The situation is increasingly complex, they note, in part because of changes at the federal level stemming from the new health care legislation as well as the escalating cost of medical care. Emery, as an example of what Islanders are facing, noted her own situation: Her insurance plan covers only generic versions of prescription drugs, but one of her prescriptions doesn’t come as a generic. As a result, she’s now paying $250 a month to buy the medication.
With this added functionality, players on Gamesamba’s network now can earn virtual currency for simply engaging in online activities that many of them may already be doing, such as watching videos, filling out surveys or even installing the latest version of real player.
Super Rewards, Guppy Media and Peanut Labs specialize in alternative payment strategies for publishers by providing a wide array of free, paid and premium offers, in addition to other traditional advertisement network services.
Some of those involved in the group also expressed frustration with Highline’s responsiveness to Islanders’ concerns. For instance, two members of the group — Emery and Emmer — have called Highline’s comptroller six times in the last two months to try to better understand the organization’s publicly available tax returns. The comptroller has not returned the calls.
GameSamba, publisher of free-to-play MMOs (such as Realms Online and the upcoming Tribal Trouble 2), has partnered with Guppy Media and Peanut Labs to substantially increase the number of free offers players can complete to earn Sambas, GameSamba’s virtual currency. This move complements GameSamba’s existing partnership with Super Rewards, which not only provides free offers, but also allows access to over 100 global payment methods.
“In these tough economic times, we’d like to offer our players as many options as possible to gain virtual currency in the most cost effective way,” said Slava Zatuchny, Operations Director at GameSamba. ‘Partnerships as the ones that we’ve just forged with these three amazing advertising networks, really serve as a win-win for us, as they brilliantly provide a method for us to hit our revenue targets, which in turn allows us to continue to acquire better games and to provide better service; while at the same time they benefit our players by providing a means to entertain themselves for hours on end without having to spend much of their hard earned cash.”