But with Bitcoin gamers could buy a single item for a nickle or dime, Liew said.

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Mr. Liew : Asia is still attractive for investors, but they will be selective.

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Liew: External challenges have often served to draw countries in the region closer together.

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On the show, Liew also talks about his predictions for 2010, which include: social gaming will overflow out of facebook.

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"This isn't exactly a massive backlash, " says Jeremy Liew, a partner with Lightspeed Venture Partners, which has invested in several Facebook application developers.

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To get the new playground off the ground, Mr. Liew and Ms. Lan lobbied Board of Supervisors President David Chiu to push through legislation to allow new construction in Sue Bierman Park.

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At about 5, 500 square feet, the playground will occupy a small portion of the existing park, but Mr. Liew, Ms. Lan and others say they hope it will attract families and residents as a gathering spot.

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Bitcoin is still at a very early stage, so Lightspeed is looking to encourage innovation in the sector through the fund, says Jeremy Liew, parter at Lightspeed, which has previously invested in two such startups: Opencoin and another that has not been announced.

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In an article earlier this summer on PandoDaily, titled Celebrities Will Drive the Next Wave of eCommerce, Jeremy Liew, a seasoned e-commerce investor from Lightspeed Venture Partners, argued that the pervasiveness of social media creates an opportunity to take celebrity endorsement from mere brand association to a direct acquisition mechanism.

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