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Last month Microsoft bought gaming platform Minecraft for £2.5bn. The technology giant reportedly offered developer Mojang $2.5 billion after seeing just one tweet by founder and indie-gaming icon Markus "Notch" Persson.

The original DotCom boom of the late-90s may have long passed, but the vast impact of digital technology and social media innovations continues, with the social media and digital technology entrepreneurs now carving a new niche in the business world. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is now worth an estimated £33bn, making him the 16th richest person in the world, according to Forbes. The power of social media and the impact of digital technology innovations on the corporate world are not to be underestimated.