Most of this flash game developers are earning a living out of this little flash games. This is a great negosyo idea in the coming year. Here’s an excerpt from VentureBeat.

About 16 percent of those surveyed make more than $1,000 a month (the survey included 1,104 developers and publishers). The top 1 percent make more than $25,000 a month, according to the survey by Mochi Media.

That means that Flash games are becoming more than a hobbyist market, according to the San Francisco-based company, whose mission is to help Flash developers monetize their games through ads and virtual goods sales.

The numbers of developers making money is a higher percentage than other fields such as blogging or music. The company’s first Flash Games Market Survey is the first comprehensive study of the demographics behind Flash developers.

About a third of Flash developers say they monetize their games in four different ways, including running ads or enabling micro-transactions so that players can buy virtual goods, such as extra weapons or decorative clothing.

About 58 percent use ads wrapped around games; 43 percent use sponsors, and 25 percent get revenue from licensing, ads on web sites and creating custom games for brands.

The industry is relatively young. About two-thirds of developers said they started making games within the last two years, and 75 percent of game publishers started their web site game portals within the last two years, said Ada Chen, product marketing manager at Mochi Media.

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1. Free Water with on-bottle ads for the public

If you are familiar with Twitter, the most popular socia media platform online today. Here is an innovative idea using twitter as his medium. Read these excerpt from Fast Company:

Some Twitter users bemoan the service’s 140-character limit. But to others, the restrictions are a source of inspiration.

And any technology that has the cultural impact of Twitter will inevitably be embraced by artists (if only for the publicity).

Writer Arjun Basu has made a name for himself writing 140 character stories he calls “Twisters.” Basu has gained a relatively large following on Twitter–over 8,000 followers to date–and now, one of his micro-stories has been turned into a micro-movie.

The film is part of Filminute, an annual festival of one-minute-long films that runs until September 30.

Photo by Filminute.

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There are customized bottled water with there name for large establishments already that have large order volume. But another novel idea is to really give it away during fiesta celebrations, sporting events and any other outdoor activities with large crowd of people. The cost will be shouldered thru advertising and this is happening already abroad here is an excerpt from springwise.

Summertime is filled with opportunities for brands to show they care, whether by helping consumers find a place to change at the beach or by giving them a little cooling refreshment during a heat wave.

Targeting the latter option is Soak Media, a UK firm that gives out free bottled water to London commuters courtesy of on-bottle advertising.

Focusing only on the months of July and August, Soak sells advertising space on 330 ml. plastic bottles filled with Buxton water and then hands them out for free to overheated London commuters, who would normally pay GBP 1 or more for such refreshment. Soak’s own staff hands out the bottles from an ice-filled cart, after which time it estimates the bottles spend about 50 minutes in the average consumer’s hands.

The company also does specials including leaflet tip-ons, specially shaped bottles and sampling. Perhaps best of all, however, is that it donates all its profits to charitable causes.

Given the ongoing controversy over plastic water bottles, it’s not entirely clear that such vessels will be the right medium to focus on going forward.

Nevertheless, the last two heat waves saw a 20 percent increase in bottled water consumption, Soak says, so there’s no doubt consumers can use a little extra help staying hydrated.

Photo by Soak Media.

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