometrics has re-launched GameCoins.com, a virtual goods marketplace and community site, with great new features! Users are able to earn Game Coins through completing free & fun missions, writing articles about their favorite games, or completing an offer. Once earned, Game Coins can be spent on entering raffles for exclusive and hard to find items or purchasing in-game currency in over 200 games. Game Coins also allows gamers to discover new free-to-play games and get the latest updates and tips in all their favorite games. The site benefits game publishers by allowing them to grow their reach and monetize through an additional channel of highly targeted gamers. To learn more, go to www.gamecoins.com.

Sometrics will be proudly sponsoring and attending the LOGIN Conference in Seattle next week, May 10-13^th. This four-day conference brings together industry leaders to discuss, collaborate, and share advancements about technology, design, business, community and legal areas of online game development. The conference has an international attendee list of more than 500 of the most influential, forward-thinking leaders in the business of online game development.

Be sure to stop by and visit with Sometrics at space #36, or if you would like to set up a meeting in advance please feel free to contact Jennifer Bartlett at Jennifer-at-sometrics-dot-com or Steve Schepke at SSchepke-at-sometrics-dot-com. Also, while at the conference you can participate in a round table discussion on the Best Practices for Viral Marketing headed by Sometrics’ CEO Ian Swanson. The discussion is Wednesday, May 12^th at 2pm in the Harbor Room.  See you there!

This Thursday, May 6^th, Sometrics CEO Ian Swanson will be speaking at Digital Hollywood Spring at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica. This event is the premier entertainment and technology conference in the country. Below are the details of the panel Ian will be speaking on. Come check it out!

11:05 AM - 12:20 PM: Advertising Analytics and Contextual Media: Social Media and Virtual Economies, Mobile, Search, Video Search and HyperTargeting

As advertising continues to embrace broadband in all its manifestations, via the PC, mobile, games and TV, having a complete understanding of its reach and impact is only beginning to charted and broken down. Broadband advertising in all its forms, text, video and display are taking forms that only the interactive technologies can provide. Whether it’s search or a form of hypertargeting, we are only at the early stages of fully appreciating the impact and return on investment. In this session, the analytics of advertising in the emerging and more cutting edge platforms of social media, search and broadband video will be explored.

Stop by and visit with Sometrics at Booth #2 of the upcoming Social Gaming Summit this Thursday and Friday, May 6-7th. The event, held at Marriott San Francisco Marquis, is a one and a half day event focused on the intersection of games and the social web. The event focuses on helping social games developers build, monetize, and grow their social games. The event brings together the leaders in free-to-play games, social networking, and payments infrastructure for a full day of panels and talks. If you are attending or in the area and would like to meet with Sometrics please feel free to contact Mickey Maher at mickey-at-sometrics-dot-com or Steve Schepke at SSchepke-at-sometrics-dot-com.

Sometrics will be present at this week’s LA Games Conference in Los Angeles, CA. The conference, Thursday April 29^th, consists of over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the games industry joining to network, make deals, and share ideas about the future of console, PC, online and mobile games. Now in its 4th year, the LA Games Conference features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well as unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond. If you are attending or in the area and would like to meet with Sometrics please feel free to contact Mickey Maher at mickey-at-sometrics-dot-com or Steve Schepke at SSchepke-at-sometrics-dot-com.

Sometrics is proud to announce our sponsorship and attendance at Inside Social Apps, April 20, 2010 in San Francisco. This conference brings together leading developers of social apps and games for a one-day intensive summit on the future of app and game monetization on social platforms.

Be sure to stop by and see our team at table #5 (See Map below) or contact Jennifer Bartlett (Jennifer-at-sometrics-dot-com) or Mickey Maher (Mickey-at-sometrics-dot-com) to schedule a meeting now!

Sometrics and Allopass are thrilled to host an exciting night of NBA basketball for some of our great partners! We will be cheering on the Golden State Warriors up north tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies. Keep an eye out for our rowdy crowd!

Sometrics is thrilled to announce our new partnership with IGG, Inc, one of the most famous and successful online gaming platforms worldwide. IGG, “I Got Games,” is a digital interactive entertainment company focused on MMORPGs with free-to-play games including Lords Online, Tales of Pirates, Angels Online, GodsWar Online, and Myth War II Online, among others. We are excited for our future success with this great company!