Case study of Disney, the world's largest media group's, acquisition of social gaming company Playdom from investors, including corporate venturing unit Steamboat Ventures.
If we borrow our desires from others and this is a cause of conflict, as an influential French philosopher has argued, then social gaming is a great forum to imitate in.
The explosive success of social gaming to be an industry worth more than $1bn in just a few years has led to the acquisition of Playdom and Playfish, two of the top five companies, in less than year.
Media group Walt Disney’s agreement in July to buy Playdom for…
