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Virtual World, Real Money

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pony-up-the-lindenbucks dept.

BusinessWeek's cover story for May 1st has to do with a little place called Second Life. BusinessWeek Online has several stories related to their exploration on online living. My Virtual Life is a first-time exploration of Second Life, with some examination of the property and financial aspects of the gameworld. It's Not All Fun and Games explores the serious side of virtual businesses, as they interview Ashne Chung (notable real estate baron) in a piece called Virtual Land, Real Money. Ed Castronova has his say in a more general article on virtual economies. Finally, for an outside perspective, the obligatory Terra Nova discussion is always useful.

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  1. Virtual Money, Real Cawk! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I sometimes pay men money on ebay to cyber sex my homosexual nigger ass in WoW.... we do it publically in the Undercity!

    Man it makes my dick so hard I cum lightning bolts!

    +7 to cum!