Lots of coverage this week about the Second Life land baron Anshe Chung. Mainstream press article in Business Week (and cover image), with blog posts at Terra Nova, and We-Make-Money-Not-Art. Nothing too terribly exciting about this, although greater mainstream coverage is always a good thing. If I were a grad student in economics I would seriously consider studying SL as it grows.
I'm waiting for the day when we have an Enron or MCI type scandal in a virtual economy that wipes out people's pension plans, 401Ks, and results in a trial (in the real world or the virtual?), and somebody makes a movie about it. Then the government steps in and regulates the entire thing so that it grinds to a halt.
Get on board now before that happens!
What Questions Should I Ask SL Content Creators in My Upcoming Report of
the Virtual World's UGC Economy?
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I'm preparing to write an in-depth report on the internal user-driven
Second Life economy, which remains one of the most thriving in the entire
industry. (...
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